"Shu Ya was a very interesting person, with a swarthy face. He was addicted to opium in the past and liked meat. Later, when Peking University moved to Kunming, he was called the 'Er Yun Jushi'. He likes to smoke cigarettes, and sticks to his mouth even when he talks. He doesn't know why he does this, but he has a funny nature and is good at talking and laughing. "The words are not limited to words." (Zhou Zuoren, "Jiu Lu of Peking University·Liu Shuya")
"One year, Yu Shi was traveling with me in the same car. He had a penchant for copywriting and would often hold a book in his hand while reading. , his book must be a good version. And he holds a cigarette in one hand, and the cigarette flakes grow as he smokes, and the cigarette flakes are kept in his hand while the car is shaking." (Qian Mu, "Miscellaneous Reminiscences of Teachers and Friends")
"In the early 1930s, he served as the director of the Chinese Language Department at Tsinghua University and taught part-time at Peking University. He lectured on the Six Dynasties. I listened to him for a year... He was thin, dark-faced, and had no air of prominence at all. He sat in class, When he talks, his eyes are rarely wide open, and he always seems to be thinking and talking to himself." (Zhang Zhongxing, "Ning Xuan's Talk")
"His gown is very long, and he is sweeping the floor like Xinhai. Before the revolution, Chinese women wore the same skirts. Their feet were not allowed to be seen, and they could not step on the skirts when walking, so they had to move slowly. He occasionally wore leather shoes, which were torn and dirty and never oiled." (Wen Zhongzi. , "Liu Wendian: "Half Professor"")
"I remember that when the Chinese language class was about to start, I was sitting happily in classroom No. 7 of the Third Hospital, full of thoughts about getting close to this academic who I had been longing for for many years. The style of a celebrity. But after the bell rang, a frighteningly haggard figure walked in. Look! He had long black hair on his square hood and a thin face. He has a pair of lifeless eyes, high cheekbones and deep cheeks; his long head is as high as a lone crane looking into the sky; his skin is yellow and thin like an old man who has gone away from the valley; his medium body is so emaciated that although there are no bones in his body, It's possible to fight, but the two high shoulder bones on the back are very likely to be in contact. What about the sound? Oh my god! When I heard it, it really made me shudder. Sharp and weak, like a hungry rat in the beginning and a cold ape in the end..." ("Impressions of Professor Liu Wendian" by a Tsinghua student, see "Tsinghua Summer Weekly 1935.7") Liu Wendian lectured on "Selected Literature" at Southwest Associated University, Be unconventional and be unique. Before class begins, the school janitor will bring a pot of tea and a two-foot-long bamboo tobacco bag. When he got to his point, he would smoke a cigarette and explain the essence of the article, ignoring the bell when the get out of class bell rang. Sometimes he has an afternoon class, and he reluctantly ends it after 5 o'clock when he is happy. Liu may also be called "just like the Wei and Jin characters in "Shishuoxinyu"".
Mr. Liu Wendian is also very personal in class. When he got to his point of speaking, he never paid attention to the bell ringing. Sometimes when he was happy, he would lecture until after 5 o'clock before the class ended. Once, Liu Wendian finished the previous lecture after half an hour of class. The students thought he was going to teach a new class. At this time, he suddenly announced: "get out of class ends early today and will continue class next Wednesday at 7:30 after dinner." It turned out that next Wednesday was the 15th day of the fifth lunar month, and he was going to lecture on "Moon Fu" under the moonlight. At that time, a circle of seats was set up on the campus, and Liu Wendian sat in the middle and lectured on his "Moon Ode" in front of a bright moon. His vivid images and insightful insights made the listeners immersed in it and did not know where to go.
