2013/04/01 by Guangyi Li · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Chinese history and philosophy #Japanese History and Culture #Anarchism and Radical Politics #Dream #Utopia #Theme (computing) #Chinese Dream #Zhàng #Dual (grammatical number) #China #History #Literature #Aesthetics #Sociology #Art history #Art #Psychology #Computer science #Archaeology
paper · doi:10.5325/utopianstudies.24.1.0089
openalex publication_date 2013/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
ABSTRACT This article is an in-depth analysis of “New Year's Dream” (1904), a utopian story by Cai Yuanpei, one of the most prominent Chinese intellectuals in the twentieth century. In combination with the story's late Qing milieu, it explores how Cai Yuanpei maps his contemporary world and designs a better one. Based on detailed discussions of the linear progressive future history in the story, this article values “New Year's Dream” for its landmark importance in the transition of Chinese utopian thought and critically analyzes its theme of dual revolution—a national revolution leading to a world revolution, which is significant for our understanding of world utopianism and anarchism.