Source of this article : "The Essence of Literature and History" Issue 4, 2022
Reprinted from: Scholar
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When I first entered Peking University , the 1980s were coming to an end, and Mr. Lin Geng, one of the "Four Old Men of Chinese Language at Peking University" He has just retired and no longer teaches undergraduates. It is too late for me to regret myself for the rest of my life. It is a sincere regret that I did not have the opportunity to listen to the teachings in person. The only way to have a chance to see Mr. Lin's brilliance is to listen to his lectures. It was probably about Tang poetry, but I can no longer remember the title. Mr. Lin, who is nearly eighty years old, wears a silk gown, as handsome as a boy and as elegant as a fairy. Later I found out that Mr. Lin was a child of an aristocratic family. His father, Lin Zaiping, was a member of the Guangxu family. In his early years, he studied in Japan and studied law and politics. However, he had a wide range of interests. He was involved in everything from Chinese studies, philosophy, Buddhism, law and politics to poetry, calligraphy and painting. He once served as the Minister of Justice of the Beiyang Government, and later studied at Tsinghua University. Faculty tutor. Lin Geng entered school at the age of eight, studied poetry and calligraphy intensively, and sowed the seeds of poetry in his heart. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University, and later transferred to the Department of Chinese Language and Literature. He started a magazine and wrote new poems. He became famous for a while and was known as the "Four Musketeers of Tsinghua" together with Ji Xianlin, Wu Zuxiang and Li Changzhi. Lin Geng's knowledge and elegance can be obtained overnight, and his family's family tradition has its origins.
Professor Wu Xiaoru of the Chinese Department studied under Lin Geng. He had been friends with Mr. Lin Zaiping for many years and was very respectful to Lin and his son as disciples. Unfortunately, when I was studying in the Chinese Department, he had already been transferred to the Center for Medieval History Research. Although I have never taken his class, I have listened to a lot of lectures on topics including Tang poetry, Ming and Qing novels, Peking opera , and calligraphy. I was deeply impressed by his high talent, profound knowledge and profound knowledge. His father, Wu Yuru, was one of the best calligraphers of his time, and he was also famous for his poetry. Wu Xiaoru inherited his father's instruction and was familiar with poetry and calligraphy. He was particularly interested in calligraphy and Peking Opera. His erudition is due to his family education.
Another disciple of Lin Geng, Yuan Xingpei, also came from a noble family. My great-grandfather, Yuan Jimao, was a Daoguang Jinshi, a Hanlin editor, and a knowledgeable scholar of classics and history. Great-grandmother Zuo Xixuan was the granddaughter of Zuo Fu, a poet and governor of Hunan. She was good at poetry and painting. My great-grandfather, Zeng Yong, was a Daoguang Jinshi and served as the prefect of Ji'an. Great-grandmother Zuo Xijia, Zuo Xixuan's sister, was good at chanting and painting. His grandfather, Yuan Xuechang, was a civil servant in Guangxu and served as an official in Hunan Province. My grandmother, Zeng Yi, was good at medicine, poetry and painting. The second uncle, Yuan Lizhun, was a Jinshi in Guangxu and Puyi's teacher. He was good at poetry and calligraphy. He wrote the plaque "新华门" on the south gate of Zhongnanhai. The fourth uncle, Yuan Liheng, was the father of China’s banking industry and the first president of Bank of Communications. My cousin Yuan Xiaoyuan is China's first female diplomat and the founder of the "Yuan Pinyin Project". She is fond of calligraphy and painting. Cousin Yuan Xingshu is the mother of romance writer Qiong Yao. Cousin Yuan Jing is a writer, famous in the literary world for "New Sons and Daughters of Heroes". Cousin Yuan Xingyun works at the Institute of History of the Academy of Social Sciences and is particularly good at appreciating calligraphy and painting. His wife Cha Liangmin is Jin Yong's cousin. Yuan Xingpei inherited court training at a young age and studied poetry and calligraphy, and then devoted himself to the study of classical literature. In the freshman compulsory course "Appreciation of Literary Works", Teacher Yuan teaches the ancient literature part. At that time, he was more than a year old, but he was handsome, handsome, elegant, and extremely elegant. The ancients said that "there is poetry and calligraphy in the belly, which comes from China", and it is true.
