On this day 63 years ago, February 24, 1962 (January 20, 1962 in the lunar calendar), Hu Shi passed away. Hu Shi, a modern Chinese scholar. His original name was Hong Yu, and the characters were appropriate. A native of Jixi, Anhui. He graduated from Shanghai Chinese Public School. In his early years, he came into contact with new schools and believed in the theory of evolution. In 1910, he went to the United States and studied at Cornell University and Columbia University. He was a student of pragmatist philosopher Dewey. In early 1917, he published "On the Improvement of Literature" in "New Youth", opposing classical Chinese, advocating vernacular writing, and advocating literary revolution. In July of the same year, he returned to China and served as a professor at Peking University. Participated in editing "New Youth" and published a new poetry collection "Attempt Collection". He was a famous figure in the New Culture Movement at that In July 1919, he published the article "Study more issues and talk less about" socialism "in the" Weekly Review ", arguing against the use of Marxism to guide the Chinese revolution with reformism. He put forward the historical research method of" bold assumptions and careful verification ", which had a great impact. In 1922, he left" New Youth "and founded" Hard Work Weekly ". He believed that imperialist aggression against China was" foreign news "and promoted the idea of" good people government "and" provincial autonomous federalism ". After the September 18 Incident, he founded" Independent Review "to support Chiang Kai-shek's reactionary policy of" foreign affairs must first settle down "and published the idea of" total Westernization ". In 1938, he served as ambassador to the United States and signed the" Sino-US Mutual Assistance Treaty "on behalf of the Kuomintang government. In 1942, he served as the top political advisor to the Executive Yuan. In 1946, he served as the president of Peking University. Later, he served as the president of the National Assembly and led the proposal of the Anti-Rebellion Ordinance. He went to the United States in 1948. On February 24, 1962, Hu Shi died in Taiwan. He is the author of "Outline of Chinese Philosophy History (Volume 1) ", "History of Vernacular Literature" (Volume 1), "Hu Shi's Literature" and so on.