Kang Youwei’s Political Investigation of Overseas Travels After the Failure of the Hundred Days Reform Movement

Abstract

Without a choice, Kang Youwei had to into exile overseas after the failure of the Hundred Days Reform. During his exile, he traveled across the world for sixteen years. The main purpose of his round-the-world journey was to study the Western political systems, and to develop a strategy for China to become a prosperous nation. This paper intends to study the oversea tourism activities of Kang Youwei, in order to provide an insight into his ideological believes after the failure of the Hundred Days Reform movement.