Qian Liqun was an associate professor in the Chinese Department at the time and was one of the most popular teachers among students. He was born in a scholarly family, after the Qian family in Hangzhou. My maternal grandfather, Xiang Zaoxin, was a reformist figure in the late Qing Dynasty. He devoted himself to running newspapers and developing new schools. He once served as the supervisor of Zhejiang University and was equivalent to the president of Zhejiang University today. Father Qian Tianhe graduated from Tsinghua University and received a master's degree in agriculture from Cornell University. He was employed in the Agriculture and Forestry Department of Jinling University and later served as the executive deputy director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the National Government. The eldest brother, Qian Ning, graduated from the Civil Engineering Department of National Central University and studied for a doctorate at the University of California. He studied sediment movement from Professor Einstein Jr., the son of Einstein, and taught in the Department of Water Resources of Tsinghua University.
Qian Liqun
Teacher Yang Zhu was transferred to the Chinese Department after I graduated. His father, Yang Hui, studied in the Philosophy Department of Peking University. Together with Chen Xianghe , Feng Zhi and others, he founded the weekly "Shen Zhong" and established the "Shen Zhong Society". He served as the director of the Chinese Department of Peking University for more than ten years. His brother Yang Yan studied Yuan Dynasty literature at the Institute of Literature of the Academy of Social Sciences. Yang Zhu inherited his father's business and specialized in literary theory.
When I entered Peking University, Wu Ou was still a young teaching assistant. According to the introduction from a classmate majoring in classical literature, she came from a scholarly family and was educated in her family. My grandfather Wu Mei is a master of quxue. He is a master of writing, measuring, performing and hiding. He is as famous as Wang Guowei. Before Cai Yuanpei took charge of teaching at Peking University, he accidentally bought a monograph on Quxue "Gu Ququ Tan" from a bookstore. After reading it briefly, he admired his long study and profound craftsmanship. Later, the Peking University Music Research Association was established, and he appointed himself as the president. Wu Mei, who taught at Shanghai Minli Middle School, was hired as the instructor of the Kunqu Opera Group and a concurrent professor of the Chinese Language Department.
The grandfather of Chen Yifan, a professor in the Chinese Department, was a scholar who loved reading and writing poetry. Liu Yongji, his uncle, devoted himself to studying the history of Chinese literature and also worked on poetry and rhythm. Li Bing, his cousin and father-in-law, studied under Wu Mei and was very good at poetry. Professor Zhou Zumo's father-in-law, Yu Jiaxi, is a well-versed in all aspects of history, literature, and bibliography. He was the dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Furen University and an academician of Academia Sinica. His wife's uncle, Yu Xun, is a professor in the History Department of Peking University.
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When I went to Peking University, the School of Foreign Languages had not yet been established. The Department of Spanish, the Department of Eastern Languages, and the Department of Russian were all independent and not subordinate to each other. Professor Yu Dazhen of the Department of Spanish was born in a well-dressed family. The Yu family in Shaoxing was the first family in modern China, with many famous Confucian scholars and scholars. His grandfather, Yu Wenbao, was born in Xianfeng and served as magistrate of Xinning and Dong'an counties in Hunan. Grandfather Zeng Jihong, the second son of Zeng Guofan, was unique in arithmetic. Grandmother Guo Jun, the daughter of Guo Peilin, the salt transport envoy to the Huaihe River, was elegant and good at poetry. His father, Yu Mingyi, studied politics in Hunan. His mother, Zeng Guangshan, knew books and could write poems. His uncle, Yu Mingzhen, was a Jinshi under Guangxu. He served successively as the academic envoy of Gansu Province and the principal of Jiangnan Naval Academy in Nanjing. He was Lu Xun's disciple and his collection of books was quite famous. My aunt Yu Ming's poems , recited at a young age, and was good at drums and harps. She married Chen Sanli, the son of Chen Baozhen, the governor of Hunan, and gave birth to a son Chen Yinke. After Yu Dazhen graduated from Jinling Women's University, he and his sister Yu Dazhen went to Oxford University to study English literature. After completing his studies, he returned to China and taught successively in the Foreign Languages Department of Central University and the Spanish Language Department of Peking University. The remaining nine brothers and sisters all became famous through their studies. The eldest brother Yu Dawei, a Harvard Ph.D., a student of Einstein, and the first "Minister of Defense" of the Taiwanese government. His son Yu Yanghe married Chiang Ching-kuo's daughter Chiang Hsiao-chang. The third brother, Yu Dafu, holds a Ph.D. from Iowa State University, is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is the president of China Agricultural University. The younger brother, Yu Diyang, graduated from Yenching University in Beijing and teaches in the Chinese Department of National Taiwan University. He is an opera expert. The fourth sister, Yu Dazhen, graduated from Hujiang University and went to Oxford University, the University of Paris, and Harvard University. She and Yu Dazhen were both professors of the Department of Spanish at Peking University. During the Cultural Revolution, she committed suicide unjustly. Brother-in-law Zeng Zhaolun, the great-grandson of Zeng Guofan's second brother Zeng Guohuang, is a famous chemist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and former director of the Chemistry Department of Peking University. The fifth sister, Yu Dacai, is a professor in the Department of Spanish at Yenching University and the Department of Foreign Languages at National Taiwan University. Brother-in-law Fu Sinian is a historian and expert in classical literature. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Literature at Peking University and served as acting president of Peking University and president of National Taiwan University.
