A naturalist in Western China : with vasculum, camera, and gun, being some account of eleven year's travel, exploration, and observation in the more remote parts of the flowery kingdom; . tly in a quandary in their efforts to harmonizethe diametrically opposed views of both authorities. As theCentral Government weakened, the provinces became moreand more under the power of the gentry. The climax as theworld now knows was reached in the early autumn of 1911,when the local gentry of Chengtu Fu induced open rebelhonwhich, spreading with marvellous rapidity, very soon broughtabout the dethronement
A naturalist in Western China : with vasculum, camera, and gun, being some account of eleven year's travel, exploration, and observation in the more remote parts of the flowery kingdom; . tly in a quandary in their efforts to harmonizethe diametrically opposed views of both authorities. As theCentral Government weakened, the provinces became moreand more under the power of the gentry. The climax as theworld now knows was reached in the early autumn of 1911,when the local gentry of Chengtu Fu induced open rebelhonwhich, spreading with marvellous rapidity, very soon broughtabout the dethronement of the Dynasty. The Provincial and National Assemblies which the lateGovernment was virtually forced to call into existence weremainly composed of gentry. The student class, both of theold and new schools of learning, in the main is made upof the sons of this same body. These students are farfrom being seekers after knowledge for knowledges Chengtu they were several times openly mutinous, settingthe Viceroys authority at naught, and compelling him to granttheir desires. In many parts of the country the authoritieswere almost openly afraid of these headstrong students, and. CHAO-ERH-FENG, VICEROY OF SZECHUAN, MURDERED BV THEREVOLUTIONISTS CONCLUSION 207 totally unable to check their follies or curb their rebelliousardour. It is impossible to estimate how much the famous workcalled the Chuen Hioh Pien,^ written by the late Chang ChihTung, when Viceroy of Liang Hu (Hupeh and Himan provinces),has influenced recent events in China. Since 1900 many ofthe things advocated in this book have been put into practice,especially the matter of schools for Western learning, armyreform, and newspapers. But the moral teachings the Viceroyenunciated so earnestly have been set at naught, and re-publicanism, which he so emphatically denounced, has beenbrought into being. China for the Chinese was the patrioticvision of this grand old man of China, but perhaps the fateswere kind in removin
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