1, gain fame:

In the 15th year of Guangxu (1889), HengJia Zhang, a scholar, took an entrance examination in Changsha County to make up for his life. HengJia Zhang chose a man of letters instead of stereotyped writing, emphasizing the history of classics, attaching importance to the study of classics and appreciating Yang Changji's talent.

2. Teaching in private schools

Candidates make a living by failing the exam, setting up a library at home to teach N disciples, and often discussing state affairs with close friend Yang Shouren, thinking that "no reform is not enough to survive".

I teach in a private school in my hometown, and at the same time continue to prepare for my career and devote myself to studying Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties. Since this year, Dahuazhai's diary mostly describes his experience of getting rid of all kinds of distractions and concentrating on reading, personal ideological cultivation and treating people with things.

Yang Changji entered Yuelu Academy, actively participated in the reform and improvement activities organized by Tan Sitong and Tang in Hunan, joined the "Southern Society" organized by them, and became exchange friends, taking this opportunity to consult Tan Sitong and others and exchange ideas. In the same year, son Yang Kaizhi was born.

3. Studying in Japan:

Continue to live in seclusion in the countryside as an apprentice, study by myself, take exams to study in Japan, get the qualification to study in Japan at public expense, and go back to China to make preparations before going abroad.

Studying in Japan, majoring in education. Before leaving, I changed my name to "Huai" to show that I am in a foreign country and have a deep heart for China.

Yang Changji graduated from Hongwen College and was promoted to Tokyo Teachers College to specialize in pedagogy.

Graduated from Tokyo Teachers College. This year, with the strong recommendation of friends such as Zhang, Kuai Guangdian, the governor of overseas students sent to Europe by the Qing government, transferred Yang Changji to the UK for further study.

4. Studying in the UK:

In the spring of Xuantongyuan year (1909), Yang Changji studied in Britain and entered the philosophy department of Aberdeen University in Scotland to study philosophy, ethics and psychology.

5. Back to Hunan to teach:

19 12 In the summer, Yang Changji completed his three-year study at Aberdeen University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Later, he went to Germany for a nine-month investigation and visited Switzerland.

In Germany, Yang Changji focuses on the education system, but also attaches great importance to political and legal systems. After the inspection, I immediately set off for Changsha, my hometown after ten years' absence.

10, Yuan Shikai sent Tang Xiangming as the investigation ambassador of Hunan. As soon as Tang arrived, the others were arrested and shot. Yang Changji once ran around for rescue and was extremely indignant at the slaughter of revolutionaries by Yuan and Tang.

19 14 teaches at Hunan normal university, and works as a teacher of self-cultivation and pedagogy in the first normal school in the first half of the year, and only teaches self-cultivation in the second half. In summer, The Analects of Confucius was published by Hong Wen Bookstore.

6. Teaching in Peking University:

Professor of Ethics, Peking University. He raised funds for the students who went to France for work-study programs, recommended Mao Zedong to work in the Peking University Library, and promoted the marriage relationship between his daughter Yang Kaihui and Mao Zedong.

During the May 4th Movement, he published the article "Tell Students", expressing his ardent expectations for young people, and participated in launching the Peking University Philosophy Research Association, calling on young people to dare to speak and do.

Yang Changji showed concern for a group of progressive youths such as Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng and Chen Chang, encouraged them and warned them to stand up and "plant a big tree to support the sky". Support the establishment of Xinmin Society and build Hunan University.

Extended data:

The influence of later generations

Under the education and training of Yang Changji, the early party history figures in Hunan, represented by Mao Zedong and Cai Hesen, were deeply influenced on their growth path, mainly in three aspects: in the relationship between knowledge and practice, Yang Changji emphasized that "erudition, deep thinking and practice" should not be neglected, while Mao Zedong and others thought that "knowledge, faith and action are the three steps of our spiritual activities".

On the attitude towards Chinese and western cultures, Mao Zedong and others accepted Yang Changji's thought and proposition: "World civilization is divided into two streams, East and West, and Oriental civilization should occupy half of the world civilization.

In terms of methods and means of practical application, early Hunan party history figures have devoted themselves to practical education. Cai Hesen said: "The reason why Hu is not as good as Zeng Disheng is that he does not give lectures and scholars do not return to their hearts, and the impact can only be temporary."

Therefore, he not only wanted to be a teacher himself, but also proposed that Xinmin Society members "have more primary school teachers" and "create young pupils". He believes that this is a "noble move" and cannot be taken lightly.

In a word, Yang Changji undoubtedly played the role of an enlightening teacher in the growth of early party history figures in Hunan. Mao Zedong and other early Hunan party history figures were deeply influenced by Yang Changji in their early words and deeds.

If Mao Zedong and others failed in their early practical activities, then Yang Changji's goal and ambition of educating the world with "planting a big tree to make it last forever" as the core was successful, and he successfully cultivated a number of "big trees" with pillars to make it last forever.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Yang Changji