Professor Zhao Luorui of the Department of Spanish is from a well-known family. His father, Zhao Zichen, studied in the United States in his early years and was a Christian theologian who served as dean of the School of Religion at Yenching University. The name Zhao Luorui was given by her father, which is derived from Li Bai's "Forty-Four Ancient Styles": "The green radish is luxuriant, twining around the pines and cypress branches." Zhao Luorui was talented at a young age and entered Suzhou Jinghai Women's Normal School at the age of seven. , began to learn English and piano, and recited poetry and books under the guidance of his father after school. At the age of sixteen, he was admitted to Yenching University, first in the Chinese Department, and later transferred to the Spanish Department. After graduation, he returned to the Institute of Foreign Literature at Tsinghua University. Because of her excellent talents and talents, she became Qian Zhongshu's "dream lover", and Tang Xiaofu in "The Besieged City" was based on her. In "Miscellaneous Memories of Teachers and Friends", Mr. Qian Mu mentioned his colleague Chen Mengjia of Southwest Associated University, the representative poet and paleographer of the "Crescent School": "His wife was a famous school belle of Yan University. She chased people, but only admired the unknotted clothes of her parents. He had the aura of a Chinese writer, so he was given the title of "Returner". "During the Cultural Revolution, Chen Meng's family could not bear the abuse by the Red Guards and committed suicide. After this blow, Zhao Luorui suffered from schizophrenia for a time. When I was in school, I once listened to one of her lectures, which was about Eliot's " wasteland ". Although he is over seventy years old, he still looks as handsome as ever.You can still imagine the ladylike demeanor of everyone in the past.
Zhao Luorui’s graduation photo
Professor of the Department of Spanish, Li Funing, was born in a scholarly family. His grandfather, Li Tongxuan, was a Confucian scholar in Guanzhong and a member of the Tongmenghui. He served successively as deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Consultative Bureau and general editor of the Provincial History Bureau. He initiated the establishment of the Yisu Society of a drama school and served as the first president. He was devoted to the reform of drama. Granduncle Li Zhongte was good at arithmetic, worked as an engineer on the Sichuan-Hankou Railway, and served as president of the Shaanxi branch of the Tongmenghui. His father, Li Yizhi, was a hydraulic scientist. He graduated from the Capital University and studied in Germany. He was in charge of the management of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Influenced by his father, when Li Funing applied for Tsinghua University, he chose the Department of Civil Engineering and later transferred to the Department of Foreign Languages. After graduating from the Foreign Languages Department of Southwest Associated University, he stayed at his alma mater to teach. Later, he went to study at Yale. When he was about to obtain his doctorate, the People's Republic of China coincided with the founding of the People's Republic of China, so he gave up his doctoral diploma and made an appointment with his classmates Wang Zuoliang and Xu Guozhang, who were studying at Oxford University, and Zhou Jueliang, who was studying at the University of Chicago, to return to China to teach.
Professor Zheng Yingda of the Department of Eastern Languages is a descendant of the official clan. His great-grandfather Zheng Shoulian was a Jinshi in Xianfeng, and later became the chief of the merit examination department of the Ministry of Personnel. My great-uncle Zheng Shigong was a Jinshi in Xianfeng. He was later an official and became the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was proficient in Confucian classics and also worked as a calligrapher. Grandfather Zheng Xiaoxu was a scholar of Guangxu. He studied in Japan. After Puyi proclaimed himself emperor, he served as Prime Minister of Manchukuo. His calligraphy was excellent, especially in regular script. He was a Song Dynasty poet and an advocate of Tongguang style. His father, Zheng Yu, studied civil engineering at the University of Liverpool and was the mayor of Fengtian, Manchukuo. The eldest brother Zheng Guangyuan studied in England and married Puyi's second sister Yunhe. Zheng Yingda graduated from the Department of Oriental Languages at Peking University with a major in Japanese and worked in the international department of People's Daily. At the invitation of Ji Xianlin, director of the Department of Oriental Languages, she returned to her alma mater to teach.
