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This strange man is named Lu Shiyan, whose name is Shouxian, whose courtesy name is Yunxiang and whose pseudonym is Shiyan. He was born in 1878 and died in 1944.
Lu Shiyan is from Zhuxi Town, Qingpu, Jiangsu Province. This place now belongs to Qingpu District, Shanghai, and Zhuxi Town is the current thousand-year-old ancient town Zhujiajiao.
Lu Shiyan studied medicine with famous doctor Tang Chunzhai in his early years. Later, while Lu Shiyan practiced medicine in Shanghai, he wrote novels at an astonishing speed.
Why did Lu Shiyan be scolded and ridiculed?
"New China" is a novel written by Lu Shiyan when he was 32 years old. This novel is written in the first person and describes what Lu Shiyan saw and heard in his dream. The protagonist of the novel
is called "Lu Yunxiang", and Yunxiang is Lu Shiyan's "word". "New China" is a fantasy work based on dreams.
In the book, Lu Shiyan wrote about the subway, light rail, Huangpu River Bridge that only existed in Shanghai decades later, as well as the " Ten Thousand Nations Expo " held in Pudong .
What surprised future generations was that Lu Shiyan actually magically predicted the venue for holding the "Wanguo Expo" - Shanghai Pudong .
Pudong held the "Wanguo Expo"
Lu Shiyan wrote in the book that in order to hold the "Wanguo Expo" in Pudong, Shanghai specially built a large iron bridge across the Huangpu River , a cross-river tunnel that runs through Pudong and Puxi , and even an underground railway was built.
In addition, Lu Shiyan's dream also involves all aspects of Chinese society, from national status, Sino-foreign relations, major projects and major events, to streets, alleys, urban life, and the daily lives of the people.
In short, Lu Shiyan said the things (things) seen in his dreams in a vivid and vivid way, while readers at that time had never heard of these things (things) written by Lu Shiyan, or found them incredible and absurd.
Therefore, after "New China" was released and launched, most readers thought "Lu Shiyan was crazy". Even Mr. Lu Xun, who had written " Madman Diary ", cursed: "It's really nonsense, I'm just talking nonsense."
Oil Painting Mr. Lu Xun
What kind of dream did Lu Shiyan have?
Lu Shiyan's "New China" has more than 20,000 words in total. At the beginning of the novel, it reads:
"Lu Yunxiang" drank "soft wine" alone on the first day of the Lunar New Year. When he was bored, "Lu Yunxiang" unknowingly drank two pounds of Huadiao wine given to him by his friend Li Youqin.
Interestingly, Lu Shiyan also clearly wrote that "Lu Yunxiang" drank "20 years of age" Huadiao wine.
After drinking too much, "Lu Yunxiang" fell asleep in a drowsy and had an indescribable "a century-old dream".
In the dream, "Lu Yunxiang" traveled to Shanghai in the 43rd year of Xuantong (1951 AD). Under the "tour guide" of his friend Li Youqin, "Lu Yunxiang" visited Shanghai, a familiar and unfamiliar city.
"Lu Yunxiang" found that Shanghai at this time was completely different from the Shanghai he saw before "traveling". Shanghai has become both civilized and developed, both unfamiliar and novel. 年0年号年号年号年号年号年
This strange man is named Lu Shiyan, whose name is Shouxian, whose courtesy name is Yunxiang and whose pseudonym is Shiyan. He was born in 1878 and died in 1944.
Lu Shiyan is from Zhuxi Town, Qingpu, Jiangsu Province. This place now belongs to Qingpu District, Shanghai, and Zhuxi Town is the current thousand-year-old ancient town Zhujiajiao.
Lu Shiyan studied medicine with famous doctor Tang Chunzhai in his early years. Later, while Lu Shiyan practiced medicine in Shanghai, he wrote novels at an astonishing speed.
Why did Lu Shiyan be scolded and ridiculed?
"New China" is a novel written by Lu Shiyan when he was 32 years old. This novel is written in the first person and describes what Lu Shiyan saw and heard in his dream. The protagonist of the novel
is called "Lu Yunxiang", and Yunxiang is Lu Shiyan's "word". "New China" is a fantasy work based on dreams.
In the book, Lu Shiyan wrote about the subway, light rail, Huangpu River Bridge that only existed in Shanghai decades later, as well as the " Ten Thousand Nations Expo " held in Pudong .
What surprised future generations was that Lu Shiyan actually magically predicted the venue for holding the "Wanguo Expo" - Shanghai Pudong .
Pudong held the "Wanguo Expo"
Lu Shiyan wrote in the book that in order to hold the "Wanguo Expo" in Pudong, Shanghai specially built a large iron bridge across the Huangpu River , a cross-river tunnel that runs through Pudong and Puxi , and even an underground railway was built.
