Recollections of Jiwei Weng Collected Poems and Prose of Jiweiju (from the Works of Yang Shudao)

Author: Yang Shud
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Features: Yang Shud (1885–1956), styled Yufu, styled Jimi, was a native of Changsha, Hunan. A renowned linguist, philologist, and historian. At the age of five, he began studying under his father, showing great interest in etymology and historical texts. At twelve, he entered Hunan Shiwu School alongside his older brother, studying the Mencius and the Huanglong Commentary under Liang Qichao, with classmates including Cai E and Fan Yuanlian. At fifteen, he studied under Ye Dehui and Hu Yi, advancing his knowledge and dedicating himself to the study of etymology. At seventeen, he worked on the Book of Changes, compiling the Ancient Interpretations of the Book of Changes. In 1905, he was sent to Japan for studies, influenced by his hometown friend Yang Huaizhong (Changji), and resolved to systematically study "European languages and various disciplines." After the Wuchang Uprising, he returned to China and taught Chinese grammar and foreign languages in schools in Changsha. During the Hunan anti-Zhang Jingyao movement in 1919, Yang Shud served as the representative of faculty and staff, while Mao Zedong was the representative of citizens. From 1921, he taught successively at Beijing Normal University and Tsinghua University. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, he was appointed to Hunan University; the following year, his family moved with the school to Chenxi. After the war's end, he returned to Changsha with the school and served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Law at Hunan University. In 1948, he was appointed to Sun Yat-sen University. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the reorganization of academic divisions, he became a professor in the History Department of Hunan Normal College and concurrently served as the Director of the Hunan Academy of History and Culture. He passed away in 1956.