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Ke inherited his family education. Among the history teachers I know, Mr. Zhou Liang should be the first. Jiande The Zhou family has been named Zhiliang for four generations, with talents emerging in large numbers, and it is regarded as a prominent family in Zhejiang. His great-grandfather, Zhou Fu, served as Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and Minister of the Ministry of War. He was highly relied upon by Li Hongzhang and participated in the establishment of Tianjin Military Academy, Fudan Public School and Anhui Public School. My grandfather, Zhou Xuehai, was a Jinshi in Guangxu and was well versed in medicine. My uncle, Zhou Xuexi, was famous for his industrial reputation and was known as "Southern Zhang (Jian) and Northern Zhou (Xuexi)". His father, Zhou Shutao, worked hard to build an industry. He was rich in ancient books and was especially good at identifying. His uncle, Zhou Shujia, studied Buddhism intensively. He once lectured on knowledge-only theory at Peking University, founded the China Buddhist Academy, and served as its own dean. There are ten brothers and sisters from the good family on Monday, all of whom are talented. Zhou Yiliang entered a private school at the age of eight, reciting classics and history every day. After a little longer, he learned Japanese. After graduating from Yenching University, Xuan went to Harvard to study for a Ph.D. He is fluent in English, Japanese and Sanskrit. He has done in-depth research and written extensively on the history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Japan and Asia. The second brother, Zhou Jueliang, is a professor in the English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University. The third brother, Zhou Genliang, is the vice president of Tianjin Architectural Design Institute. The fourth brother, Zhou Gaoliang, is a professor in the Department of Neurology at Stanford University. The fifth brother, Zhou Yiliang, is a professor at Northeast Forestry University. The sixth brother, Zhou Zhiliang, is the vice president of Beijing Architectural Design Institute. The seventh brother Zhou Jingliang is a researcher at the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The second sister, Zhou Yuliang, is a professor in the Department of Biology of Nankai University. Her brother-in-law, Mu Dan, is a poet and translator. His original name is Zha Liangzheng. He is a descendant of the Zha family in Haining and a brother of the Jin Yong clan. Cousin Zhou Shaoliang was deeply involved in red studies, Dunhuang studies, and Buddhism. He was good at appreciation and had a rich collection of books and inscriptions. My cousin Zhou Xuliang is the director of the Foreign Languages Department of East China Normal University. In addition to translating, he also creates many works. Cousin Zhou Weiliang, professor of mathematics at Hopkins University, and Einstein's favorite student.
Professor of History Department Zhang Zhilian was born in a hairpin family. My grandfather, Zhang Jialu, was a Jinshi in Guangxu, editor of the Hanlin Academy, and co-editor of the National History Museum of China. His father, Zhang Shouyong, was a member of the Guangxu family. He served as finance minister in many places and later became Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. He founded Guanghua University in Shanghai and served as its president. He was well versed in classics and history and had a large collection of ancient books. Zhang Zhilian was educated at home since childhood and devoted himself to learning. He studied at Yenching University and Guanghua University, and then went to Yale and Oxford for further studies, where he devoted himself to the study of French history.
Luo Rongqu
Professor of the Department of History, Luo Rongqu obtained the biography of poems and books.His father, Luo Wenmo, is famous for his calligraphy and painting. He graduated from Shanghai Fine Arts College and was taught by Liu Haisu, a master of painting. He had a close relationship with Xu Beihong and Zhang Daqian. He served successively as dean of Chengdu Art College, chief writer and editor-in-chief of "Sichuan Daily", and later concurrently as Professor at Sichuan University and Yenching University. Luo Rongqu was interested in different mechanics at a young age and was quite familiar with poetry and history. He studied in the History Department of Southwest Associated University and Peking University. He has done extensive research in American history and American history, and is especially famous for his modernization theory. His calligraphy is outstanding and has a fatherly style.
Professor Qi Wenying of the Department of History follows her father's footsteps and specializes in American history. His father, Qi Sihe, graduated from Yenching University, went to Harvard University to study Western history, obtained a doctorate, and taught at his alma mater, Yenching University. After the department was restructured, he was transferred to the history department of Peking University. History professor He Fangchuan is the son of the master of history He Ziquan, and Deng Xiaonan is the daughter of Deng Guangming, an expert on Song history and professor of the history department of Peking University.
