Biography of Ji Xianlin

Author: Cai Degui
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This book is a biography of Professor Ji Xianlin. It employs a documentary style to detail Professor Ji's winding academic journey, his scholarly research, leisure life, and more, recreating the image of a rigorous scholar and a figure of rich life experiences. The book consists of 12 chapters, offering extremely rich content, ranging from deep affection for one's hometown to his ten years in Germany, from learning and living to respecting teachers and teaching, showcasing Professor Ji's profound life experiences, extensive academic expertise, and diverse interests. It also reflects his sincere, down-to-earth personality and noble moral character. Since the 1930s, Professor Ji has written numerous short and long essays. These writings not only express his genuine feelings but also reflect the mindset of Chinese intellectuals over the past century. Appropriately quoted, they naturally portray the spirit of Chinese intellectuals represented by Ji Xianlin: a strong sense of patriotism, clear and pure "friendship between gentlemen," the perseverance to endure solitude and hardship ("though my belt grows thin, I never regret"), the resilience to bend and endure, and the spiritual realm of "not rejoicing in external success or lamenting personal setbacks." The selection of quotes, "transforming and applying them," is essentially a process of condensation.