In addition, Lu Shiyan's dream also involves all aspects of Chinese society, from national status, Sino-foreign relations, major projects and major events, to streets, alleys, urban life, and the daily lives of the people.
In short, Lu Shiyan said the things (things) seen in his dreams in a vivid and vivid way, while readers at that time had never heard of these things (things) written by Lu Shiyan, or found them incredible and absurd.
Therefore, after "New China" was released and launched, most readers thought "Lu Shiyan was crazy". Even Mr. Lu Xun, who had written " Madman Diary ", cursed: "It's really nonsense, I'm just talking nonsense."
Oil Painting Mr. Lu Xun
What kind of dream did Lu Shiyan have?
Lu Shiyan's "New China" has more than 20,000 words in total. At the beginning of the novel, it reads:
"Lu Yunxiang" drank "soft wine" alone on the first day of the Lunar New Year. When he was bored, "Lu Yunxiang" unknowingly drank two pounds of Huadiao wine given to him by his friend Li Youqin.
Interestingly, Lu Shiyan also clearly wrote that "Lu Yunxiang" drank "20 years of age" Huadiao wine.
After drinking too much, "Lu Yunxiang" fell asleep in a drowsy and had an indescribable "a century-old dream".
In the dream, "Lu Yunxiang" traveled to Shanghai in the 43rd year of Xuantong (1951 AD). Under the "tour guide" of his friend Li Youqin, "Lu Yunxiang" visited Shanghai, a familiar and unfamiliar city.
"Lu Yunxiang" found that Shanghai at this time was completely different from the Shanghai he saw before "traveling". Shanghai has become both civilized and developed, both unfamiliar and novel.
The following is "Lu Yunxiang" traveled to 1951 and saw and heard "strange things" and "fresh things" in Shanghai:
In the dream, China has taken back the " Concession " located in Shanghai by Western countries. All the " French Concession ", "British Concession", "Japanese Concession", and " Public Concession " are gone. , China has cancelled foreigners' special powers such as " extraterritorial legal rights " in Shanghai;
In the dream, foreigners must abide by Chinese laws, and foreigners will no longer dare to be lawless as before;
In the courtroom (court), Chinese are accusing several foreigners who violated Chinese laws;
Old Shanghai In the shops in Shanghai, the "domestic products" produced by the Chinese themselves completely replaced the "foreign products", and the Chinese have begun to like "domestic products";
Wusongkou There are many warships made by China on the surface of the river. These domestic warships are not only solid, but also light and flexible. The strength of the Chinese navy has been "the world's first".
Racecourse (now People's Square ) built a large theater, which has 120,000 seats. The name of the theater is "New Shanghai Stage";
The road in Shanghai Commercial District is covered with a "transparent glazed tiles" ceiling. It can shade the sun in summer and block the rain in rainy days. People do not need to hold an umbrella when shopping on rainy days;
Main Road (which is now Nanjing Road ) has built a railway underground. When this underground railway was built, there were different ideas in all aspects. Some people hope to build it underground, and some people hope to build it above the ground. It was only after the debate that they decided to build the railway underground; how was the
underground railway built? Lu Shiyan wrote, "Dig a tunnel under the ground, put on the railway tracks, and turn on the lights day and night, and the tram can drive quickly in the tunnel";
In order to facilitate people to cross the river, "a big and big iron bridge" was built on the Huangpu River. The iron bridge crossed the Huangpu River and directly built from Puxi to Pudong on the other side;
"Iron bridge built on the Huangpu River"
A tunnel was also dug under the water of the Huangpu River, and people can go down from the bottom of the Huangpu River to Puxi and Pudong;
Nanyang Public School (Shanghai Jiaotong University ) It has become a comprehensive university. Not only in Nanyang Public Schools, but also in many high-level schools in China, there are many foreigners who come to study in China;
Chinese Chinese has become the language and characters with the "most powerful writing power in the world", and foreign languages such as English are no longer so "popular";
Chinese workers have almost lived a "well-off" life, and Chinese women have also begun to go out of their homes. Most of them do "general account" (accounting);
China has completely banned prostitution and gambling, and tobacco, brothels, and gambling halls have all been closed;
China It has produced a new car with "extremely clever styles and extremely frugal use of oil". People can take a "taxi" when going out to do business;
The newly invented fireworks of the Chinese are particularly beautiful. After being launched into the air, the fireworks can change into various beautiful pictures;
The Chinese invented the airship "never had in Western countries" . The Chinese invented a "water-travel shoes". In these shoes, people can easily walk on the water surface;
China's society is stable, and the Chinese are civilized and law-abiding, so they have to start laying off "detectives" (police, security management personnel);
The Chinese invented a "eliminating evil medicine" that can cure almost all causal diseases and stubborn diseases;
Because the country is already very rich, "can't find a poor person", so some rich people have to "transport their money to foreign countries to do something" (invest overseas);
"The Referees' Office" (equivalent to the current " United Nations ") has its headquarters in China, and all international disputes are the referees of the "Referees' Office"...
above are what "Lu Yunxiang" traveled through 1951 and saw and heard in Shanghai.The "New China"
Lu Shiyan's "a century-old dream" is worse than a "dream or fantasy" of the Chinese in that era.
