Reread Lu Xun

Author: Zhu Zheng, Shao Yanxiang
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: A few tens of thousands of words of's posthumous works, a large part of which will undoubtedly remain beloved by readers forever. Future generations will read it with admiration and appreciation. Some parts may become outdated and lose interest over time. Compared to the articles, what matters more is himself. His attitude towards the world, his patriotism and sense of justice, his resistance to oppression and compassion for the weak, his relentless efforts for China's progress, the unyielding spirit of an outstanding Chinese intellectual tradition embodied in him—his own words, "This is the backbone of China." As a model for Chinese intellectuals, this image, this spirit, will endure for all eternity. Re-reading with's critical spirit to examine what "must be preserved and what need not be preserved" is precisely an elaboration of's spirit.