Introduction to Zhu Ziqing

Introduction

Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), a modern essayist, poet, and literary researcher. The original name was Zihua and the nickname was Qiushi. Later it was renamed Ziqing and the courtesy name was Peixian. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. The pen names are Yu Jie, Bai Xiang, Baishui, Zhibai, etc. Born in Donghai, Jiangsu on November 22, 1898; because his grandfather and father had settled in Yangzhou for a long time, he called himself a Yangzhou native. He studied in a private school when he was young and was deeply influenced by traditional Chinese culture. Entered middle school in 1912. In 1916, he was admitted to the preparatory course of Peking University. The next year, he was promoted to the undergraduate philosophy department. In 1920, he completed the course and graduated early. Zhu Ziqing wrote nearly thirty kinds of works, totaling more than two million words, most of which were included in the "Collected Works of Zhu Ziqing" (1953) published by Kaiming Bookstore. There is also "Zhu Ziqing's Classical Literature Collection", which has been published successively since 1981. Other anthologies include "Selected Works of Zhu Ziqing" (1951), "Selected Works of Zhu Ziqing's Poems and Prose" (1955), etc. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, he was born in Donghai, Jiangsu (now Haizhou District, Lianyungang City) on November 22, 1898 (the ninth day of October in the 24th year of Guangxu). His original name was Zhu Zihua, a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu. He is a poet, modern essayist, scholar, democratic fighter, and patriotic intellectual. He graduated from Peking University in 1920 and later taught at Tsinghua University. Because three generations have settled in Yangzhou, and he graduated from Jiangsu No. 8 Middle School (now Yangzhou Middle School) located in Yangzhou at that time, and worked as a teacher in Yangzhou, he calls himself a "Yangzhou native". His grandson now also lives in Yangzhou and is engaged in cultural work. He also taught at Taizhou Middle School in Zhejiang Province and planted wisteria flowers with his own hands, which later became the school flower of Taizhou Middle School. Zhu Ziqing's grandfather, Zhu Zeyu, was named Jupo and his original surname was Yu. He changed his surname because he inherited the Zhu family name. He was a cautious person and served as a judge in Donghai County, Jiangsu Province for more than 10 years during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The new location of Zhu Ziqing's former residence is open

Zhu Ziqing lived in Yangzhou for 13 years and spent his childhood and adolescence here. His feelings about this period of life in the ancient city were subtle and complex. Probably because life was too monotonous, he later said that only "thin shadows" were left in his childhood memories, "like being washed away by a flood of water, so lonely to an alarming degree![1]" However, after a long and tortuous journey, On the journey of life, childhood is the first "stop" after all. His father's name is Hongjun, also known as Xiaopo. He is married to Zhou and is a scholar. In the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901), Zhu Hongjun went from Donghai to Shaobo Town, Yangzhou Prefecture, and took office. Two years later, the family moved to Yangzhou City and settled in Yangzhou ever since. Zhu Ziqing entered a higher primary school in 1912 and successfully entered the preparatory course of Peking University in 1916. In February 1919, he published his first collection of poems, "Sleep, Little Person". Graduated from the Philosophy Department of Peking University in 1920. In 1931, he studied in England and traveled around Europe. After returning to China, he wrote "Miscellaneous Notes on European Travels". He also participated in the campaign to refuse to accept relief food from the United States. He was already suffering from stomach problems and became extremely weak. He finally died of poverty and illness at the age of 50. Zhu Ziqing and Chen Zhuyin.

Zhu Ziqing’s works can be divided into three types: 1. Those writing about social life and criticizing the dark reality. 2. Mainly describe personal and family life, showing the human relations between father and son, husband and wife, and friends. 3. A group of lyrical works based on natural scenery. Zhu Ziqing has written 27 books with a total length of about 1.9 million words, including poetry, prose, literary criticism, academic research, etc. Most of them were included in the 4-volume "Collected Works of Zhu Ziqing" published by Kaiming Bookstore in 1953. In 1988, Jiangsu Education Press once again comprehensively collected, organized and published Zhu Ziqing's Complete Works in six volumes. Although Zhu Ziqing began to compose new poems after the May 4th Movement, "Qinhuai River in the Shadow of Oars and Lanterns" published in 1923 showed his talent in prose writing. From then on, he devoted himself to prose creation and made remarkable achievements. "Back View" and "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" written in 1927 are both popular masterpieces. The documentary prose "Back" published in 1928 made Zhu Ziqing a famous prose writer at that time. His famous poetry collections include "Traces", and his prose collections include "Back View", "You and Me", "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond", "Hurry", etc., all of which are popular masterpieces. His literary and artistic treatises include "Poetry and Commentary" and "On the Appreciation of Elegance and Popularity". There are also "Green", "Spring", etc. Among them, his works "Spring" were included in the 11th lesson of the first volume of the seventh grade of the Beijing People's Education Press, and "Back View" was included in the first volume of the eighth grade Chinese textbook. Among them, "Hurry" has been included in the second lesson of the sixth grade volume of the People's Education Press. Excellent works such as "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" have also been included in the textbooks of the Western Normal University.