Zhu Ziqing (November 22, 1898 - August 12, 1948), whose original name was Zihua, nicknamed Qiushi, and courtesy name Peixian. Famous modern writer, scholar, and democratic fighter. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, he was born in Haizhou, Jiangsu (now Lianyungang City), and later settled in Yangzhou with his grandfather and father. 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 Haizhou, Jiangsu 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 Haizhou to Shaobo Town, Yangzhou Prefecture, to take office. Two years later, the family moved to Yangzhou City and settled in Yangzhou ever since.

Zhu Ziqing’s wife’s name is Chen Zhuyin. He studied in a private school when he was young and was influenced by traditional Chinese culture. Entered higher primary school in 1912. Zhu Ziqing 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. Yangzhou is a cultural city with beautiful scenery, its lakes and mountains, and pleasant scenery. It has attracted many poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Su Dongpo, Ouyang Xiu, etc. to linger here, explore the secluded places, and write many popular and magnificent poems. Yangzhou is also a heroic historical city. In the history of resisting foreign invasion, it has written countless glorious chapters and left many evocative stories. The beautiful scenery of the ancient city and the strong culture of advocating culture have invisibly cultivated the temperament of young Zhu Ziqing, developing his peaceful and upright character and his yearning for natural beauty. The beautiful mountains and rivers of Yangzhou nourished his soul like rain and dew, nourished his emotions, enriched his imagination, and made his feelings always full of poetry and painting. Yangzhou, a famous historical and cultural city, had a subtle and profound influence on him. After graduating from high school in 1916, Zhu Ziqing was admitted to Peking University Preparatory School. "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. Mao Zedong once praised Zhu Ziqing's integrity, saying that he was "seriously ill and would rather starve to death than receive "relief food" from the United States." 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 "Shi" 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 "Qinhuai River in the Sound of Oars and Shadows of Lanterns". In August 1925, he went to Tsinghua University to teach 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 England and traveled around Europe. After returning to China, he wrote "Miscellaneous Notes on European Travels". 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 Studies". 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. In 1947, Zhu Ziqing signed the "Declaration of Thirteen Professors". Protest against arbitrary arrests by the authorities. Zhu Ziqing suffered from serious stomach problems in his later years. His monthly salary was only enough to buy 3 bags of flour, which was not enough for his family of 12, and he had no money for medical treatment. At that time, the Kuomintang colluded with the United States and launched a civil war, and the United States implemented a policy of supporting Japan. One day, Wu Han asked Zhu Ziqing to sign a declaration "Protesting the U.S. Supporting Japan Policy and Refuse to Receive U.S. Aid Flour." He resolutely signed and said: "I would rather die of poverty and illness than accept such insulting charity. "On August 12 of this year (1948), Zhu Ziqing died in Beijing due to poverty. Before he died, he told his wife: "I signed the document rejecting US flour aid. Our family will not buy American flour rationed by the Kuomintang in the future." Zhu Ziqing was seriously ill and would rather starve to death than receive "relief food" from the United States. ", showing the backbone of the Chinese people. After Zhu Ziqing died of illness, he was buried in Wanan Cemetery near Xiangshan. The tombstone was engraved with "The Tomb of Mr. Zhu Ziqing, Professor of Tsinghua University". In 1990, his wife Chen Zhuyin passed away and was buried with her husband.

Zhu Ziqing embarked on the path of literature and was initially famous for his poetry. He published the long poem "Destruction" and some short poems, which were included in "Snow Dynasty" and "Traces". Since the mid-1920s, he has devoted himself to prose creation, and has authored the collections of essays "Back View", "Miscellaneous Notes on European Travel", "You and Me", "Miscellaneous Notes on London" and essay collections "Standards and Measures" and "On Elegance and Popularity" *Rewards" etc. His prose includes landscape essays, travel notes, lyrical essays and essays. First, there are meticulous and fluent poems describing the scenery such as "Qinhuai River in the Shadow of Oars and Lamps" and "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond", which show the achievements of vernacular literature; then there are the most affectionate poems such as "Back View", "Children", and "To the Dead Wife". The work set up a model of "conversational style" prose with rich literary quality, natural and friendly nature; finally, he achieved the unity of poet, scholar and fighter with his essays of subtle talk and full of rationality. He made contributions to the construction of modern prose in a simple, lyrical and authentic style.

As a scholar, Zhu Ziqing has made achievements in research on poetry theory, classical literature, new literature history and Chinese education. His treatises include "Miscellaneous Discussions on New Poetry", "Poetry Commentary", "Classics", "Teaching Chinese Language" (co-authored with Ye Shengtao) and the lecture notes "Outline of Research on Chinese New Literature", etc. His writings are included in "The Complete Works of Zhu Ziqing" (Jiangsu Education Press). Zhu Ziqing was diligent throughout his life and wrote 26 kinds of poems, essays, reviews, and academic research works, totaling more than two million words. His posthumous works are compiled into "Zhu Ziqing's Collection", "Zhu Ziqing's Selected Poems and Prose", etc.