"When he explained "Hai Fu", he not only described the stormy waves of the sea, as turbulent as mountains, but also called us to pay special attention to the words on the handout. After a closer look, it turns out that most of the words in the text are about waterside Master Shuya said that regardless of whether the article is good or bad, just reading the many words beside the water in this article can make people feel that the waves are boundless, as if they are on the sea." (Song Tingchen, "Remembering Master Liu Wen") "Two or Three Things", Taiwan's "Biography and Literature" Volume 44, Issue 4)
Whenever he lectures on poetry, Liu Wendian often shakes his head and sings softly, and whenever he gets emotional, he sings passionately. Not only did he recite it himself, he also asked his students to imitate it. Some students disobeyed his orders. Although he was displeased, he did not criticize him harshly. He just gave an analogy: "If you don't recite a poem, how can you know its taste? Appreciating Mr. Mei's (Lan Fang) plays, if you just watch and listen, you won't understand." How can you appreciate the charm of singing in a loud voice?" (Fu Laisu, "It's a True Famous Scholar") In the summer of 1932, as the director of the Chinese Language Department of Tsinghua University, Liu Wendian asked Chen Yinke to draft the Chinese language test questions, and Chen Chu came up with "Sleepwalking in Tsinghua". In addition to the title of the composition "Garden Notes", there was also a couplet title, the first couplet was "Sun Xingzhe" in order to find the second couplet. Liu did not think so, so he agreed. As a result, many students who had not seen the couplet for a long time
I was at a loss and failed many candidates, which became news for a while. Once in class, a student asked him how to write an article well, and he said that he just needed to pay attention to "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva". The students were puzzled. He explained: "'Guan' means to observe life more; 'World' means to understand the world of people in society; 'Yin' means that the article should talk about the phonology; 'Bodhisattva' means to have the heart of a Bodhisattva to save suffering and serve the people. "In fact, this "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" theory also has certain reference significance for our current writing.
Liu Wendian is very citation-heavy in class, and often only speaks one sentence in a class, so he teaches "Selected Works" and can only teach half of "Hai Fu" in one semester. Later, due to opium addiction, I would sometimes smoke cigarettes in the middle of class. Because most of the pronunciation passes through the nasal cavity, the pronunciation is unclear. When talking about "Selected Works", I can only hear muttered words: "This article is good! This article is wonderful!" ”
The famous scholar Wu Mi also respected Liu Wendian. He often asked him to polish his poems and liked to listen to his classes.
Liu Wendian didn't mind either. He liked to close his eyes when giving lectures. When he talked about something he thought was unique, he would suddenly look up at Wu Mi sitting in the back row and ask, "What do you think, Brother Yu Seng (Wu Mi)?" Whenever this happens, Wu Mi gets up as usual, nods respectfully and says, "That's really great, that's great." This made the students snicker underneath.
When Liu Wendian was teaching at Tsinghua University, he needed to consult a certain Buddhist scripture and heard that it was available at Xiangshan Temple in Xishan, Beijing. There are strict regulations on the collection of books in this temple. Non-Buddhists are not allowed to borrow them. To borrow, you must sit upright in the chanting hall in the temple, and you are not allowed to turn the pages with saliva on your fingers. You must use a tab made by the temple to read. Violators will be punished. The monk in the temple knew that Liu Wendian was a well-known scholar and specially allowed him to borrow it. Before reading, he introduced the reading rules in detail. Mr. Liu immediately promised to strictly abide by the rules. After the monk left, Mr. Liu Wendian sat quietly and read scriptures. Due to the fatigue of the carriage and horses, he became sleepy after not long reading. Seeing an empty bed in the room, he took the opportunity to read in bed with a book. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep and the Buddhist scriptures in his hand fell to the ground. I don’t know how much time passed, but Liu Wendian, who was in his dream, suddenly heard scoldings and was beaten on the head and face. When he opened his eyes, he saw the old monk beating and scolding, "You broke your words and threw the Buddhist scriptures on the ground!" Helpless, Liu Wendian had no choice but to stand aside. He admitted his mistake and "scurried away" (self-proclaimed). The Buddhist hall was closed. He couldn't escape, and he didn't want to escape. There were still tourists outside, so it would be embarrassing to go out! They could only scream and run away, begging for mercy. When the monk saw that Liu was in a state of embarrassment at first, and then he was willing to be beaten, Professor Quan Wuming's airs changed into an angry look, he laughed, and he pardoned him. Because of this fight, Liu Jing became good friends with the old monk and even set up a vegetarian restaurant in Tsinghua Garden to entertain his friend. Liu later recalled the incident and said, “Although my head is not noble, it is not something anyone can hit.
But this time I deserve a beating, a gentleman must not break his promise! ”