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Philosophy master Feng Youlan was born in Tanghe County, Nanyang. Among the great clans of Tanghe, the Feng family was the first to be chosen. Grandfather Feng Yuwen, father Feng Taiyi, uncle Feng Yunyi, and uncle Feng Hanyi were all good at literature and had a collection of works published throughout the world. My father-in-law, Ren Zhiming, was a member of the Tongmenghui in the late Qing Dynasty. He participated in the Revolution of 1911 and devoted his life to education. Feng Youlan, his younger brother Feng Jinglan, and his younger sister Feng Yuanjun inherited their family training and continued to study. They were admitted to Peking University and then studied in the United States and France. Feng Youlan was a philosopher and a Confucian of his generation. Feng Jinglan is a geologist and former director of the Earth Science Department of Tsinghua University. Feng Yuanjun is a writer, literary historian, and the first female first-level professor in New China. The three brothers and sisters were so famous that they were known as the "Three Heroes of Tanghe" at that time. Mr. Feng’s four children each have their own specialties and are worthy of their family education. The eldest daughter Feng Zhonglian graduated from the Foreign Languages Department of Southwest Associated University, the eldest son Feng Zhongliao is a boiler expert, the second daughter Feng Zongpu is a well-known writer, and the second son Feng Zhongyue is an aerospace expert. My brother-in-law, Lu Kanru, graduated from the Chinese Literature Department of Peking University and has studied the history of Chinese literature deeply. His wife's sister Ren Jun and her brother-in-law Wang Yida are both famous Peking Opera stars. My niece Feng Zhongyun graduated from the Chinese Department of Southwest Associated University and stayed at the school as a teaching assistant. She was the first female teacher at the Associated University and later became a professor in the Chinese Department of Peking University. My niece-in-law, Ren Jiyu, graduated from the Philosophy Department of Peking University. He is an expert in the history of Chinese philosophy and Chinese Buddhism. He is a distinguished scholar and has served as the director of the National Library.
Zong Baihua
Poet and esthetician Zong Baihua was born in Changshu, in the Fang family mansion in Anqing. The Fang family of Lu Shi in Tongcheng has been a famous family for generations. They have been wearing hairpins for generations and are very elegant. My maternal great-grandfather, Fang Zongcheng, was a late representative figure of the Tongcheng School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. My maternal grandfather, Fang Shouyi, was a doctor of official Taichang. He was knowledgeable and diligent in writing. My maternal uncle, Fang Shoudun, was good at poetry and calligraphy. Cousin Fang Xiaoyue is a phonologist, cousin Fang Xiaobo is a physicist, cousin Fang Lingru is a writer, cousin Fang Weide is a Crescent poet, cousin Fang Wande is a theater director, cousin Fang Guan (pen name is Shu Wu) is a writer and literary critic, and his cousin Fang Rui is Mrs. Cao Yu, who is known for her elegance. Mr. Zong’s father, Zong Jialu, was a scholar in Guangxu. He later traveled east to Japan and was enthusiastic about education. He was invited to serve as professors at Central University and Anhui University. Mr. Zong was intelligent and loved by his grandfather, who taught him poetry. When he was eight years old, he returned to Nanjing to attend primary school. After graduating from Tongji University, I wanted to study abroad at the University of Frankfurt. My grandfather wrote a poem as a gift: "One side of the sky and the earth can hinder your wide steps, and thousands of miles of waves are magnificent."
Philosopher Zhang Dainian was born in a scholar's family. His father, Zhang Lian, was a former Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty and one of the last Hanlin scholars. He served as a member of Congress in the early years of the Republic of China and studied medicine intensively. The Zhang family is one of the three outstanding men in the family. The eldest brother Zhang Shenfu is a philosopher and mathematician. He studied at Peking University in his early years. He first studied philosophy, then changed to mathematics, and then went to France to study. He taught logic and Russell philosophy at Peking University, Tsinghua and other schools. He is one of the founders of the Communist Party of China and the first person to study Russell in China. The second brother, Zhang Chongnian, is a physicist. He graduated from the Physics Department of Peking University and stayed at the school to teach. Zhang Dai inherited the training of his father and brother when he was young, and he was determined to learn and was especially interested in philosophy. After graduating from the Education Department of Beijing Normal University, he was employed as a teaching assistant in the Philosophy Department of Tsinghua University. He became famous when he wrote "Outline of Chinese Philosophy" at the age of twenty-seven. After being introduced by her eldest brother and Feng Youlan, she got married to Feng's cousin Feng Ranglan.Feng Youlan recalled in his later years: "Mr. Zhang immediately got engaged to Yu Zhi's cousin. The academic friendship and marriage became more and more intimate."
