Ye Shengtao
Ye Shengtao (1894.10.28 ~ 1988.2.16), writer, educator, publisher, and political activist. His original name is Ye Shaojun, and his pen names are Ye, Shengtao, Siti, etc. A native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. In his early years, he worked as a primary school teacher and participated in the New Trend Society and Literary Research Association. He has been engaged in editing and publishing since 1923. He has edited or edited "Literary Weekly", "Novel Monthly", "Middle School Students", "Chinese Monthly", "Bi Zhen", etc. After the September 18th Incident in 1931, he participated in anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. After 1946, he actively participated in the patriotic democratic movement. After 1949, he successively served as deputy director of the General Administration of Publishing and director of the Editorial and Review Bureau, deputy minister of education, president and editor-in-chief of the People's Education Press, director of the Central Research Institute of Literature and History, and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is the author of the novels "Separation", "Offline", "Ni Huanzhi", essay collections "Footsteps Collection", "Xichuan Collection", fairy tale collections "Scarecrow", "Stone Statues of Ancient Heroes", etc., and has edited dozens of textbooks. He has written more than a dozen books on Chinese education.
Biography
In 1894, Ye Shengtao was born in Wuxian County, Suzhou.
In 1907, he was admitted to Caoqiao Middle School and served as a primary school teacher after graduation. In 1914, he was kicked out of school and began writing classical Chinese novels.
In 1915, he served as a Chinese teacher at the Shang Gong School of the Commercial Press in Shanghai, and compiled Chinese textbooks for primary schools for the Commercial Press. Later, he applied to teach at the fifth higher primary school in Jiaozhi County, Wuxian County.
In 1918, his first vernacular novel "Spring Banquet Tales" was published in "Women's Magazine", Volume 4, Issues 2 and 3.
In 1919, he joined the New Wave Society of Peking University and began to create vernacular literature.
In 1921, together with Mao Dun, Zheng Zhenduo and others, he initiated the "Literature Research Association" and advocated "literature as life".
In 1923, he entered the Commercial Press to engage in editing and publishing work, and published the novel "Ni Huanzhi".
In 1930, it was transferred to Kaiming Bookstore and sponsored the magazine "Middle School Students".
In 1931, after the September 18th Incident, the "Anti-Imperialist and Anti-Japanese Alliance in the Literary and Art Circles" was initiated.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he went to Sichuan to continue to preside over the editorial work of Kaiming Bookstore. At the same time, he also participated in the establishment of the "Literary and Art Circles Anti-Enemy Support Association".
In 1946, after returning to Shanghai, he served as the director of the General Affairs Department of the All-China Association of Literary and Art Circles and a consultant to the Shanghai Primary School Teachers Joint Training Association and the Secondary School Education Research Association.
In 1949, he arrived in Peiping and served as director of the Textbook Editing and Review Committee of the North China People's Government. Later he served as a member of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
After 1949, he successively served as deputy minister of education, president and editor-in-chief of the People's Education Press, member of the All-China Joint Committee of Literary and Art Circles, consultant to the Chinese Writers Association, director of the Central Museum of Literature and History, and director of the People's Republic of China. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China, Member of the Standing Committee of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth National People's Congress, Member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of the Sixth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Central Committee for the Advancement of Democracy President.
Education and news editing thoughts
Ye Shengtao’s educational thoughts and news publishing thoughts are inseparable from each other:
Teaching is for the sake of not teaching
Literature is life
Readability
Literary works
Ye Shengtao’s main pen names include Ye Tao, Sheng Tao, Guishan, etc. He began writing classical Chinese novels in 1914. In 1918, he began to publish works in vernacular Chinese. He created a large number of novels, essays, essays, poems and children's literature throughout his life.
"Spring Banquet Tales": his first vernacular novel
"Ni Huanzhi": a novel
"Separation": a collection of novels
"Fire": Collection of Novels
Newspapers and Magazines
Ye Shengtao has worked as editor, chief writer or editor-in-chief in the following newspapers and magazines:
"Weekly" Six》
"Shanghai Current Affairs News"
"Shanghai Republic Daily"
"Literary Weekly"
"Zhengyi Daily"< /p>
"Chinese Monthly"
"Suzhou Review"
"Women's Magazine"
"Novel Monthly"
"Middle School Students"
"Enlightened Youth"
"Chinese Writers"
"People's Education"
"Chinese Language"
p>"Poem"
"Light"
"Chinese Magazine"
"Middle School Students' Wartime Semi-monthly"
Fairy Tales Works
Ye Shengtao once wrote the following fairy tales:
"Scarecrow"
"The Traveler"
"Little White Boat"
p>"Stone Statues of Ancient Heroes"
"A Seed"
"The Emperor's New Clothes"
"Roses and Goldfish"
p>"Moon Girl's Marriage"
"Mimosa"
"Happy People"
"Fang'er's Dream"
Wait
Ye Shengtao Memorial Hall
Ye Shengtao Memorial Hall in Jiaozhi Town's Ye Shengtao Park is located in the West Park of Jiaozhi Baosheng Temple, Wuzhong District, Suzhou. This is where he lived from 1917 to 1922. The original site of the fifth prefectural higher elementary school where he taught.
(1894～1988) is a famous writer, educator, publisher and political activist in my country. His original name is Ye Shaojun, and his pen names are Ye, Shengtao, Siti, etc. A native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. His father worked as a bookkeeper in a landlord's house, and his family was in a poor financial situation. He was admitted to Caoqiao Middle School in 1907 and worked as a teacher in a junior primary school after graduation. He was kicked out of school in 1914. During his solitary period, he wrote classical Chinese novels and published them in magazines such as "Saturday". In the autumn of 1915, he went to the Shang Gong School affiliated to the Commercial Press in Shanghai to teach Chinese and compiled Chinese textbooks for primary school students for the Commercial Press. In 1917, he applied to teach at the fifth higher primary school in Jiaozhi County, Wuxian County. He called Jiaozhi his second hometown. In 1921, he initiated the "Literary Research Association" with Shen Yanbing, Zheng Zhenduo and others. He has collaborated with Xia Chuzun to publish "Reading and Writing", "Wenxin", "Articles and Speeches", etc. He has been engaged in editing and publishing since 1923. He has edited or edited "Literary Weekly", "Novel Monthly", "Middle School Students", "Chinese Monthly", "Bi Zhen", etc. After the "September 18th" Incident in 1931, he participated in anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. After 1946, he actively participated in the patriotic democratic movement. After 1949, he successively served as deputy director of the General Administration of Publishing and director of the Editorial and Review Bureau, deputy minister of education, president and editor-in-chief of the People's Education Press, director of the Central Research Institute of Literature and History, and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is the author of the novels "Separation", "Offline", "Ni Huanzhi", essay collections "Footsteps Collection", "Xichuan Collection", fairy tale collections "Scarecrow", "Stone Statues of Ancient Heroes", etc., and has edited dozens of textbooks. He has written more than a dozen books on Chinese education.