The Reform Movement of 1898 was a bourgeois reform movement and a preliminary attempt by the bourgeoisie to change the social system. The reformists tried to establish a bourgeois constitutional monarchy politically.

This is a political movement of patriotism and saving the country. At the moment when the national crisis became more and more serious, the reformists carried out extensive propaganda and agitation with the goal of saving the country through political reform. They hope to make China independent, democratic and prosperous through reform, so as to get rid of the aggression of imperialist powers, show strong patriotic enthusiasm and inspire people's patriotic thoughts and national consciousness.

③ The Reform Movement of 1898 was also an ideological emancipation in modern China. The bourgeois reformists advocated new learning and civil rights, and lashed out at feudal thoughts, paving the way for the vigorous rise of modern thoughts in the Enlightenment and promoting the awakening of China people. Many legacies left by the Reform Movement, such as emancipating the mind, changing ideas, establishing societies, setting up schools, starting newspapers and periodicals, advocating women's studies, changing customs and so on. Become a valuable asset in the history of Chinese civilization. The Reform Movement of 1898 was also an enlightenment trend of thought. The reformists advocated new learning, criticized old learning and emphasized "advocating civil rights", which greatly improved the democratic consciousness and participation consciousness of the whole society.

1898 reform movement:

The Reform Movement of 1898, also known as the Reform Movement, refers to the political reform movement of 1898 from June to February1September, with Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao as the main targets. Through Emperor Guangxu, he advocated learning from the West, advocating science and culture, reforming politics and education systems, and developing agriculture, industry and commerce. However, the Reform Movement of 1898 was strongly resisted and opposed because it harmed the interests of the old school headed by Empress Dowager Cixi. 2 1, in September, 65438, Empress Dowager Cixi and others staged a 1898 coup, and Emperor Guangxu was imprisoned in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai. The reformists Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao fled to France, Japan, Tan Sitong,,, and Yang respectively. The Reform Movement of 1898 was a reform movement of 1898.

Reasons for political reform:

Politically, the failure of the Sino-Japanese War and the national peril aroused national consciousness.

Economically: the initial development of national capitalism and the growth of national bourgeoisie at the end of 19.

The emergence and development of reform thought.