"Studying for the rise of China" means reading extensively, developing in an all-round way, being pragmatic, being brave in innovation, being a high-quality talent with ideals, morality, culture and discipline, striving to improve their own cultural accomplishment and making unremitting efforts for enriching the country and strengthening the people.
"Studying for the rise of China" is not only the inheritance and sublimation of the national spirit with patriotism as the core, but also the embodiment and expansion of the spirit of the times with capitalism as the core, and it is a powerful driving force to inspire people to work hard and keep forging ahead.
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Background story: When Premier Zhou Enlai was a teenager, he heard and witnessed that China people were bullied by foreigners in foreign concessions, but there was nowhere to make sense. Everyone around him dared to speak out, from which he deeply realized the meaning of "China is weak" that his uncle said.
In a self-cultivation class, President Wei asked the students a question: "Why do students study?" The students answered enthusiastically. Some people say, "Learn for understanding." Some said, "Be an official by studying." Others said, "Learning is to earn money." "Reading for the sake of eating" ...
Zhou Enlai has been sitting there quietly, not in a hurry to speak. President Wei noticed, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and called the roll to let him answer. Zhou Enlai stood up and answered clearly and firmly: "Learn for the rise of China!" President Wei does it one brace up!
He never imagined that a 12-year-old child should have such ambition and mind! He opened his eyes wide and asked, "Say again, why are you studying?" "Learn for the rise of China!"
The forceful words won the applause of President Wei: "Good! For the rise of China! Where there is a will, be a pupil! "
Yes, young Zhou Enlai realized at that time that if the people of China were not bullied by imperialism, they must revitalize China. Reading, we must take this as the goal.
After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, Zhou Enlai took the lead in cutting off his pigtails and contacting progressive books. He read books by Zhang Taiyan, the leader of the Guangfu Association, magazines of the League, and articles by Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao. Zhou Enlai carefully read Zhang Taiyan's obscure ancient prose and Liang Qichao's modern prose.
Although the ideological emphasis of progressive publications is different, the truth of simplicity and patriotism comes down in one continuous line. Zhou Enlai's vision widened with reading, his thoughts were sublimated, and he had his own unique understanding of things. Therefore, when other students haven't figured out why they want to study, Zhou Enlai clearly put forward "studying for the rise of China".
Baidu Encyclopedia-Reading for the Rise of China