No one can deny Guo Moruo's achievements in literature. This man is talented and has very high literary attainments. He is second only to Lu Xun in literature. Guo Moruo is a cultural giant in the twentieth century. In Chinese history, A cultural giant, his position in the history of Chinese literature in the twentieth century is unshakable.
There is nothing to criticize about Guo Moruo’s research on ancient history and epigraphy. As for literary creation, my country's modern and contemporary literary circles have long been known as "Guo Lu, Mao Ba, Lao Cao", that is, Guo Moruo, Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Lao She and Cao Yu. There is not much to say about their status. As for some of the widely rumored poems, it seems now that some are not by Guo, and some were written for the occasion.
Guo Moruo is an outstanding figure in the academic and cultural history of China in the 20th century who is a writer, historian, paleographer, calligrapher and social activist. He is knowledgeable about the past and present, has a wide range of fields, is proficient in Japanese, German, English and other languages, and has written numerous translations. He is an encyclopedic cultural giant and the pride of the Chinese nation.
Zhou Enlai once called him and Lu Xun together - "If Lu Xun was the pioneer who opened up the road without a road, Guo Moruo was the guide who led everyone forward together."
Guo Moruo's biography:
He was born on November 16, 1892 in Shawan, Leshan, Sichuan. In January 1914, he went to Japan to study. In 1915, he entered Okayama Sixth High School. In 1918, he was promoted to the Faculty of Medicine of Kyushu Imperial University. In 1919, he organized the Xiashe Society, a patriotic society that arrived in Japan; in the same year, he wrote poems such as "Embracing a Baby and Bathing in Hakata Bay" and "Phoenix Nirvana". In August 1921, the collection of poems "Goddess" was published.
In 1923, he completed the historical drama "Zhuo Wenjun" and the collection of poems, operas and essays "Starry Sky". In 1924, he completed the historical drama "Wang Zhaojun". In 1927, he joined the Communist Party of China. In 1931, he completed the treatises "Research on Oracle Bone Inscriptions" and "Research on Yin and Zhou Bronze Inscriptions". In 1937, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, he returned to China to participate in the Anti-Japanese War and hosted the National Salvation Daily in Shanghai.
In April 1938, he served as director of the Third Department of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government. In December 1941, the five-act historical drama "Flowers of Tangdi" was completed. In 1942, he completed the historical dramas "Qu Yuan", "Tiger Fu", "Gao Jianli" and "Peacock Gut". In 1943, he completed the historical drama "Nanguancao". In 1944, he wrote "Jiashen Three Hundred Years Ceremony". In October 1949, he was appointed Vice Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council and Director of the Culture and Education Committee; on October 19, he was appointed President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1953, he was elected chairman of the second China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
In 1958, he served as president of the University of Science and Technology of China. In 1959, he completed the historical drama "Cai Wenji". In January 1960, he completed the historical drama "Wu Zetian"; in the same year, he was elected chairman of the third China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. In 1969, he completed the treatise "Li Bai and Du Fu". In 1973, the treatise "Two or Three Things About Unearthed Cultural Relics" was published. In 1978, he was elected chairman of the fourth Federation of Literary and Art Circles; on June 12, he died in Beijing due to ineffective treatment.