蔡元培(1868—1940)字鹤卿,号孑民,浙江绍兴人,是我国近代著名的民主革命家、教育家和思想家。他在我国近代民主革命史和教育史上占有重要地位,被誉为“现代中国知识界的卓越前驱”。 1940年3月蔡元培在香港逝世时,数千人为他举行葬礼。全国各阶层对他的去世,不分政治派别和 Tsai Yuan-pei (1868-1940) The word He Qing, No. Jie Min, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, is a well-known democratic revolutionary, educator and thinker in modern China. He occupies an important position in the history of modern democratic revolutions and education in our country and is praised as “the forerunner of modern Chinese intellectual circles.” In March 1940, when Cai Yuanpei passed away in Hong Kong, thousands of people held a funeral for him. All walks of life across the country regard his death, regardless of political affiliation