Professor Bao Jialin gave a lecture on "Women's Thoughts during the Revolution of 1911"

Professor Bao Jialin gave a lecture on "Women's Thoughts during the Revolution of 1911" The Alberta Times reported: February 22nd at Northern Arizona University Humanities in Flagstaff...

Professor Bao Jialin gave a speech on "Women's Thoughts during the Revolution of 1911" The Alberta Times reported: On February 22, Professor Bao Jialin gave a lecture titled "Women's Thoughts during the Revolution of 1911" at the Humanities Building of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, hosted by the school's Asian Studies Program. After the speech, the movie Autumn Gem ("Qiu Jin") was screened, with more than a hundred people in attendance. Professor Bao Jialin explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way the situation of Chinese women after the westward spread to the east and under the aggression of imperialist countries. In the early 20th century, when the country was in danger, both the constitutionalists, revolutionaries, and the Qing government all regarded anti-footbinding and the promotion of women's education as a way to save the country. Qiu Jin was the pioneer of this movement. She tried to awaken the people, especially Chinese women compatriots, through speeches, poems, ballads, newspapers and other media. Finally, she sacrificed her life for the revolution in 1907, "sprinkling her blood to transform Bitao", which had a profound impact. Rae Chang and Adam Tow spent two years filming this award-winning film, which combines Qiu Jin's biography, scholar interviews, Qiu Jin's works and historical materials to give everyone a vivid heroine image of Qiu Jin, the heroine of Jianhu Lake. It is indeed a success. Participating in this event were: Zauzanna Gulacsi, Director of the Asian Studies Program of the school, Professor Liang Gangzhang from the Department of History, and Dr. Liu Xiaoyi from the Department of Modern Languages. North Asia University’s Asian Studies minor program currently has nearly 200 students enrolled, double the number last year.