Cai Yuanpei and Education Reforms in the Early Period of Republic of China
During the historical transformation from the feudal autocracy to democratic republic in China,Cai initiated,with a broad and long-term view of both the nation's future and the social realities at that period,a series of reforms in order to conform to the social change,remove the feudalist dregs,establish education aims of the Republic and develop education at all levels,which laid the foundation for education of the Republic.Influenced by Cai's moral standard of "loyalty to the country" and the principle of "capable people in power",the Ministry of Education attracted a large number of enthusiastic educators who were mainly returning students with new ideas,learning,vigor and vitality,who developed a democratic,efficient and honest style of work,which provided the institutional guarantee for the significant success of the education reforms in the early period of the Republic.