Abstract: In the history of education and academic history in Yunnan, Yang Qiong, a Bai scholar, was an important figure in the late
Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. However, the academic circles paid insufficient attention to him and there
was very little related research. At an important juncture of the great changes in modern Chinese society and culture, Yang Qiong took
the inheritance, quintessence and future direction of Chinese civilization as the core to establish a distinctive academic ideological
system, and expressed his strong desire to maintain and stand up the spiritual backbone of the Chinese nation. The issues raised and
discussed by him are worth pondering so far.

Key words: Bai, Yang Qiong, academic thoughts