Zhu Ziqing Volume

Author: Yao Yuming
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is a part of the series "Speed Reading on Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literary Masters and Famous Authors." It is reviewed by renowned scholars and writers, and recommended by authoritative professors from Peking University. Zhu Ziqing (1898–1948), styled Peiyan, was originally named Zihua and styled Qiushi. He was from Yangzhou, Jiangsu, and originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. A famous literary figure, he entered the preparatory class of Peking University at the age of 18 and later enrolled in the Department of Philosophy. In May 1920, he left Peking University and taught at various schools, including Zhejiang Normal School, Yangzhou No. 8 Middle School, Wusong China Public College, Taizhou No. 1 Normal School, Wenzhou Provincial No. 10 Middle School, and Ningbo Provincial No. 4 Middle School. In March 1924, he was hired as a Chinese language teacher at Chunhui Middle School and wrote many articles, including "A Month at Chunhui." In 1925, he was appointed as a professor and department head of the Department of Chinese Literature at Tsinghua University. He was a renowned modern Chinese literary figure and a strong democratic and patriotic intellectual. Comrade Mao Zedong highly praised his national spirit and anti-imperialist stance. He authored poetry collections "Traces," prose collections "Shadow," "Notes on a European Journey," and literary essays "On Language and Will" and other works.