Abstract: Xu Fuguan does not belong to the liberal camp but holds a liberal democratic view that has the Confucian attribute. He believes that the hallmark of“liberty”is，first of all，a person‘s independence，a living and mental state of“self-consciousness”and“self-mastery”。 Xu regards individualism as the basic point of liberalism，which differs from various other derivative liberalisms；his individualism，neither the same as individualism in the Western semantics，is，between the Western individualism and communalism，a special relationship between a group and an individual，a relationship with Confucian characteristics. In Xu’s mind，“liberty”is the essence of all cultures and simply reveals and presents goodness and conscience. His view of liberty also helps coordinate the Confucian culture and the modern democratic politics；it is，based on cultural orthodoxy，a sublation of modern views about liberty and democracy.

Key words: Xu Fuguan, liberty, democracy, cultural consciousness, liberal democratic view