The so-called "natural selection and survival of the fittest" actually comes from "The Theory of Heavenly Evolution" written by the translator and educator Yan Fu in 1895. He extracted parts of Darwin's theory of evolution from Huxley's "Evolution and Ethics" and added many of his own insights and ideas.

But this does not mean that Darwin proposed "survival of the fittest". Professor Miao joked, "Darwin has almost become a dish, and anyone can throw condiments on him." Not only do Chinese people have misunderstandings, but even some "famous quotes" that Darwin never said appear on the marble floors of academies of sciences and website homepages in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.

Chapters of origin:

In "Tianyan Lun", Yan Fu introduced the twelve groups of people, the fifteen most important purposes, the seventeen good groups, the fifteen evil groups, and the fifteen evil groups. "Natural selection" is mentioned in these chapters of Seventeen Evolutions, but the words "survival of the fittest" are not found throughout the article. "Natural selection, survival of the fittest" comes from Darwin's book "The Origin of Species", although Yan Fu did not mention this language in the book.

However, he also preached this idea in many places in the book. For example, in the four-part section of the introduction, he said, "Seeing species among them, the competition between species is relatively narrow, so it is best for the time being. Foreign species intrudes "When new competition arises, often as time goes by, old species gradually disappear and new species flourish. This is reflected in this idea."