I was fairly impressed with a documentary film presented by Phoenix TV: Reviewing Liang Qichao. It was not merely about Liang's lifetime's experience, but also reflected the China's transition from an empire towards a republic.

One hundred and ten years ago, together with his mentor Kang Youwei, they launched the movement later known as "Wuxu Reform", or "100 days Reform", which proved to be aborted yet brought them to fame.

Although Liang was forced to be exiles in Japan, he still exerted a great influence in China. He was still favored by some open-minded bureaucrats, even people like Zaitao, a member of the royal family, who took charge of the royal guard.

Since the Republic of China was founded in 1912, Liang was converted into a revolutionist from the royalist, which means he split up with Kang, who remained loyal to Qing Empire. It showed that he was flexible rather than conservative.

He was also famous for creating a new writing style, which was widely accepted by most newspapers and progressive youths, including Mao Zedong.

His tome was located in the west of Beijing. I visited there two years ago. Wu Qi-chang, his student, wrote the biography for him.

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