Penname: Xidi, Zheng Yuanxin
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1898-1958
Nationality: Han
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An outstanding patriot and social activist in modern my country, he is also a famous writer, literary critic, literary historian, translator, art historian, and a well-known collector at home and abroad. Originally from Changle County, Fujian Province, he was born in Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province (now Wenzhou City). In 1917, he entered Beijing Railway Management School to study. In 1919, he participated in the May 4th Movement, and at the same time initiated the establishment of the Literary Research Association with Shen Yanbing and others. He served as editor of the Shanghai Commercial Press, editor-in-chief of "Novel Monthly", teacher at Shanghai University, and editor-in-chief of "Axiom Daily". In 1927, he lived in England and After returning to China, he served as a professor at Beijing Yenching University and Tsinghua University, a professor at Shanghai Jinan University, and the editor-in-chief of "World Library". In 1937, he joined the National Salvation Association in the Cultural Circle, organized the restoration of the society with Hu Yuzhi and others, and published "The Complete Works of Lu Xun" as chief editor. "Democracy Weekly", after 1949, he successively served as the Minister of 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, Chairman of the Culture and Education 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 Director of the Ministry of Culture Deputy Minister. Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the National Committee of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, member of the Presidium, member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and director of the Chinese Writers Association. Began publishing works in 1919. Joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1952. On October 17, 1958, he led a Chinese cultural delegation to visit abroad. He died suddenly in a plane crash the next day.
He is the author of the monographs "Outline of Literature", "A Brief History of Russian Literature", "Collection of Chinese Literature", "History of Chinese Popular Literature", "History of Excavation of Ancient City Tombs in the Past Hundred Years", "Infrastructure and "Protection of Ancient Cultural Relics", "Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings Collected Outside Territories", "Reference Atlas of Chinese History", "Illustrated Catalog of the Great Art Tradition", "Illustrated History of Chinese Literature", "Illustrated Catalog of the History of Chinese Printmaking", short story collections "Family Story", "The Arrest of the Fire Maker", "Gui Gong Tang", essay collections "Rickets Collection", "European Travel Diary", "Miscellaneous Notes on the Mountain", "Dagger Collection", "Difficult Learning Collection", "Haiyan", "National Wenhua", "Records of Hidden Life", translations of "Shaning", "Bloodstain", "Gray Horse", "New Moon Collection", "Flying Bird Collection", "Indian Fables", "Collected Works of Zheng Zhenduo" ", "Selected Works of Zheng Zhenduo", edited "Collection of Chinese Short Stories", "Beiping Jianpu" (co-edited with Lu Xun), etc. Among them, "Cat" was selected as a junior high school textbook by the People's Education Press.