Gao Xu

He also used some other courtesy names like Huiyun (慧雲) and Dunjian (鈍劍), and was called Jiangong (劍公) by his close friends.

[citation needed] Beginning in 1898, Gao had been heavily influenced by the philosophies of Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei.

Gao rendered his full support to Hundred Days' Reform by writing and publishing articles in various magazines.

Gao was elected Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of China in 1912, and was invited to join the congress in Beiping (now Beijing).

[citation needed] His uncle Gao Xie (高燮) and nephew Yao Guang (姚光) were also leading figures of the society.