When Lu Shiyan wrote the book "New China", China was in an era of poverty and weakness. The old China in 1910 was poor and backward, even in the most fashionable and fashionable Shanghai in China at that time.
Where did Lu Shiyan's "strange ideas" for the future come from?
First of all, this is related to Lu Shiyan's wise mind, profound knowledge and rich imagination. These "basic skills" and their imagination are combined with their imaginative imagination. Finally, this "a century-old dream".
Secondly, several relatives such as Lu Shiyan's younger brother and sister are members of Tongmenghui and Nanshe . Under their influence, Lu Shiyan had been exposed to some progressive reading materials very early. Therefore, Lu Shiyan predicted that progressive people in China will establish an independent, great and prosperous "new China".
Third, in Shanghai, a gathering place of Western learning and new learning, while "treating diseases and saving lives", Lu Shiyan has made friends with many knowledgeable and knowledgeable people, and has seen many strange "dioramas" in Western countries.
Therefore, many of the "new" things written by Lu Shiyan in his book were fabricated out of thin air, and many things (such as the subway) already existed at that time, but there was no such "radiant things" in Shanghai at that time.
At that time, because of the closed-door country, more Chinese people knew very little or knew nothing about the "outside world".
Let’s talk about light rail and subway. As early as 1876, Chinese people saw cars driving on viaducts in New York, USA.
In London, England, Chinese Li Gui described London's subway as follows: "The British railway is built in a tunnel underground. There is a station at a distance. Passengers purchase tickets according to their needs, and then walk through the 40-50-level stone steps to get the underground bus."
Li Gui also described the commercial supporting situation of London subway stations in the UK. "There are sales stalls or shopping shops next to the underground bus, so passengers can easily buy some urgently needed things."
Lu Shiyan not only knows these "digosm", but also knows these new and negative things.
For example, when talking about the construction of a subway under Nanjing Road, Lu Shiyan wrote about the disadvantages of elevated railways (light rail).
"Walking on a high iron bridge, the noise generated when the tram starts will be very loud, and the loud noise will make the shops along the road and pedestrians on the street dizzy."
"Railway built underground"
Of course, in "New China", Lu Shiyan also has some descriptions that still seem "unreliable".
For example, the warship made by the Chinese themselves is covered with a layer of "rubber armor". According to Lu Shiyan's description, this "rubber armor" can "super shells".
Also, Lu Shiyan imagined that the Chinese invented a "water-mounted shoes". When wearing this "water-mounted shoes", people can walk on the water.
In general, Lu Shiyan's fantasy (or dream) reveals his hope. He saw the backwardness and poverty of China at that time. He strongly longed to change reality, but he could not see the hope of change.
So, Lu Shiyan comforted himself in this way, or "putting hope in dreams."
In Lu Shiyan's dream, he expressed his expectations and fantasy that "the things foreigners have will be able to have one day."
Lu Shiyan believes that China will definitely be as developed and prosperous as the West in the future, and even surpass the West in many aspects.
It can be said that this is not only Lu Shiyan's fantasy and expectations, but also the "dream or fantasy" of many Chinese people in that era.
It is meaningful and exciting that many things in Lu Shiyan's dream have now become facts.
For example, there are subways under Nanjing Road, cars running on elevated roads, iron bridges on the Huangpu River, and tunnels on the Huangpu River at the bottom. These "prophecies" have been realized one by one today.
For example, China takes back the "concession", foreigners in China must abide by Chinese laws, etc., all of which have become facts in New China.
Nowadays, when we read Lu Shiyan's "New China", we will find that most of the "strange things" described by Lu Shiyan are not that strange because they are almost the same as what we see in real life.
However, those "rare things" were Lu Shiyan's fantasy more than 100 years ago. The fantasy more than 100 years ago was so similar to reality. We have to admire Mr. Lu Shiyan's extraordinary imagination.
Conclusion
"New China" wrote at the end, "Lu Yunxiang tripped over the threshold and realized it was a dream."
The wife said, "You have been thinking about it for a long time, so you have such a strange dream."
Lu Shiyan (second from left behind)
"Lu Yunxiang" said, "Don't say it's a dream, it's unknown if there is such a scene."
In my opinion, this It is what Mr. Lu Shiyan wants to express most in the book "New China": Who said this is "a dream, by that time, China will really become so powerful and advanced.
