Zhu Ziqing
Zhu Ziqing, formerly known as Zihua, with the courtesy name Peixian and the nickname Qiushi, was born on the ninth day of October in the twenty-fourth year of Guangxu (November 22, 1898) and died in August 12, 1948. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Because three generations have settled in Yangzhou, and he graduated from Jiangsu No. 8 Middle School in Yangzhou at that time, and worked as a teacher in Yangzhou, he calls himself a "Yangzhou native". He is a famous modern writer and scholar. 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. 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 has lived in Yangzhou for 13 years, spending 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" of childhood memories were left, "like being washed away by a flood of water, so lonely that it was shocking!" However, in the long and tortuous journey of life, , after all, it was the first "inn" when I was a child.
Zhu Ziqing (1898.11.22-1948.8.12) was originally named Zihua, with the nickname Qiushi, and later changed his name to Ziqing, with the courtesy name Peixian. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, he was born in Donghai, Jiangsu, and later settled in Yangzhou with his grandfather and father. He studied in a private school when he was young and was influenced by traditional Chinese culture. He entered a higher primary school in 1912 and was admitted to Peking University Preparatory School after graduating from middle school in 1916. "Sleep, Little One" written in February 1919 was his first new poem. He was a participant in the May 4th patriotic movement and was influenced by the May 4th wave and embarked on the path of literature.
After graduating from the Philosophy Department of Peking University in 1920, he taught middle schools in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and actively participated in the New Literature Movement. In 1922, he founded the monthly "Poetry" with Yu Pingbo and others, which was the earliest poetry magazine during the birth of new poetry. He is a member of the Early Literature Society. The long poem "Destruction" was published in 1923. At this time, he also wrote beautiful prose such as "The Qinhuai River in the Shadow of the Sound and Lantern".
In August 1925, he taught at Tsinghua University and began to study Chinese classical literature; his creations were mainly prose. "Back View" and "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" written in 1927 are both popular masterpieces.
In 1931, he studied in the UK and traveled around Europe. After returning to China, he wrote "Miscellaneous Notes on Travels in Europe". In September 1932, he was appointed director of the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University. When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, he moved south to Kunming with the school and served as a professor at Southwest Associated University, teaching courses such as "Song Poetry" and "Literary Research". During this period, he wrote the prose "Semantic Shadow". In 1946, he returned to Beijing from Kunming and served as director of the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University.
On the eve of the liberation of Beijing, he died of stomach disease.