This chapter introduces and examines the philosophy of Liang Qichao 梁啟超 (1873–1929). Liang Qichao was one of the best-known enlightenment thinkers in modern China. He was a philosopher, political activist, journalist, historian, and literary critic. He was an encyclopedic figure and brilliant writer. His writing involves all main intellectual areas and greatly influenced philosophy, political theory, legal theory, economic theory, history, and literature in modern Chinese thought. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was no one whose writings were so widely read, and which so deeply touched the hearts of educated Chinese as did Liang Qichao’s. Although Liang was not the first to introduce modern ideas, such as democracy, liberty, and equality to China, he was probably most responsible for popularizing and developing them in China. The passion and beauty of his writings made his promotion of new ideas most effective in his time. His contribution to the Chinese Enlightenment in modern China can hardly be overestimated. He was an exemplary Chinese public intellectual. His profound impact in China is an excellent illustration of how one individual can make a great difference in the world.