Yan Fu is an important thinker and politician in the history of China. Living in the late Qing Dynasty at the end of 19, China was facing the invasion of foreign powers and national crisis. 1895, the signing of treaty of shimonoseki put China in a humiliating position. At the critical historical moment, Yan Fu put forward a famous slogan: save the nation for survival. The slogan conveys the understanding of the national crisis and hopes for the future of China. Saving the nation means saving the nation for survival, and survival means seeking the long-term survival and development of the country. The slogan calls on all the people of China to unite and work together to save the country and survive.