Introduction to Qi Gong:
Mr. Qi Gong, whose courtesy name is Yuan Bai, was born in Beijing in 1912. He lost his parents when he was young and his family was poor. After dropping out of Beijing Huiwen Middle School, he devoted himself to self-study.
Slightly older, I studied calligraphy and painting from Mr. Jia Erlu and Mr. Wu Xizeng, and studied classical literature from Mr. Dai Suizhi. I studied hard and finally succeeded in my studies. In 1933, after being recommended by Mr. Fu Yuanshu, I studied under Mr. Chen Yuan'an. , learned about academic classification and textual research.
Mr. Yuan'an had a keen eye for talents and was hired as a Chinese teacher at Furen Middle School. In 1935, he was appointed as an assistant teacher in the Fine Arts Department of Furen University. After 1938, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Chinese Department of Furen University. He also served as a special committee member of the Palace Museum. From the Accident Palace Archives Manuscript review and cultural relic identification work.
In 1949, he was appointed associate professor of the Chinese Language Department of Fu Jen Catholic University and associate professor of the Department of Museum of Peking University. After 1952, he was appointed associate professor of Beijing Normal University. He successively served as a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the chairman of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee.
Director of the Central Research Institute of Literature and History, Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, Professor of Beijing Normal University, and doctoral supervisor. On June 30, 2005, Qi Gong died in Beijing at the age of 93 due to ineffective treatment of illness. age.
Extended information:
Mr. Qi Gong was born in Beijing on July 26, 1912. It is said that his cry is much clearer than other babies. He is the eldest son and belongs to the royal family, so he deserves more rain and dew.
The ancestor of Mr. Qigong was the son of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. He ranked fifth and was named Hongzhou. Since Emperor Yongzheng did not pass the throne to Hongzhou, he passed it to his fourth elder brother, Hongli. Naturally, Zhou can only be the prince.
Because the title of the Qing Dynasty was only inherited by the eldest son, the next generation of the prince, Qigong’s great-great-grandfather Zai Chong, was relegated to a side branch because he was not the eldest son of the main family, and became a side branch. Pian Mu had no choice but to separate from the palace and was awarded the title of first-class auxiliary general.
At this time, the Qi Gong family was no longer what it used to be. After the death of Qi Gong’s great-great-grandfather, Qi Gong’s great-grandfather Pu Liang no longer had the influence of the royal ancestors and became a The so-called strong stems and weak branches mean that the salary earned by a knighthood is not even enough to support the family, so they have to rely on teaching to support their families.
Qi Gong’s great-grandfather was a very ambitious man. Although he only made a living by teaching and earning four hundred taels of silver per month, which was not a small amount, he still had to work hard for his large family.
He realized that the glory of his ancestors could no longer be of any help to him. He was unwilling to be inferior to others, so he relied on his own efforts to gain fame.
Since he had a title and could not take the imperial examination, he asked the court to remove his title and salary. As a white man, he embarked on the road of imperial examination and officialdom. The desperate efforts of his great-grandfather finally allowed him to obtain the imperial examination. He served as academic administrator in Jiangsu and Guangdong.
According to the "Chronology of the Ministers of the Qing Dynasty", he served successively in the imperial court as the left minister of the Lifan Academy, the right minister of the household department, the censor of Manzuodu of the Supervisory Yuan, the minister of Manchu of the Ministry of Rites, Minister of Rites.
Qi Gong's grandfather was named Yulong. Under the influence of Pu Liang, he also took the imperial examination. He was born in the Imperial Academy and was good at calligraphy. He was a bachelor of the Riyuan Academy and served as an academic administrator and examiner in Sichuan.
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