Information about Shen Congwen

Shen Congwen 14 years old graduated from high school and joined the army. 15 years old went out with the army. He worked as a staff sergeant, and later worked as a butcher and tax collector in the city with the army in the name of a secretary. Seeing the darkness of the world produces disgust. After being exposed to new literature, 1923 went to Beijing, but failed to enter the university. Embarrassed, he began to write under the pseudonym "Hugh Yun Yun". From 1930s, he began to construct his own "Xiangxi World" with novels, and completed a series of representative works such as Border Town and Long River. Prose Collection "Auspicious San Ji". He examined the present situation of urban-rural confrontation at that time from the subjective perspective of "countryman" and criticized the ugliness of modern civilization in the process of entering China. This concept, which is contrary to the masters of new literature, greatly enriches the expression range of modern novels. There are more than 80 collected works created by Shen Congwen in his life, which is the largest number among modern writers. Early novels include Oranges, After Rain and Others, Witch's Love and so on. The basic theme has been seen, but the urban and rural clues are still unclear, the description of gender relations is shallow, and the purity of literature is poor. After 1930s, his works were quite mature, including Dragon Ball, Hotels and Others, Zhou Shi, Tiger Boy, Black Miniature Story, Scenery under the Moon, Eight Horses, Ru Rui Ji, Selected Literary Novels, New and Old, and Housewives Ji. Shen Congwen is known as the "father of local literature" in China literary world for his unique writing style. From works to theory, Shen Congwen later completed a series of contrasting urban life forms, such as Xiangxi, Beauty of Rural Life Form and Synthesis of Critical Structure, and put forward his philosophy of "harmony between man and nature", that is, based on nature and returning to nature. The healthy and perfect humanity represented by Xiangxi, a beautiful, healthy and natural life form without violating humanity, is exactly the content of all his creations. After the founding of New China, Shen Congwen worked in the Museum of Chinese History and the Institute of History of China Academy of Social Sciences, mainly engaged in the study of ancient Chinese costumes. 198 1 year published a monograph on ancient Chinese costumes, which lasted 15 years. The book "Treasure of Wuling" by Mr. Zhou of Hunan Province also records that Shen Congwen was mainly engaged in the study of ancient history and culture in his later years, and points out his achievements in the study of ancient history and culture in his later years. In the book Study on Bronze Mirrors in Ancient Warring States in China, Shen Congwen's History of Bronze Mirrors points out: "Bronze mirrors in Warring States are famous for their standard modeling and exquisite ornamentation, which indicates that ancient bronze mirrors in China have moved from infancy to maturity, and Chu mirrors are one of them. It was first discovered in the Huaihe River Basin, and is usually called' Huai Mirror'. Seven years after liberation, because so many similar mirrors were unearthed in the Chu Tomb of the Warring States Period in Changsha, we realized that it was a product of the State of Chu, and it was more correct to call it' Chu Mirror'. From the analysis of realistic materials, although the invention of bronze mirror may not have originated in Chu State, the mirror casting workers in Chu State have undoubtedly made great contributions to improving production technology and enriching the art of mirror decoration. "This evaluation is in line with objective reality. Chronology Shen Congwen 1902 was born in a military family in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province. His scientific name is Yue Huan, his real name is Maolin, and his word is Chongwen. 19 17 Participated in the First Guerrilla Detachment of the Second Army of Guo Jing Allied Forces in Xiangxi, and was stationed in Chenzhou (Yuanling). 19 18 after graduating from primary school in his hometown, he moved to the border region of Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou and the Yuanshui River basin with local indigenous troops, and then officially joined the army. 1922, attracted by the May 4th Movement, went to Beijing, but failed to further his studies. He taught himself to write with the encouragement of Yu Dafu and Xu Zhimo. 1923 to Beijing. I applied for Chinese class in yenching university, but I was not admitted. Audited at Peking University. 1924 began to publish his works in the supplement of Morning Post, and later published in Now Review and Novel Monthly. Beijing to Shanghai 1928. Organize Red and Black magazine and publishing house with Hu Yepin and Ding Ling. From 65438 to 0929, she went to China College in Wusong and fell in love with Zhang Zhaohe, a female student. The works of this period include Ducks, Hotels and Others. After 1930, I went to Qingdao University to teach. Before the Anti-Japanese War, more than 20 collections of works were published, including Zhou Shi, Tiger Baby, Little Scene under the Moon and Eight Horses. 