Lin Zixuan and Pearl Buck were among the crowd, and there were many Westerners and Western journalists in Nanjing around.

The young Chinese who came in handed in leaflets while shouting in Chinese: China does not welcome Tagore, you should go back.

They were very excited and thought that they were doing something amazing. As long as Tagore was driven away, China would not be poisoned by traditional Eastern culture and would be as powerful as Western countries. Everything was Tagore's fault.

So, even if they are stopped, they still have to shout loudly because they represent justice.

Lin Zixuan couldn't help but remember the situation when Einstein was in Shanghai a year ago. Young students in Shanghai highly praised Einstein and regarded Einstein as their mentor and God.

They thought Einstein, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics, could solve China's problems.

But Einstein was not willing to talk to them about science, because Einstein believed that the Chinese could not understand his theories and he was not even interested in teaching in China.

Tagore came to China specifically for cultural exchanges and promoting his ideas, but was driven away by Chinese youth.

The two winners of the same Nobel Prize actually have completely different treatments in China.

Which one can save China, Western science or Eastern culture?

Lin Zixuan, who came from later generations, naturally believed that science and technology are the primary productive forces. If China wants to be strong, it is inseparable from the development of science and technology.

However, traditional culture cannot be discarded, which is the foundation of Chinese civilization.

Material and spiritual civilization must be grasped with both hands and strong in order to develop China well, which has been proven in later generations.

In this era, some scholars admired Western society too much and criticized their own culture. They criticized Confucius and the old culture, thinking that if they got rid of the old culture, China would usher in a new life.

Little do they know that if the foundation of their own civilization is abandoned, Chinese civilization will no longer exist.

Lin Zixuan agreed with Tagore's concept of attaching importance to traditional Eastern culture. But at the same time, he opposed Tagore's criticism and rejection of Western culture. His view was "take-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it

Strict screening of Chinese traditional culture and Western culture should be carried out, the essence should be inherited, and the dross should be abandoned.

This is the right path, and should not be criticized and accepted in a comprehensive manner. Only what is suitable for China is the best.

However, there were not many such views in the Republic of China period. Both Chen Duxiu and Hu Shi advocated Western culture. Hu Shi had to look further, so he was sorting out the country's past and finding ideological foundation for new literature.

Chen Duxiu wrote a letter to Hu Shi, asking him to criticize Tagore together, but Hu Shi did not agree.

At the Southeast University gymnasium, Tagore's speech ended in a hurry. Most Chinese scholars knew about the ongoing debates in the domestic cultural and ideological circles, while Westerners were a little confused.

Western society highly praised Tagore during this period.

They believed that Tagore's pantheism brought faith and hope to the impetuous Western society. In particular, some symbolist poets admired Tagore very much.

The poet Yeats once said: "Reading a poem by Tagore every day will make me forget all the pain in the world."

Of course, with the development of the times, Western society gradually faded Tagore, but even in later generations, Tagore still had a great influence in the West.

Pearl Buck is a Chinese master, and Lin Zixuan doesn’t need to explain to her why Tagore was treated like this.

She still sighed for Tagore, thinking that such a great poet should not be boycotted.

There is a famous saying in the West that I disagree with your point of view, but I swear to defend your right to speak to the death.

China can accept so many Western ideas, but it cannot tolerate the views of an Indian.

Lin Zixuan even saw this statement in the newspaper, some people believed that India was a British colony. India had "destroyed its country", and Tagore, as a "destroyed its country", was not qualified to save China.

China has not yet destroyed its country, so it is stronger than India. It does not require an Indian to come to China to preach. Learning from India will only lead to the destruction of its country, so we should learn from the Western world.

What is unexpected is that this statement is quite marketable.

This is to praise the strong and despise the weak.

At this time, Tagore had already realized that Chinese society was different from what he imagined. He did not stay in Nanjing and went to Jinan on April 22 to deliver a speech at the Jinan Provincial Parliament.

On April, Tagore rushed from Jinan to Peiping.

Xu Zhimo was extremely angry at Tagore's experience and wrote articles overnight to refute those who drove Tagore, and his words were quite fierce.

He begged Lin Zixuan to write an article and say something about this rude behavior.

Lin Zixuan thought about it and wrote an article called "Where is Chinese etiquette?"

He wrote more objectively about Tagore's experience at Southeast University.

It is believed that there is no need for the Chinese cultural community to drive out Tagore so rush. China will not perish because of the arrival of Tagore, nor will it become stronger just by driving out Tagore.

The Chinese cultural circle needs to have an inclusive attitude. The huge China cannot tolerate a Tagore, which can only show the narrowness of the Chinese cultural circle, a self-proclaimed country of etiquette, but it has to drive away visiting guests.

Tagore did not carry guns and cannons, but had cultural exchanges. What are you worried about?

Regarding Tagore's proposal, Lin Zixuan expressed his point of view. Those that are suitable for China should be studied, and those that are not suitable for China should be abandoned.

But if you don’t even listen, you will hurry to drive people away. This is not the attitude of being a landlord.

It only means that you are rude and do not understand the way of hospitality. Where is the Chinese etiquette? Where is the gentleman's style?

This article was sent to the supplement of the "Morning Post" by Xu Zhimoto.

This is the first time that the three flag bearers of New Literature have publicly expressed their opinions on Tagore's visit, and Hu Shi and Lu Xun remained silent.

At this time, Tagore had arrived in Peiping.

In Peking, Tagore was warmly welcomed, including the Peking cultural circle represented by Liang Qichao, Cai Yuanqi and Hu Shi to welcome Tagore at the station.

Tagore will give a speech under the arrangement of the Lecture Society and Commercial Press.

Lin Zixuan was not involved and came to Peking. After settling down, his first priority was to visit the Zhou brothers.

At the beginning, his poems were recommended by Zhou Zuoren, and Luxun commented on them. These are all human feelings. In China's human feelings society, visiting people is something that should be done.

The only thing that made Lin Zixuan embarrassed was that the two brothers had already had a falling out and lived in different places, otherwise they could visit them together.

According to the distance of the relationship, he first visited Zhou Zuoren.

At the same time, his articles published in the supplement of Morning Post caused quite a lot of controversy. While being welcomed by the Baotai Party, it was also refuted by criticizing the Thai Party. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!