Huang Yuan Collection (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Huang Yuan (1906—2003), pen names include Heqing and Chengqing, was born on May 1, 1906, in Haiyan County, Zhejiang Province. He studied at Jiaxing Xiuzhou Middle School, Shangyu Baima Hu Middle School, and Shanghai Labor University. Upon returning from his studies in Japan in 1929, he engaged in literary translation work in Shanghai. He published translations such as The Life and Works of Turgenev, Modern Japanese Fiction Series, and Gorky's The Three. In 1927, he met Lu Xun. In 1933, he became an editor of the progressive journal Literature, which was edited by Mao Dun. From 1934 onwards, he served as the chief editor of Translated Works, edited by Lu Xun. After Lu Xun's death in 1936, he served as a pallbearer and assisted in his funeral arrangements, and together with Xiao Jun, edited Commemorative Collection of Mr. Lu Xun. In 1938, he joined the New Fourth Army and participated in the Anti-Japanese War, eventually becoming a member of the Communist Party of China. He held various positions, including editor-in-chief of the army's journal Fight Against Enemies, deputy editor-in-chief of the Xinhua Daily in Central China, director of the Lu Xun Academy in Central China, president of the Central Chinese Writers' Association, and president of the Zhejiang Lu Xun College. After the liberation, he served as vice minister and secretary of the Culture Department of the East China Military and Political Committee, deputy minister and director of the Culture Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Propaganda Department, secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Writers' Association and Literature and Art Association, and president of the Zhejiang Provincial Writers' Association and Literature and Art Association. He led the adaptation of the Kunqu opera Fifteen, which was awarded by the Ministry of Culture and hailed as "a play that saved an entire genre." He authored works such as Among Lu Xun, Reminiscences of Lu Xun, Recollections of Lu Xun's Letters, and Huang Yuan's Memoirs. In his later years, he served as honorary vice president of the Chinese Writers' Association and a member of the advisory committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee. The Collected Works of Huang Yuan preserves invaluable historical materials, such as precious records of Lu Xun, the literary movements of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, as well as important historical records of the activities of leaders of our Party and army, including Liu Shaoqi, Chen Yi, Xiang Ying, Su Yu, Ye Fei, Tao Yong, and others. What is precious is not only the historical materials but also the spirit that permeates the book—a spirit of relentless revolutionary struggle, perseverance, and lifelong dedication without regret.