民本思想在近代中国的演变及其特点

民本思想在近代中国经历了三个不同的历史演变阶段：鸦片战争到甲午战争前为民本思想体系开始动摇的阶段；戊戌维新时期为民本思想衰变阶段；辛亥革命时期为民本思想走向衰亡和政治生命终结阶段。其演变的特点有三：其一，民本思想演变始终与近代中国社会主要矛盾的发展变化相联系；其二，民主思想在近代中国的拓展，实际上也是民本思想理论体系逐渐崩溃解体、功能作用日益萎缩的过程；其三，民本思想的演变总是与统治阶级及先进中国人的理想与信念、理论与实践相联系。

Min Ben Ideologies Passed through Three Declining Phases in Modern Chinese History

The waning stage, which lasted from the Opium Wars until the time before the Sino -Japanese war (1894 - 1895) . The declining stage, during the year of the Reform Movement of 1898. The decaying stage, during the year of The Revolution of 1911. There are three features of their decay: They were interwoven with the escalation of the principal social problem of modern China. The development of democracy in modern China contributed to the gradual collapse of these ideologies. The decline of these ideologies was interwoven with the ideals, beliefs, theories, and practices of the ruling class and progressive Chinese people.