Modern Times: A Brief History of Enlightenment and miscellaneous writing

and miscellaneous writing

the only one of its kind in English

Translated by John A

Together they weave a tapestry of daily life in a semi-feudal society

or ''Beijing Spring”

Modern Times: A Brief History of Enlightenment and miscellaneous writingBy Li Boyuan Translated by Douglas Lancashire 1996 522 pages ISBN 962 7255 16 5 Li Boyuan's (1867 1906) observations on late Nineteenth Century China strike late Twentieth Century readers with remarkable freshness. The second half of the Nineteenth Century saw the emergence of a new consciousness in Chinese society. Questions concerning China's position in the world and her relationship with Western powers were the subject of nationwide discussion.