Words of the Century Elder - Zhang Zhongxing Volume

Author: Lin Xiang
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: Presented in a dialogue format, showcasing the elderly's reflection on their academic career and life journey, all using first-hand materials to delve into the interviewees' spiritual world. Zhang Zhongxing was born in 1909 in Dehe County, Hebei Province, to a farming family. He graduated from Tong County Normal School in 1931 and from the Chinese Language Department of Peking University in 1935. He has taught in middle schools and universities and worked as an editor. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as an editor in the Middle School Chinese Editing Office of the People's Education Press. His published works include Understanding Classical Chinese, Buddhism and Chinese Literature, Chats by the Noon Sun, Classical Chinese and Colloquial Chinese, More Chats by the Noon Sun, On Zen Names, On Poetry and Prose, The Theory of a Natural Life, On Literature and the Language of Confucius, Further Chats by the Noon Sun, On Dreams and Dust, A Collection of Random Thoughts, A Collection of Stories, Fragments of Time, A Hermit's Notes, and A Collection of Fragments. He is currently a special consultant editor at the People's Education Press.