Three Ten Years

Author: Editorial Department of "Shenghuo" Weekly
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Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: "Shenghuo" Weekly was founded on October 11, 1925, in Shanghai. From 1926, it was edited by Zou Taofen, achieving a circulation of 150,000 copies and becoming a highly influential publication. That year, in his editorial, Zou Taofen wrote: "The attitude of this journal is as if every week we invite readers to gather like friends on a Sunday afternoon for a relaxed and lively discussion, free from constraints, avoiding stiffness, and striving for simplicity, elegance, and engaging interest." In 1995, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Zou Taofen's birth, the Shenghuo·Dushu·Xinzhi Sanlian Bookstore inherited the tradition of "Shenghuo" and resumed publishing "Sanlian Shenghuo Weekly" on January 14. In the "Editor's Note" of that issue, General Editor Dong Xiuyu wrote: "Today, we are in a great era at the turn of the century, and this is our fortune. How to reflect this era through the ordinary life stories of the common people, highlight the new social issues of widespread concern, and provide people with fresh life concepts and information is the key to our efforts." Over the past decade, "Sanlian Shenghuo Weekly" has remained a faithful chronicler of the process of modernization, responding with keen insight to the new era, new ideas, and new trends. It has offered distinctive commentary on new hot topics, new generations, and new lifestyles, and has committed to delivering the fastest, richest, and most engaging weekly news coverage. This book is composed of recollections contributed by past and present participants of "Sanlian Shenghuo," along with some precious archival materials from its founding period. We hope that these stories from the editorial department will allow everyone to enjoy a joyful and lively atmosphere of laughter and conversation.