(1869- 1928), formerly known as Chang, was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou). 1889 took part in the provincial examination and won the prize. However, in the imperial examination, he never gained fame again. However, in addition to learning traditional culture, he paid great attention to new learning, so that when he went to Beijing to take the exam in 1895, he participated in the "writing on the bus" activity initiated by Liang Qichao, which called for political reform. He was also a member of the patriotic cultural group "Nanshe" initiated by Liu Yazi and Gao Xu in 1909. In the meantime, in order to make a living, Yuan Shikai served as his adjutant when he was training at Tianjin Railway Station, explaining ancient books and poems to soldiers, but he left because of disagreement.
190 1 year, he went to Shanghai to associate with Cai Yuanpei and Zhang Yuanji. Because he is good at writing, familiar with official documents and likes to collect official newspapers, diplomatic news needs such literati, so Tsui Hark joined the newspaper. As an editor of diplomatic news. The members of Diplomatic News are Li Dong (Zhang Yuanji), Cai Yuanpei (writer), (editor) and Wen Zongrao (translator), all of whom are appointed by the founding shareholders. There is also a translator, an accountant, a proofreader and two handyman. Shareholders are: two shares, one for Cai Yuanpei, one for Du Yaquan, one for Wen Zongrao and one for Commercial Press. The number of shares of Zhao Congfan, Shen is unknown (according to the information provided by Mr. Wang). The signers on Zhang Yuanji's receipt are Zhao Congfan, Cai Yuanpei and Wen Zongrao; Wen Zongrao's stock list and receipts are signed by Zhao Congfan, Cai Yuanpei and Zhang Yuanji, and his annual budget is about 5,500 yuan (plus 50 yuan start-up expenses). It has been ten years since the publication of Diplomatic Daily in 19 10, and it has a certain influence in the society.
Later, together with Diplomatic News, he became a staff member of the Compilation Institute of the Commercial Press. Later, he became the editor of Oriental Magazine. Zhang, a well-known editor of Old Business, recalled: "Oriental Magazine was founded in 1904. It was originally a newspaper selective publication, collecting notes and papers from newspapers and magazines every month and publishing them in categories for people who care about current events. Public copying and memorials take the first place, followed by time theory, and only a few translations are published occasionally.
The editor's name before 1909 is Tsui Hark. ""Because editing this magazine is a scissors job, he can finish it in a few evenings in his spare time and there are not many readers. " Therefore, Tsui Hark later served as a minister of miscellaneous editing in the business world, and he can be said to be a real saint. Although Zhang's words are a bit exaggerated, they are also true.
19 1 1 year, Du Yaquan took over as the editor-in-chief of Oriental Magazine and reformed the magazine, which has undergone great changes and development. Therefore, Tsui Hark took over the Miscellaneous Department. According to my colleague in the compilation institute at that time, "Xu served as the minister of miscellaneous editing department in the compilation institute." When I went in, he was immersed in writing the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, under his leadership, he edited and published Shanghai Guide, Daily Instructions, Guide to Wake Up Cambodia, Popular Letters and so on. The main tools of this department are paste and scissors, and all kinds of materials are cut from newspapers, magazines and government bulletins. Or with the help of people from all over the country, copy it on loose-leaf paper "(quoted from Xie Juzeng's" Sidenotes of Ten Miles Outside the Palace "). The purpose is to provide relevant information.
According to an old business colleague, "Xu Zhongke is short and short-sighted. When reading and writing, he must wear glasses to touch the real thing (referring to books) before he can see it. But he's funny. In the late Qing Dynasty, women's football was strongly advocated, that is, their study was named' Tiansu Pavilion'. He likes to write lyrics and sing with Cheng Zida in Ningxiang. His works were seen in Novel Monthly. " "Xu treats people well, is amiable and cares about his colleagues. As usual, he prepares a' spring wine' at home every Spring Festival and invites people from his department to get together, which is unprecedented in other departments. "
Ren Qinglei Copy is a collection of predecessors' notes that he left to future generations. "The book 48 volumes. There are about 92 categories of 13500 articles, including seasonality, geography, diplomacy, customs, crafts and literature. It was recorded from hundreds of notes of Qing people and recorded in newspapers. It has a wide range and convenient inspection, but the selection is quite complicated. " (See Ci Hai) In the 1980s, this book was reprinted, which shows that there are still many readers. In addition, there are other anecdote notes such as Grand View of unofficial history in Qing Dynasty, Tiansuge Series, Notes on Comfortable Living, etc.