The prose writer whose early prose was influenced by Buddhist thought is Feng Zikai
Influenced by his teacher Li Shutong (Master Hongyi), the prose written by Feng Zikai in his early years has the imprint of Buddhist thought.
Feng Zikai (November 9, 1898 - September 15, 1975), formerly known as Fengrun[1], named Ren, and nicknamed Ziqi, was later changed to Zikai, and his hall name was Yuanyuantang [2], pen name "TK" [1] (FONG TSE KA [3]), Buddhist name Yingxing [4], born in Shimenwan, Chongde County, Zhejiang Province [5] (today's Tongxiang, Jiaxing), is a famous modern Chinese He is a calligrapher, painter, writer, essayist, translator, and art and music education theorist. He is also an indispensable heavyweight in the Chinese art world in the 20th century. [2] An important designer in the history of modern Chinese binding, known as the "modern The most artistic artist in China", [1] "The originator of modern Chinese comics". [6]
Feng Zikai studied painting under Li Shutong [2] [7] and Xia Jizun, who taught Chinese literature [1] [7]. In the sixth year of the Republic of China (1917), he organized the Tongyin Painting Society with his classmates and joined the Dongshi Society, which studied gold and stone seal carving. In the eighth year of the Republic of China (1919), he held the first exhibition of his works with colleagues in the painting society. In the tenth year of the Republic of China (1921) He traveled east to Japan and studied oil painting at the Kawabata Western Painting School in Tokyo. He returned to China in 1922 and taught painting and music at Chunhui Middle School in Shangyu, Zhejiang.
After the founding of New China, Feng Zikai successively served as Shanghai Municipal People's Representative, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, chairman of the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Artists Association, vice chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and president of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. On September 15, 1975, Feng Zikai died in the emergency observation room of Shanghai Huashan Hospital at the age of 77.
Feng Zikai has made outstanding achievements in comics, calligraphy, translation and other aspects. He has published more than 160 calligraphy and painting collections, prose works, art theory and music theory works. His paintings mostly use children as subjects, are humorous and reflect social phenomena. They were included in primary school textbooks during the Republic of China, and his prose was included in Taiwanese Chinese textbooks. Among them, comics are favored by the world for their artistic proposition of "high quality and popular music" and the artistic characteristics of "the big can be seen in the small, and there is lingering sound beyond the strings".
Feng Zikai is a famous essayist in the "May 4th" New Culture Movement. In the fourteenth year of the Republic of China (1925), Feng Zikai, Kuang Husheng, Zhu Guangqian and others founded Lida Academy in Shanghai. During this period, he joined the Literary Research Society. The Literary Research Association holds high the banner of the "May 4th" literary revolution, advocates art for life, and advocates realist literary principles that reflect life and care for the people's sufferings. [4] From the 1920s to the 1970s, Feng Zikai wrote a large number of essays and published "Yuanyuantang Essays", "Twenty Essays", "Train Car Society" and "Yuanyuantang Again" Many collections of essays, such as "Sweet Memories", "The Candid Collection" and "The Continuation of Yuanyuantang", are unique in the history of modern literature. Most of these works describe his personal experience of life and daily contacts with people. Their writing is simple and natural, and their style is meaningful and clear. They express his thoughts on real life and reflect his strong interest in life. Feng Zikai's prose has moved countless readers with a unique sentiment.