Lu Xun (September 25, 1881 - October 19, 1936), whose original name was Zhou Zhangshou, was later renamed Zhou Shuren, with the courtesy name Yushan, and later changed to Hecai. "Lu Xun" was the name of "The Madman" he published in 1918 The pen name he used when writing "Diary" is also his most widely influential pen name. He is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. Famous writer and thinker, important participant in the May Fourth New Culture Movement, and the founder of modern Chinese literature. Mao Zedong once commented: "Lu Xun's direction is the direction of the new culture of the Chinese nation."
Lu Xun spent his life in literary creation, literary criticism, ideological research, literary history research, translation, introduction of art theory, and introduction of basic science. He has made significant contributions to many fields such as the collation and research of ancient books. He had a significant influence on the ideological and cultural development of Chinese society after the May 4th Movement. He is well-known in the world of literature, especially in the ideological and cultural fields of South Korea and Japan. He has an extremely important position and influence, and is known as "the largest territory on the cultural map of East Asia in the 20th century." writer".
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Lu Xun Literary Award
The Lu Xun Literary Award is sponsored by the Chinese Writers Association. It is one of the highest honorary literary awards in China. The award is held every The selection is held every four years. It aims to reward the creation of outstanding novellas, short stories, reportages, poems, essays, and literary theory reviews, reward the translation of Chinese and foreign literary works, and promote the prosperity and development of Chinese literature.
Memorial Sites
As of September 2013, there are 11 memorial sites for Lu Xun in China: they are the Beijing Lu Xun Museum and the Former Residence of Lu Xun in Beijing; Lu Xun Memorial Hall, Lu Xun’s Former Residence, and Lu Xun’s Tomb in Shanghai;
Except for the Lu Xun Exhibition Hall in Linhai, Zhejiang, which is a private Lu Xun Memorial Hall sponsored by an individual, the others are all officially sponsored. The larger ones are Shanghai, Beijing and Shaoxing.
Shaoxing Memorial Hall
Shaoxing Lu Xun Memorial Hall was established in January 1953. It is located on the east side of Lu Xun’s former residence. It borders Lu Xun’s ancestral residence to the east, Zhoujiaxintai Gate to the west, and Zhujiatai Gate to the north. It faces Dongchangfangkou in the south and faces Shoujiatai Gate across the river. Lu Xun lived in his former residence next to this memorial hall when he was a teenager. Lu Xun mentioned it many times in his works later on.
Beijing Museum
Beijing Lu Xun Museum is located at No. 19, Gongmenkou 2, Fuchengmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. On October 1, 1949, when New China was just founded, Xu Guangping Lu Xun's former residence at No. 21 Xisantiao Hutong is decorated as it is and will be open to the public on October 19, 1949, the 13th anniversary of Lu Xun's death. Lu Xun lived here from May 1924 to August 1926. Lu Xun completed here his "Huagai Collection", "Huagai Collection Sequel", "Weeds" and some articles in "Wandering", "Grave" and "Morning Flowers Picked at Dusk".
Shanghai Memorial Hall
Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall is the first human memorial hall (museum) in the country after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was built in 1950 and is located at No. 200 Tianai Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai. . In 2008, the museum was rated as one of the first batch of "National First-Class Museums" by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. Today's Lu Xun Memorial Hall in Shanghai has formed a trinity of memorial buildings including Lu Xun's former residence, Lu Xun's tomb, and Lu Xun Memorial Hall's life display.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lu Xun