湖南因为地理、移民、血统、风俗等多方面因素结合,士风民气历来炽烈强悍。翻开湖南地方史志,描写湘人“任性刚直”、“其俗慓悍”的词语比比皆是。甲午战败也并未使强悍的湘人一蹶不振,而是更激发了他们的责任感与自信心。他们抱着“救中国从湖南始”,“吾湘变,则中国变。吾湘存,则中国存”(《湖南时务学堂缘起》,《知新报》)的豪迈气概。揭开了湖南维新运动的序幕。此时,湖南的士风民气也空前的激越高昂。主要表现在以下几个方面: Hunan because of geographical, immigrant, descent, customs and other factors combined, gentleman has always been strong and powerful. Open the local history of Hunan Province, describing Xiang people “capricious,” “popular vulgar” words abound. The defeat of the Sino-Japanese War in mid-Japan also failed to make the tough Xiang people sluggish, but even more inspired their sense of responsibility and confidence. They held the heroic spirit of “saving China from Hunan,” “changing China, changing China and saving China” (“Hunan School of Economics”, “Zhixin Newspaper”). Opened the prelude to Hunan peacekeeping movement. At this time, the ethos of Hunan Province is unprecedentedly exuberant. Mainly in the following areas: