Zhu Qianzhi was a intellectual, translator and historian.
Born to a medical family in Fuzhou, , Zhu was admitted to Peking University at the age of 17 in 1916, majoring in philosophy. Prior to the emergence of Marxism in the 1920s, anarchism and socialism were major influences among radical students. Zhu adopted radical anarchist and oeuvrierist views, was an active student writer and editor and pioneered the use of the 'big-character poster.' Taking active part in the student protests that erupted following the Paris Peace Talks and the Treaty of Versailles, and which developed into the patriotic and anti-feudalistic May Fourth Movement in 1919, Zhu was arrested by Beijing's warlord government in October. In his undergraduate years at Peking University, Zhu befriended the young Mao Zedong who was then an assistant in the University library. In the interviews with Edgar Snow published in ''Red Star over China'' Mao acknowledged the influence of Zhu's anarchism.
In 1921 Zhu expressed disillusion with radicalism and went to Nanjing to study with the Buddhist revivalists Taixu and Ouyang Jingwu . Again disillusioned with the corruption among the Buddhist clergy, he wandered for a period of time before taking up a teaching position at Xiamen University in Fujian Province, resigning in 1924 to live in seclusion near West Lake in Hangzhou.
In 1929 Zhu Qianzhi received a stipend from the Central Research Institute, and travelled to Japan where he studied philosophy. In 1931 he took up a post at Jinan University, then in 1932 transferred to Sun Yat-sen University where he remained as professor until his death in 1972.
Zhu was an exceptionally productive scholar whose vast output covers Chinese, Western and Japanese philosophy, the history of China's intellectual impact on the West, the history of Chinese music, and autobiography. His early writings capture the romantic revolutionism of the May Fourth era. His works in English include ''Chinese Philosophy and the French Revolution'' and ''The European Renaissance and Chinese Civilization'' .
Like many others of his generation, Zhu capitulated to the Maoist ideological machine in the 1950s, writing stereotyped denunciations of many former associates and their ideas. His ''Shijieguande zhuanbian: qishi zishu'' was completed in 1968 but not published until 1980 when the Cultural Revolution had concluded.
A useful source of information on Zhu's life and work is Huang Xianian, ed., ''Zhu Qianzhi xuanji'' Changchun: Jilin Renmin Chubanshe, 2004. .
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Yi Zhongtian
Yi Zhongtian is a historian, author, scholar and TV personality. He is a professor at Xiamen University.
Yi Zhongtian's family comes from Xiangyin, in Yueyang, Hunan province. He was raised in Changsha, Hunan province. In 1965, after graduating from high school, he was sent to Xinjiang as a member of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Returning from Xinjiang, he studied at Wuhan University, majoring in ancient Chinese. He is currently a professor at Xiamen University's College of Humanities.
Yi Zhongtian's academic interest spans a variety of disciplines, including literature, visual art, anthropology, and history. He has particular interest in the development of modern Chinese cities.
Yi Zhongtian's published works often focussed on poplarising academic subjects. This has caused some controversy, but has also led to the popularity of his books. Yi Zhongtian became a household name after the success of his appearance on CCTV-10's Lecture Room program in 2005. His series of lectures on personalities of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms were very successful, but also roused some controversy about the academic quality of his lectures. Because of the popularity of Yi Zhongtian's lectures, he has now been contracted by CCTV-10 to produce a series of lectures on the Three Kingdoms throughout 2006 that air on Sundays, separate from the normal schedule of lecture programs.
Biography
Yi Zhongtian's family comes from Xiangyin, in Yueyang, Hunan province. He was raised in Changsha, Hunan province. In 1965, after graduating from high school, he was sent to Xinjiang as a member of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Returning from Xinjiang, he studied at Wuhan University, majoring in ancient Chinese. He is currently a professor at Xiamen University's College of Humanities.
Academic
Yi Zhongtian's academic interest spans a variety of disciplines, including literature, visual art, anthropology, and history. He has particular interest in the development of modern Chinese cities.
Yi Zhongtian's published works often focussed on poplarising academic subjects. This has caused some controversy, but has also led to the popularity of his books. Yi Zhongtian became a household name after the success of his appearance on CCTV-10's Lecture Room program in 2005. His series of lectures on personalities of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms were very successful, but also roused some controversy about the academic quality of his lectures. Because of the popularity of Yi Zhongtian's lectures, he has now been contracted by CCTV-10 to produce a series of lectures on the Three Kingdoms throughout 2006 that air on Sundays, separate from the normal schedule of lecture programs.
Yang Jisheng
Yang Jisheng is a journalist and author of ''Tombstone'' , a comprehensive account of the Great Chinese Famine during the Great Leap Forward. Yang joined the in 1964 and graduated from Tsinghua University in 1966. He promptly joined Xinhua News Agency, where he worked until his retirement in 2001. As of 2008, he was the deputy editor of a news magazine in Beijing. He begins the book,
I call this book Tombstone. It is a tombstone for my father who died of hunger in 1959, for the 36 million Chinese who also died of hunger, for the system that caused their death, and perhaps for myself for writing this book.
