The present paper,delineating the lectures given by Zhang Taiyan,a well-known modern Chinese schol-ar,in Suzhou from 1932 to 1936,when Zhang passed away there,suggests that Zhang's endeavor was meant to resist the impact of New Culture Movement by cultivating young talents having a good command of traditional Chinese scholarship and at the same time to carry forward the Confucian spirit with the pur-pose of saving China by reviving the traditional scholarship.