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Zheng Zhenduo

Zheng Zhenduo was born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and originally from Changle, Fujian. An outstanding modern Chinese patriot and social activist, writer, poet, scholar, literary critic, literary historian, translator, art historian, and also a famous collector and exegete.

In 1919, he participated in the May 4th Movement and began to publish works. In 1932, his "Illustrated History of Chinese Literature" was published. [2] In 1949, he served as director of the Welfare Department of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, director of research of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, leader of the cultural and educational group of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, director of cultural relics of the Central Ministry of Culture, deputy director of the Folk Literature Research Office, director of the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture. . Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the plenary committee and presidium of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and director of the Chinese Writers Association. Joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1952. In 1957, he compiled and published three volumes of "Research on Chinese Literature".

On October 17, 1958, he died in a sudden plane crash at the age of 59.

Contribution

Zheng Zhenduo has made outstanding contributions to China's cultural and academic undertakings in many aspects. In terms of literary theory, he was one of the important advocates of literature "for life" in the early stage of the literary revolution. In June 1921, he further put forward the slogan of the need for "literature of blood and tears" ("Literature of Blood and Tears") and asked progressive writers to create "red works with blood and tears" ("Our Miscellaneous Notes"). From then on, he adhered to the revolutionary realist literary theory throughout his life, emphasized the function of literature in social reform, and advocated literature to serve the people. In terms of literary research, in the early 1920s, he advocated and engaged in comprehensive comparative research on Chinese and foreign ancient and modern literature. He was early to propose and start using new perspectives and methods to organize and study the history of Chinese literature, especially the materials that have always attached great importance to folk literature, novels, and operas. Collection and research, and done a lot of pioneering work.

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Zheng Zhenduo adhered to the revolutionary realist literary theory throughout his life, emphasized the function of literature in social reform, and advocated literature to serve the people. In terms of literary research, in the early 1920s, he advocated and engaged in comprehensive comparative research on Chinese and foreign ancient and modern literature. He early proposed and started to use new perspectives and methods to organize and study the history of Chinese literature, especially the materials of folk literature, novels and operas. Collection and research, and done a lot of pioneering work.