On the 15th, a memorial service for Mr. Yao Diazhong, a famous Chinese traditional Chinese educator and calligrapher, was held in Taiyuan, Shanxi. People from all walks of life in Shanxi gathered here to recall the master’s style. They believed that the best way to commemorate Mr. Yao is to inherit and continue the traditional Chinese culture. .
At 5:50 a.m. on December 27, 2013, Mr. Yao Diazhong, a famous Chinese education educator and calligrapher in China, passed away at his home in Yiquyuan of Shanxi University at the age of 101. The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taiwan, the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Taiwan, the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Taiwan and other organizations sent messages of condolences saying that "Chinese culture has lost another watchman."
Yao Eryun, the second son of Yao Diuzhong, recalled at the memorial service: "My father lived a frugal life and did not change a new piece of clothing for several years, but he donated calligraphy and paintings worth millions of yuan, as well as precious books, etc. In 2010, the 'Yao Dian Chinese Studies Education Foundation' was established, and my father took the lead in donating 1 million yuan. My father said that all proceeds from the foundation were used to support the Shanxi University Chinese Studies Lecture Hall and the "Voice of Chinese Studies" project.
Yao Eryun said that his father continued to write as he got older. At the age of 90, he wrote more than 2,000 words of Tang poetry; at the age of 98, he created an inscription for Yongzuo Temple that was more than 800 words long. At the age of 101, he also wrote a 15-meter-long calligraphy scroll called "The Thousand Character Essay" and exhibited it in Taiwan.
Zhang Jianwu, director of the International Academic Exchange Center of the Shanxi Academy of Social Sciences, is a student of Yao Dianzhong. He said: "Mr. Yao's spiritual value is far from being recognized by the world. The deepest memory of him is to inherit his spiritual legacy and continue the cultural heritage of Chinese culture."
Ma Xiaofeng, head of the Shanxi branch of Hong Kong Satellite TV. He is an admirer of Yao Dianzhong, "I love the culture of the Three Jin Dynasties. Shanxi has a profound cultural heritage. There are stories of Chinese studies everywhere here. Mr. Yao is a master of Chinese studies. I hope that Mr. Yao's Chinese culture can be spread to Hong Kong and even the world." "Everywhere".
Yao Dianzhong, male, born in 1913, was born in Jishan County, Shanxi Province. In 1935, Yao Dianzhong studied under Mr. Zhang Taiyan, a famous Chinese master of Chinese studies, and was the youngest among the seven graduate students of Mr. Zhang Taiyan. One. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he taught in various universities in Jiangsu, Anhui, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.
In 1951, he returned to Shanxi and served as professor and department director of the Chinese Department of Shanxi University. , department chair, and director of the Institute of Classical Literature. After the reform and opening up, he served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, director of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, and honorary chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Calligraphers Association. He is the president of the Shanxi Provincial Classical Literature Society and an expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council.
Mr. Yao Dianzhong's poetry, calligraphy, painting and seals are known as the "Four Wonders" in the academic and calligraphy circles at home and abroad. He enjoys a high reputation. His calligraphy is comprehensive and exquisite, forming an artistic style with strong pen and ink, clear and clear ideas, simple style, elegant connotation, compatible inscriptions and inscriptions, and interesting and meaningful. In 2009, Mr. Yao Diazhong won the highest award in Chinese calligraphy. -Lanting Lifetime Achievement Award.
Since the 1940s, Mr. Yao Dianzhong has written plaques for the store, which are now permanently collected by Zhongnanhai, the Great Hall of the People, the National Art Museum of China and many museums. (End)