What were the stories in Chinese history of people who knew their mistakes and corrected them?

After they made a mistake, they actively admitted their mistake and received praise or exemption from punishment?

Answer 1

There were many stories in Chinese history about people who knew their mistakes and then corrected them.

1 Wang Anshi's reform: Wang Anshi was a politician and reformist in the Northern Song Dynasty. He proposed a series of reform measures, including the implementation of the farmland irrigation law, the young crops law, the Baojia law, etc. Among them, his farmland irrigation law was considered to be the most thorough water conservancy project in ancient China, but it also brought some negative effects such as the exploitation of farmers and the high cost of building water conservancy facilities. Nevertheless, Wang Anshi still recognized his mistakes and made a series of adjustments and improvements to the reform.

2. The 1898 reform: The 1898 reform was a political reform initiated by Kang Youwei and others in 1898. It was aimed at strengthening the autocracy of the monarch and advancing the process of modernisation. However, there were some problems in the process of reform, such as the interference of opponents and internal division, which led to the failure of the reform. Despite this, the reform was still regarded as an important reform in Chinese history, and its leaders, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, also left a deep mark.

3. The 1911 Revolution: The 1911 Revolution was a revolution that overthrew the rule of the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China. However, after the 1911 Revolution overthrew the Qing Dynasty, it failed to solve China's political and social problems such as class contradictions and ethnic contradictions. Under these circumstances, the Republic of China government had to carry out a series of reforms to alleviate these problems.

Dream of the Red Chamber: Dream of the Red Chamber was a classic in the history of Chinese literature in the Qing Dynasty. Although the content of the novel deals with the dark side of feudal society such as hypocrisy and corruption in aristocratic society, there are also some positive topics such as love and human nature. However, in the process of writing, Cao Xueqin also faced many difficulties and setbacks. He had revised and adjusted the content of the novel many times until it was finally completed.

These stories all show that the leaders and writers in Chinese history have been outstanding in recognizing their mistakes and correcting them, which has also promoted the development and progress of Chinese history.