193 1 year accompanied ding ling to rescue Hu yipin and escorted ding ling and his son back to Hunan. 193 1 to 1933, as a lecturer in the College of Literature of Qingdao University; 1933 On September 9th, she married Zhang Zhaohe. On 23rd of the same month, he co-edited Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement with Yang Zhensheng to create Border Town. 1in the spring of 938, he went to Kunming and continued to compile Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools with Yang Zhensheng. 165438+ 10, professor of Chinese Department in The National SouthWest Associated University. 1948 began to be severely criticized by the left-wing cultural circles. In the same year, the focus of work began to shift to cultural relics research. 1949, engaged in cultural relics research for a long time. 1950 committed suicide because of unbearable political pressure and was rescued. 1960 published articles such as "Dragon and Phoenix Art". 1969 went to work in May 7th Cadre School in Xianning, Hubei. 1978 transferred to the Institute of History of China Academy of Social Sciences as a researcher. Mrs Zhang Zhaohe went to the United States to visit relatives and give lectures. 198 1 year published the monograph "research on ancient Chinese costumes", which lasted 15 years. 1983 was hospitalized with cerebral thrombosis. 1984 is seriously ill. After the rescue, it is even more inconvenient to speak and act. 1988, 10 In the afternoon of May, he died of a heart attack. A bumpy life Shen Congwen's life is a bumpy life and a dedicated life. From 19 17 to 1922, wandering in the Yuanshui River Basin in western Hunan. 1923 broke into Beijing, 1923 to 1928 made a living by writing in Beijing; From 1928 to 1930, Shen Congwen was discovered by Xu Zhimo, and recommended this young man to Hu Shi, the president of China College, as a lecturer at Shanghai China College, and edited literary supplements such as Ta Kung Pao and Yi Shi Daily. Qingdao University lecturer 193 1 to1933; 1934 to 1939, editor-in-chief of national Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools in Beijing; 1939 to 1947, Professor The National SouthWest Associated University; Professor Peking University from 1947 to1949; 1950 to 1978, cultural relics researcher, Beijing Chinese History Museum; 1978 to 1988, researcher, Institute of China Academy of Social Sciences. Mr. Shen Congwen's literary works such as Border Town, Xiangxi and Autobiography of Shen Congwen have great influence at home and abroad. His works have been translated and published by more than 40 countries such as Japan, the United States, Britain and the former Soviet Union, and have been selected into university textbooks by the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain and other countries or regions 10, and twice nominated as Nobel Prize in Literature candidates. Mr Shen Congwen is not only a famous writer, but also a famous historian and archaeologist. He has written and published academic monographs such as China Silk Patterns, Bronze Mirrors of Tang and Song Dynasties, Dragon and Phoenix Art, Lacquerware of Warring States Period, and Research on Ancient Chinese Costume, especially the representative work Research on Ancient Chinese Costume, which has great influence and filled a gap in the cultural history of China. Children's interesting stories 19 15. Shen Congwen entered the second junior middle school in Fenghuang County from a private school, and transferred to Wenchangge Primary School six months later. Because Shen Congwen is lively and loves to play, he often plays truant and goes to the streets to watch puppet shows, so his schoolbag is hidden in the land temple. On one occasion, he put his schoolbag in the earth temple and watched the play all day. After watching the play, the other children had gone home from school. He went back to the Earth Temple to get his schoolbag, only to find that it was gone. At this time, he was anxious, but on second thought, it was no big deal that the schoolbag was gone. The next day, he went to school as usual. As soon as he walked under a nanmu tree on campus, he met his class teacher, Mr. Mao. With an irate look on his face, Teacher Mao sent Shen Congwen to kneel under the nanmu tree and asked him loudly where he went yesterday. Shen Congwen knew he couldn't hide it, so he simply replied, "I went to the theatre." Teacher Mao saw that Shen Congwen was so arrogant in playing truant, so he severely criticized: "Diligence is meritorious, drama is useless, trees like to grow up, but you like to be a dwarf under the tree. It's disappointing!" After kneeling for about half an hour, Teacher Mao told him to get up. At this time, Teacher Mao asked Shen Congwen in a gentle tone if he hated the teacher and punished him by kneeling under the tree. Shen Congwen said frankly, "Of course, I hate that you shouldn't be punished and humiliated in front of your classmates." Later, Teacher Mao brought Shen Congwen into the office and slowly enlightened him and said, "The tree grows upward, but you have to kneel down. People should be enterprising, not arrogant and arrogant. " After being patiently persuaded and taught by Teacher Mao, Shen Congwen became brave after knowing his shame, changed his old stubborn temper and studied hard, and his grades improved rapidly.