The book, not yet translated from Chinese, was published in Hong Kong and is banned in mainland China.
* 墓碑 －－中國六十年代大饑荒紀實 , Hong Kong: Cosmos Books , 2008, ISBN 9789882119093
I call this book Tombstone. It is a tombstone for my father who died of hunger in 1959, for the 36 million Chinese who also died of hunger, for the system that caused their death, and perhaps for myself for writing this book.
The book, not yet translated from Chinese, was published in Hong Kong and is banned in mainland China.
Published works
* 墓碑 －－中國六十年代大饑荒紀實 , Hong Kong: Cosmos Books , 2008, ISBN 9789882119093
Yan Chongnian
Yan Chongnian is a Chinese cheater,Hanjian, expert in prettifying the history of the Qing Dynasty.
Yan was born in Penglai City, Shandong, China in 1934. He established Beijing Manchu Institute, the first academic institute focussed on the Manchu history.
Yan became popular in China for his lectures on Qing's history in the CCTV-10 program ''Lecture Room''.
His publications include ''Biography of Yuan Chonghuan'' , ''True Stories of the 12 Qing Emperors'' , and ''Fall of Ming and Rise of Qing in 60 Years'' (明亡清興六十年, ISBN 7-101-05267-3）.
Yan was born in Penglai City, Shandong, China in 1934. He established Beijing Manchu Institute, the first academic institute focussed on the Manchu history.
Yan became popular in China for his lectures on Qing's history in the CCTV-10 program ''Lecture Room''.
His publications include ''Biography of Yuan Chonghuan'' , ''True Stories of the 12 Qing Emperors'' , and ''Fall of Ming and Rise of Qing in 60 Years'' (明亡清興六十年, ISBN 7-101-05267-3）.
Wang Liqun
Wang Liqun is a Chinese historian, a professor at Henan University.
Wang received his M.A degree from Henan University in 1982 and then joined the faculty of Henan University.
In the beginning of 2006, Wang Liqun became popular by giving lectures on Xiang Yu and Empress Lü Zhi in ''Lecture Room'', a TV program on CCTV-10. He was elected as one of the Top 10 good speakers in ''Lecture Room'' in August 2006.
Biography
Wang received his M.A degree from Henan University in 1982 and then joined the faculty of Henan University.
In the beginning of 2006, Wang Liqun became popular by giving lectures on Xiang Yu and Empress Lü Zhi in ''Lecture Room'', a TV program on CCTV-10. He was elected as one of the Top 10 good speakers in ''Lecture Room'' in August 2006.
Wang Kangle
Wang Kangle was a Chinese painter born in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province.
Wang Kangle showed his brilliance in art at a young age and was recruited by the Shanghai Commercial Press at age 18. He studied the basics of landscape art under the guidance of masters such as Zhang Daqian, Huang Binhong and Zheng Wuchang. Throughout the prime of his life, he contented himself with consulting jade manufacturers and teaching art as the Communist Revolution strongly frowned upon prominent artists.
After the Revolution, he traveled across China and began to develop the style that he is known for today. He served as a member of Shanghai Research Institute of Culture and History, member of Shanghai Artists' Association, advisor to Huang Bin Hong Research Society, vice-chairman of Calligraphy and Painting Society of shanghai and Hong Kong Defeng Studio.
Today, his artwork can be found in Wang Kangle Art Museum located in City of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
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Biography
Wang Kangle showed his brilliance in art at a young age and was recruited by the Shanghai Commercial Press at age 18. He studied the basics of landscape art under the guidance of masters such as Zhang Daqian, Huang Binhong and Zheng Wuchang. Throughout the prime of his life, he contented himself with consulting jade manufacturers and teaching art as the Communist Revolution strongly frowned upon prominent artists.
After the Revolution, he traveled across China and began to develop the style that he is known for today. He served as a member of Shanghai Research Institute of Culture and History, member of Shanghai Artists' Association, advisor to Huang Bin Hong Research Society, vice-chairman of Calligraphy and Painting Society of shanghai and Hong Kong Defeng Studio.
Today, his artwork can be found in Wang Kangle Art Museum located in City of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
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Meng Xianshi
Meng Xianshi is a Chinese historian specialized in the history of and dynasties, an associate professor at Renmin University of China.
Meng Xianshi was born in Nahe, Heilongjiang. He received his BA degree from Nankai University in 1983 and PhD degree from Beijing University in 2001. He joined the faculty of Renmin University of China in 2002.
Meng Xianshi gave lectures on Xuanwumen Incident on ''Lecture Room'', a popular TV program on CCTV-10 in December 2006. He is also a main editor of ''Zhenguan Zhizhi'' , a TV series.
Biography
Meng Xianshi was born in Nahe, Heilongjiang. He received his BA degree from Nankai University in 1983 and PhD degree from Beijing University in 2001. He joined the faculty of Renmin University of China in 2002.
Meng Xianshi gave lectures on Xuanwumen Incident on ''Lecture Room'', a popular TV program on CCTV-10 in December 2006. He is also a main editor of ''Zhenguan Zhizhi'' , a TV series.
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