Wenzhou Memories

Author: Qu Wei
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: "What kind of city was Wenzhou once?，，。，，。，，，。" If you had the chance to live in modern times, "，《》，，，，，。" Wenzhou is such an elegant small city in the Jiangnan region. Even the Wenzhou dialect retains many classical words from ancient Chinese. For example, when things don’t go well, old Wenzhou people might say "," which is poetic. In classic works like Water Margin, we can trace the legacy of the current Wenzhou dialect. The elegance of the Wenzhou dialect is preserved in China’s earliest drama—Nanxi. The Kunqu opera, which evolved from Nanxi, is now considered a heavenly melody. Wenzhou’s merchants are renowned worldwide, and so are its scholars. The people of Wenzhou are meticulous not only in business but also in academic research. Wenzhou is a hometown of mathematicians. Su Buqing and Gu Chao are among the founders of modern Chinese mathematics. In mathematics, there are about 200 professors from Wenzhou, with nearly 30 of them having served as department heads of mathematics at famous universities or directors of mathematics research institutes. What makes Wenzhou people proud is even more profound: Ye Shi, who promoted the "Yongjia School"; Gao Zecheng, the "father of Nanqu"; Sun Yirang, the "triple peer of three centuries"; Xia Chengtang, the "master of ci poetry"; and Xia Nai, a renowned archaeologist. The traces of Hong Yi, Zhu Ziqing, and Yu Dafu remain in Wenzhou. In Zhang Ailing’s eyes, "Wenzhou City is like a pearl shining." There are also the mountains, rivers, bridges, temples, wells, old houses, cuisine, and paper-cutting of Wenzhou, all embodying wisdom and vitality. These are all "elegance of Wenzhou."
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Connection: Keep-Alive. In mathematics, there are about 200 professors from Wenzhou, with nearly 30 of them having served as department heads of mathematics at famous universities or directors of mathematics research institutes. What makes Wenzhou people proud is even more profound: Ye Shi, who promoted the "Yongjia School"; Gao Zecheng, the "father of Nanqu"; Sun Yirang, the "triple peer of three centuries"; Xia Chengtang, the "master of ci poetry"; and Xia Nai, a renowned archaeologist. There are also the mountains, rivers, bridges, temples, wells, old houses, cuisine, and paper-cutting of Wenzhou, all embodying wisdom and vitality. These are all "elegance of Wenzhou." This book, written in prose, tells you about a real Wenzhou. The author narrates the origins of Wenzhou, the formation of the character of Wenzhou people, the cultural philosophy of Wenzhou’s merchants, the customs and sentiments of Wenzhou, and the life, history, and culture of Wenzhou people. Do you want to know about Wenzhou? Start with Wenzhou Memories.