Chen Wangdao (陈望道) (1891-1977) was a prominent Chinese scholar and educator. He was the first Chinese translator of the Communist Manifesto and served as president of Fudan University from 1949 to 1977. 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Communist Manifesto (German: ) was first published on February 21, 1848, and is one of the worlds most influential political tracts. ... Fudan University Fudan University (Chinese: å¤æ—¦å¤§å¦; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is one of the oldest and most influential universities in the Peoples Republic of China. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Wangdao was based upon the recognition of the Chinese emperor through the hierarchical system of reciprocities of the tribute system.
Chen Lifu, the theorist of the New Life movement made a classical statement of the East-West synthesis.
Note, however, that Chen's civilization is uniquely a Chinese civilization; it represents that aspect of the new doctrine of civilization that becomes tied to the nation-state.
In deed, Chen Duxiu's decadent life style with Japanese prostitutes of Ginzai entertainment district, prior to his return to Shanghai to launch the magazine in 1915, could be validated by his attempts to have the revoltionary-monk Su Manshu identify with him.
Chen Duxiu was arrested by the government for his political activity in June 1919, and Li Dazhao continued to engage Hu Shi by writing "Another Discussion In Regards To Issue vs Ism" on Aug 17th.
Chen Duxiu launched the "The New Youth" at age 36 in 1915 as a counter against the "Revering Confucius & Reviving Antiquity" movement that was endorsed by Yuan Shi-kai.
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