The Prism Effect of Sun Yat-sen's Political Image around 1898
In the narration of Chinese history,the historical theme around 1898 is undoubtedly the reform,which in fact is also the historical node of the evolution of Sun Yat-sen's political image.The publication of Kidnapped in London made some people realize the political image of a Chinese reform party.Herbert.A.Giles,as a Si-nologist,also contained Sun Yat-sen in A Chinese Biographical Dictionary,making him one of the most emi-nent persons in Chinese history.Under this influence,the domestic intelligentsia spread Sun's political opin-ions through newspapers;some people of reform even also secretly met and contacted him,which attracted the attention of the Qing government.As a consequence,some people in the Reformists camp hoped to draw a clear line with Sun and clarify the division of Chinese political parties;Some even compiled the biography of Sun Yat-sen to show the difference between Sun and the Reformists.The prism effect of Sun's political image reflects the transitional form of the revolutionary party in the late Qing Dynasty.