Dr. Y.C. James Yen (1890-1990) was a civilian educator well-known at home and abroad. He was a patriotic intellectual. From the 1920s to the 1940s, he devoted himself to promoting education among rural civilians and made outstanding contributions in this regard.
In the 1950s, he became UNESCO special adviser and president of the International Council for Civilian Education. From then on, he applied the Dingxian experience to other parts of the world, and set up the International Institute of Rural Construction (IIRR) in the Philippines in 1967. His theory and practice of civilian education constitute another contribution of Chinese people to world culture.
Dr. Y.C. James Yen’s thought on civilian education is a self-contained theory created by the Chinese people on the land of China. It is not only significant for China’s rural reconstruction but also recognized by the world due to its scientific and universal properties, finally evoking a worldwide movement.
Yen Hongguo, associate research librarian, pseudonym of Hong Yu.
Born in Bazhou District (former Bazhong county), Bazhong City, Sichuan Province.
Member of the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Social Sciences, and Member of the Sichuan Association of Chinese Writers. Honorary Dean of the China Rural Construction Institute of Southwestern University, Honorary Curator of the Bazhong Bazhou District Y.C. James Yen Museum, and Specially Invited Researcher of the Rural Research Center of Zhejiang Normal University.
Major works:
Biography of Dr. Y.C. James Yen (Tiandi Publishing House, 2005 edition);
Make New Citizens of the World (China Intercontinental Press, 2010 edition);
Research into Thoughts on Rural Construction in the Republic of China (co-author) which contains dozens of Dr. Y.C. James Yen’s papers on rural construction;
Participated and assisted CCTV and some local TV stations in production of TV scripts on Dr. Y.C. James Yen, and served as history consultant for movie Dr. Y.C. James Yen.
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