Best Part of Life

Hu Shi is a famous ideologist, writer, and philosopher. In this book, Hu Shi's reading methods, academic characteristics, and career achievements are presented from the specific perspective of "e;reading life"e;, by describing how Hu Shi read, wrote, purchased, collected, and loved books, as well as introducing his family background, teachers, visits, and lectures. His life aspirations, the spiritual world and lifestyle are shown through these stories and anecdotes. An understanding of his life of study helps us to reflect on and review the Chinese ideological, cultural and academic changes in the 20th century to a certain extent.