Taking as its starting point the letter from Hu Shi to Johan Gunnar Andersson the authors discovered in the archives of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, this article presents a systematic investigation of the re...Taking as its starting point the letter from Hu Shi to Johan Gunnar Andersson the authors discovered in the archives of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, this article presents a systematic investigation of the relations between the two scholars. Hu Shi fully acknowledges Andersson's contributions to academic studies in China, and expresses his admiration and respect for Andersson's scientific research. Andersson, using his immense influence over society, spared no effort in promoting the further growth of modern Chinese sciences, especially geology and archaeology. The progress of archaeology in turn made deep impact on Hu's view of Chinese history, evoking a great change of his conception on ancient history. In his numerous works Andersson praises Hu's New Culture Movement,and appears for advancing Chinese culture and the Chinese people's cause against the Japanese aggression of that time.展开更多
文摘Taking as its starting point the letter from Hu Shi to Johan Gunnar Andersson the authors discovered in the archives of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, this article presents a systematic investigation of the relations between the two scholars. Hu Shi fully acknowledges Andersson's contributions to academic studies in China, and expresses his admiration and respect for Andersson's scientific research. Andersson, using his immense influence over society, spared no effort in promoting the further growth of modern Chinese sciences, especially geology and archaeology. The progress of archaeology in turn made deep impact on Hu's view of Chinese history, evoking a great change of his conception on ancient history. In his numerous works Andersson praises Hu's New Culture Movement,and appears for advancing Chinese culture and the Chinese people's cause against the Japanese aggression of that time.
