Hu Shi was the greatest scholar and thinker in modern China, and one of three most famous figures sharing the same surnames - Hu, Hu Shi graduated from Columbia University, the professor and president of Peking University, and during the World War Two, Hu Shi acted as the minister of foreign affairs to get the assistance of the United States of America to fight against Japan. He was the modern civilization promoter and strongly recommended to put the outdated classical Chinese away, and use the new Chinese, which is called Baihuawen and said widely today..