To this day, many things Mr. Lu Shiyan fantasized about in "New China" have long come true. Today's Shanghai is more prosperous and advanced than his "Shanghai in his dream", and today's China is also more powerful than he imagined.
The "New China"Lu Shiyan's "a century-old dream" is worse than a "dream or fantasy" of the Chinese in that era.
When Lu Shiyan wrote the book "New China", China was in an era of poverty and weakness. The old China in 1910 was poor and backward, even in the most fashionable and fashionable Shanghai in China at that time.
Where did Lu Shiyan's "strange ideas" for the future come from?
First of all, this is related to Lu Shiyan's wise mind, profound knowledge and rich imagination. These "basic skills" and their imagination are combined with their imaginative imagination. Finally, this "a century-old dream".
Secondly, several relatives such as Lu Shiyan's younger brother and sister are members of Tongmenghui and Nanshe . Under their influence, Lu Shiyan had been exposed to some progressive reading materials very early. Therefore, Lu Shiyan predicted that progressive people in China will establish an independent, great and prosperous "new China".
Third, in Shanghai, a gathering place of Western learning and new learning, while "treating diseases and saving lives", Lu Shiyan has made friends with many knowledgeable and knowledgeable people, and has seen many strange "dioramas" in Western countries.
Therefore, many of the "new" things written by Lu Shiyan in his book were fabricated out of thin air, and many things (such as the subway) already existed at that time, but there was no such "radiant things" in Shanghai at that time.
At that time, because of the closed-door country, more Chinese people knew very little or knew nothing about the "outside world".
Let’s talk about light rail and subway. As early as 1876, Chinese people saw cars driving on viaducts in New York, USA.
In London, England, Chinese Li Gui described London's subway as follows: "The British railway is built in a tunnel underground. There is a station at a distance. Passengers purchase tickets according to their needs, and then walk through the 40-50-level stone steps to get the underground bus."
Li Gui also described the commercial supporting situation of London subway stations in the UK. "There are sales stalls or shopping shops next to the underground bus, so passengers can easily buy some urgently needed things."
Lu Shiyan not only knows these "digosm", but also knows these new and negative things.
For example, when talking about the construction of a subway under Nanjing Road, Lu Shiyan wrote about the disadvantages of elevated railways (light rail).
"Walking on a high iron bridge, the noise generated when the tram starts will be very loud, and the loud noise will make the shops along the road and pedestrians on the street dizzy."
"Railway built underground"
Of course, in "New China", Lu Shiyan also has some descriptions that still seem "unreliable".
For example, the warship made by the Chinese themselves is covered with a layer of "rubber armor". According to Lu Shiyan's description, this "rubber armor" can "super shells".
Also, Lu Shiyan imagined that the Chinese invented a "water-mounted shoes". When wearing this "water-mounted shoes", people can walk on the water.
In general, Lu Shiyan's fantasy (or dream) reveals his hope. He saw the backwardness and poverty of China at that time. He strongly longed to change reality, but he could not see the hope of change.
So, Lu Shiyan comforted himself in this way, or "putting hope in dreams."
In Lu Shiyan's dream, he expressed his expectations and fantasy that "the things foreigners have will be able to have one day."
Lu Shiyan believes that China will definitely be as developed and prosperous as the West in the future, and even surpass the West in many aspects.
It can be said that this is not only Lu Shiyan's fantasy and expectations, but also the "dream or fantasy" of many Chinese people in that era.
It is meaningful and exciting that many things in Lu Shiyan's dream have now become facts.
For example, there are subways under Nanjing Road, cars running on elevated roads, iron bridges on the Huangpu River, and tunnels on the Huangpu River at the bottom. These "prophecies" have been realized one by one today.
For example, China takes back the "concession", foreigners in China must abide by Chinese laws, etc., all of which have become facts in New China.
Nowadays, when we read Lu Shiyan's "New China", we will find that most of the "strange things" described by Lu Shiyan are not that strange because they are almost the same as what we see in real life.
However, those "rare things" were Lu Shiyan's fantasy more than 100 years ago. The fantasy more than 100 years ago was so similar to reality. We have to admire Mr. Lu Shiyan's extraordinary imagination.
Conclusion
"New China" wrote at the end, "Lu Yunxiang tripped over the threshold and realized it was a dream."
The wife said, "You have been thinking about it for a long time, so you have such a strange dream."
Lu Shiyan (second from left behind)
"Lu Yunxiang" said, "Don't say it's a dream, it's unknown if there is such a scene."
In my opinion, this It is what Mr. Lu Shiyan wants to express most in the book "New China": Who said this is "a dream, by that time, China will really become so powerful and advanced.
To this day, many things Mr. Lu Shiyan fantasized about in "New China" have long come true. Today's Shanghai is more prosperous and advanced than his "Shanghai in his dream", and today's China is also more powerful than he imagined.
