I am a transfer student from Peking University.

Author: Zhao Xinsan
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The renowned Chinese writer and philosopher, Zhao Xinsan, who is proficient in four foreign languages, reveals a surprising secret in his newly published prose-style autobiography: I was a held-back student at Peking University! The author recalls with a somber yet heartfelt tone the five years of trials and true feelings he experienced at Peking University, telling us how an outgoing, innocent, and talented young student transformed into an introverted, melancholic, and thoughtful one during the special era of mid-20th century. He shares the story of how he opened the doors to philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, physics, architecture, and classical music, thereby presenting an inspiring path to self-education worth. The book, "I Was a Held-Back Student at Peking University," is published by Jiangsu Literature and Art Press. Driven by his deep and genuine emotions, the author wrote the book in one sitting. Beyond his intellectual journey, he also reveals his emotional experiences from back then and his profound friendships with renowned professors and foreign teachers at Peking University. In that extraordinary era, Zhao Xinsan deliberately held back a year to continue absorbing knowledge from the Peking University Library. He turned the disdain and misunderstanding of others into motivation, avidly reading the original works of international masters and bridging the gap between humanities and sciences, planting seeds of philosophy, art, and science in himself, which laid a solid foundation for his later remarkable achievements. Today, Zhao Xinsan is writing and publishing with astonishing diligence and talent. His works, such as "Genius and Madness" and "The Journey of Human Civilization," are not only profound but also bestsellers. He also serves as a judge for many major international cultural events and frequently travels between countries, fulfilling the ideal he planted at Peking University: to observe the structure and texture of the journey of human civilization from a philosophical perspective.