Abstract:

Huang Zunxian was well - known as a poet. The comprehensive influence of his "poetic revolution" was, however, far beyond the reach of a poetic area, which people tended to fail to realize. As an ambassador' s counselor, Huang had a profound study of political and economical systems of Western countries. By drawing on foreign experience on political reforms, Huang intended to rouse Chinese people' s desire to change the situation with his poetic revolution, and taking it as a breakthrough to have an ideological revolution. Huang Zunxian was not only an enlightened thinker, but also an active initiator of the idea of "learning from the foreigner to restrain the foreigner". He was also regarded as the first educator to popularize education and enlighten people' s intelligence. His "poetic revolution covered almost all progressive aspects of the May Fourth New Cultural Movement. His poetic revolution, which advocated new approaches and methods, became a direct reference for the New Cultural Movement. Therefore, his poetic revolution can be viewed as the preview of the Movement.

Key words: Huang Zunxian, poetic revolution, enlighten people's intelligence, education revolution