中国自从1840年在鸦片战争中惨败后,中国人民一直在寻求一条使国家再次强盛起来的道路。但在帝国主义者和中国反动统治者的镇压下,接二连三遭到失败。中国很多知识分子要到西方或日本去学习,以寻求救国之路,我的父亲就是其中的一个。我的父亲冀贡泉1882年1月9日出生于山西汾阳县建昌村。我的祖父是一个小地主和乡村教师。我家有 After China’s fierce defeat in the Opium War in 1840, the Chinese people have been seeking a way to rejuvenate the country. However, after the suppression of the imperialists and the Chinese reactionary rulers, they have failed repeatedly. Many Chinese intellectuals want to go to the West or Japan to learn to seek a way to save the nation. My father is one of them. My father, Gong Gongquan, was born on Jan. 9, 1882 in Jianchang Village, Shuyang County, Shanxi Province. My grandfather is a small landlord and rural teacher. My family has