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Kang's father was Kang Youwei. Kang was the second daughter of Zhang Yunchu, Kang Youwei's first wife. Kang's family was relatively wealthy in traditional China, and Kang's father kept several wives and concubines .
Kang Youwei (Chinese: 康有為; Cantonese: Hōng Yáuh-wàih; 19 March 1858 – 31 March 1927) was a political thinker and reformer in China of the late Qing dynasty. His increasing closeness to and influence over the young Guangxu Emperor sparked conflict between the emperor and his adoptive mother, the regent Empress Dowager Cixi .
Kang Tongbi (1887–1969), social activist from the early Republic of China period, Kang Youwei's daughter; Kang Sheng (1898–1975), high-ranking official in the People's Republic of China; Kang Keqing (1911–1992), politician, wife of Zhu De; Kang Laiyi (1936–2019), epidemiologist; Kang Hui (born 1972), news anchor
A Study of Confucius as a Reformer of Institutions [2] or On Confucius as a Reformer [3] (Chinese: 孔子改制考), also translated as A Study of Kongzi as a Reformer, [4] A Study of Confucius as Reformist, [5] is a book written by Kang Youwei that preaches the idea of "changing the institutions based on the teachings of the old times" (托古改制). [6]
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), [1] also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, [2] was the eleventh emperor of the Qing dynasty, [3] and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1875 to 1908.
It was first proposed by Kang Youwei (1858–1927) near the end of the 19th century, as a state religion of Qing China following a European model. [2] The "Confucian church" model was later replicated by overseas Chinese communities, [3] who established independent Confucian churches active at the local level, especially in Indonesia and the ...
Kang wrote the book to attack conservative political opponents in the Qing dynasty and support the case for reforms. The Old Text School was the orthodox Confucian interpretation in government, and used by conservatives to justify resistance to reforms. [1] Kang was accused of misrepresenting the Old Text School, and plagiarizing Liao Ping. [5]
In 1887, Kang Youwei and Qu Eliang established the "Foot Emancipation Society" in the Nanhai District, of Foshan City; however, it was abandoned due to public opposition. In 1895, Kang Youwei and his brother Kang Guangrou ( 康广仁 ) established the "Canton Foot Emancipation Society".