Rudologist - Zhou Ruchang
Introduction: Mr. Zhou Ruchang is the most important red scholar today and the master of the textual research school.
....Zhou Ruchang (1918-), named Yuyan, was born in Tianjin, male, Han nationality, researcher. He once used the pseudonyms Nianshu, Cangyu, Xuexi, Gu Yan, Yugong, and Shiwu , Yuqing, Shiyan, Tea Guest, etc.
....After graduating from Nankai Middle School, he was admitted to the Foreign Languages ??Department of Yanjing University, and after graduation, he transferred to the Graduate School of the Chinese Department for further study. Since then, he has served as a lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages ??and Literatures of Yenching University, West China University, and Sichuan University. Since 1954, he has been the editor of People's Literature Publishing House. When he was in middle school, he published essays, essays, poems, etc. in the Nankai Middle School magazine and other newspapers. When he was in college, he translated and studied Lu Xun's "The Power of Moro Poetry" and Sikong Tu's "Twenty-Four Poems". Since then, he has been mainly engaged in the research of Cao Xueqin and his "Dream of Red Mansions", as well as the research on the relationship between Zen and literature and art, the revision, annotation and review of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the commentary of "Water Margin" and the commentary of Tang and Song poetry, etc. He has published various works and a large number of papers, mainly including: "New Evidence of the Dream of Red Mansions", "Selected Poems of Fan Cheng", "Selected Poems of Yang Wanli", "Selected Poems of Bai Juyi" (co-author), "Cao Xueqin", "Q&A on the Art of Calligraphy" , "Collection of Xianqin", "Figures in Stone", "Dream of Red Mansions and Chinese Culture" (co-author), etc. At the same time, he is a member of the 5th to 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a director of the China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, a member of the Chinese Writers Association and the Calligraphers Association, a consultant to the Chinese Rhythm Society, the Chinese Couplet Society, the China Grand View Garden Cultural Association, and the honorary president of the Chinese Cao Xueqin Society. . In 1991, he began to enjoy special government subsidies.
....Zhou Ruchang had a rough life. He lost hearing in both ears in his twenties, and later became nearly blind in both eyes due to excessive use of his eyes. He only relies on the vision of 0.01 in his right eye to support his studies to this day.
....Monograph on Red Mansions: "New Evidence of the Dream of Red Mansions" (400,000 words), published by Shanghai Tangdi Publishing House in 1953, sold three editions in three months, and later increased to 800,000 words, in 1976 Published by People's Literature Publishing House; "Cao Xueqin" (140,000 words), published by Writers' Publishing House in 1964, later expanded to 200,000 words, "Cao Xueqin's Biography", published by Tianjin Baihua Publishing House in 1980; "The Examination of Prince Gong's Mansion" (120,000 words), Published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House in 198O; "Collection of Xianqin" (400,000 words), published by Shanxi People's Publishing House in 1985; "Stories of Stones and Jianzhen" (200,000 words), co-authored with Zhou Huchang, 1985 Bibliographic Literature Publishing House Published; "Dream of Red Mansions and Chinese Culture" (180,000 words), in 1989, the Workers' Publishing House and Taiwan Dongda Book Company were separated; "The Course of the Dream of Red Mansions" (110,000 words), published by Heilongjiang People's Publishing House in 1989; "Prince Kung's Mansion and the Dream of Red Mansions" "(200,000 words), published by Beijing Yanshan Publishing House in 1992; "A New Biography of Cao Xueqin" (230,000 words), published by Foreign Languages ??Publishing House in 1992; "The Art of Red Mansions" (190,000 words), published by People's Literature Publishing House in 1995; "A Dream of Red Mansions" "The True Story of Red Mansions" (270,000 words), published by Huayi Publishing House in 1995; "The True Version of the Red Mansion" (120,000 words), published by Beijing Library Press in 1998; "The Collection of Zhou Ruchang's Red Studies" (1.840,000 words), published by Huayi Publishing House in 1998 Published by Art Publishing House; "The First Man of Romance and Literary Talent" (250,000 words), published by Oriental Publishing House in 1999.
....New book: "The Eye-catching Red in Red Mansions" (Writer Publishing House).. Tell the "main idea" in short articles. There are more than 130 chapters in the book, ranging from the appreciation of Cao Xueqin's "unique" personality to the suggestion that Shi Xiangyun is the protagonist of "A Dream of Red Mansions", to the importance of Grandma Liu in the whole book, and the opinions of the little figures in the Red Mansions that are rarely touched upon by researchers of Red Mansions.
Edited by Zhou Lunling) "..., the 56-year-old wish has finally become a reality. In the history of red studies, the emergence of this book should have the status and value it deserves. If it can achieve the more systematic and comprehensive "exploitation" of more than two hundred years, The preliminary results of "pseudo-returning to the roots" can generally be stored in the sea of ????books, art, and culture. Personal gains and losses are not worth worrying about. ... ..——Zhou Ruchang"
Attachment: "I am no longer a member of the Red Academy."
....The reporter saw him saying in more than one place, "I am no longer a member of the Red Academy." Why such a confession? Zhou Lao said: "What I study is actually not only Hong Studies. My main research is poetics, calligraphy, and Chinese culture." Some people have complained that Zhou has transformed "Red Studies" into "Cao Studies", which is actually the same as Zhou Lao. Related to this broad research scope, he believes that studying "Dream of Red Mansions" is not just about the choice of words and sentences, but also about studying all the historical information reflected in "Dream of Red Mansions", which undoubtedly carries traditional culture. In addition to the above research scope, Mr. Zhou is also a foreign language teacher. He said: "From last year to this year, I have been telling foreign guests about "Dream of Red Mansions" in foreign languages." In addition to this reason, there are actually other factors: not all domestic people have a good impression of the term "Red Studies". This may be related to historical memory. The study of red studies has always been too closely related to politics. Furthermore, Mr. Zhou told reporters about the dullness of today’s red academic circles. This dullness includes academic dullness: red science research is currently progressing slowly.
"Sometimes there will be some works on red studies, but regardless of their specifications and quality, there are not many valuable ones." On the other hand, the dullness comes from the environmental atmosphere in the academic world, "Why do I say a word, and millions of people have eyes?" Staring, discussing, encircling and suppressing? If it is serious criticism, I will gladly accept it, but all I encounter are non-academic remarks, abuse, rumors, and attacks. So I said, it is best for me to leave this so-called world. I am an outsider.
Wouldn’t it be good for me to develop my own knowledge? ”