Liu Wendi's Rumors and Anecdotes

Author: Liu Pingzhang
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: The book "Liu Wendi's Anecdotes and Tales" is not just a light-hearted, entertaining read about the life of a modern famous scholar. From the vivid and engaging text, readers can feel the profound knowledge and rigorous academic style of an older generation of Chinese scholars, and appreciate the unique temperament and personality of a traditional Chinese intellectual. Liu Wendi was an expert in classical Chinese literature, and his research on the "Zhuangzi" influenced a generation of scholars. Academically, Liu Wendi was vast and profound; in life, he was full of interesting stories. He was once detained by Chiang Kai-shek for not referring to him as "Chairman Chiang Kai-shek" but as "Mr. Chiang Kai-shek," and he once dramatically protested when Southwest Associated University hired Shen Congwen as a professor without a diploma. "Liu Wendi's Anecdotes and Tales" records various legends and amusing stories about Liu Wendi. Reading it is both touching and hilarious, revealing a Liu Wendi who is upright and has a distinctive personality.