Professor Tang Yijie of the Department of Philosophy came from a scholarly family. His grandfather, Tang Lin, was a Jinshi in Guangxu and served as magistrate of Pingfan and Weiyuan counties in Gansu Province. He was enthusiastic about running schools. His father, Tang Yongtong, graduated from Tsinghua University and went to the United States for further study. Together with Chen Yinke and Wu Mi, he was known as the "Three Masters of Harvard". He was knowledgeable about Chinese and Western philosophy. He studied diligently in the history of Chinese Buddhism, Wei and Jin metaphysics and Indian philosophy. He was a philosophy professor at Peking University. Department professor and vice president of Peking University. Tang Yijie inherited his father's business and devoted himself to the study of Chinese philosophy, especially the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. His wife Le Daiyun has been the director of the Comparative Research Institute of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature for many years, pioneering the study of Chinese comparative literature and making outstanding achievements. His father-in-law is a professor of the English Department of Guizhou University. At that time, Mr. Tang presided over the " Chinese Culture Academy " and invited senior scholars such as Liang Shuming, Feng Youlan, and Ji Xianlin to serve as instructors. He held various workshops and research classes all year round, and used the Peking University campus to teach. I also went to observe, so I was able to learn about it personally. Mr. Tang has taught me a lot. His knowledge was profound and his persona was refined and elegant, which still leaves a deep impression on him to this day.
Hong Qian and Ren Hua work at the Institute of Foreign Philosophy at Peking University and are both descendants of famous figures. Hong Qian's great-grandfather Wang Maoyin, a Daoguang Jinshi, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, a monetary theorist and financial expert in the Qing Dynasty, was the only Chinese mentioned in "Das Kapital". Ren Hua's father, Ren Kecheng, was a member of the Guangxu family. He served as the governor of Guizhou and the director-general of education of the Beiyang government. He was highly regarded for the establishment of schools. His wife, Chen Qian, was the great-niece of Chen Baochen, Puyi's teacher.
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Chen Daisun, a professor at the School of Economics, is a native of Minhou, Fujian. He belongs to the Chen family in Luojiang and belongs to a wealthy family. My great-grandfather, Chen Chengqiu, was a Jinshi in Xianfeng. He had seven sons. Except for one son who died young, the other six sons were all great men at one time. The eldest son Chen Baochen, the second son Chen Baojin, and the third son Chen Baolu all became Jinshis successively. The fourth son Chen Baoqi, the sixth son Chen Baoxuan, and the seventh Chen Baohuang won the imperial examination. They are known as "the father and son have four Jinshis, and the brothers have the first six subjects", which can be said to be extremely prosperous. His grandfather, Chen Baolu, was the head of the Ministry of Officials and Punishments, and was erudite and proficient in classics. His father, Chen Maoyu, was a member of the Guangxu family. He graduated from the Beijing Law School and worked at the Naval Academy. Chen Daisun was young and intelligent. He entered a private school at the age of six and was quite involved in calligraphy and history. He also studied English and mathematics from a teacher. He had high attainments in both Chinese and Western studies, laying a solid foundation for studying the history of economic theory. When I was in school, I would always meet Mr. Chen in Yannan Garden walking on the walking path. He was dressed neatly in a Chinese tunic suit.
Chen Daisun's fellow student and law professor Wang Tieya was born in Shili's family. His grandfather, Wang Genmei, was promoted to the magistrate of Guangdong in Daoguang. After his father, Wang Shouchang, graduated from Mawei Shipbuilding School, he went to France to study law. He was proficient in Chinese and French literature, good at poetry, painting, and calligraphy. He was known as the "Three Masters of Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting" in the world. He served as the chief translator of the Beijing-Hankow Railway and the director of the Negotiation Department of Fujian Province. . He once co-translated "The Legacy of La Traviata in Paris" with Lin Shu, which was dictated by Lin Shu. Lin Shu recorded it in classical Chinese. After it was published, it became very expensive. Uncle Wang Fuchang also graduated from Mawei Academy, studied in France, and worked as a French translator in Mawei Shipping Bureau. Wang Tieya studied at a private school when he was young and was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. Then he entered a missionary school and studied foreign literature and Western learning. He gained a solid foundation in Chinese and English. His father's diplomatic work experience aroused his interest in international law. After graduating from Tsinghua Graduate School, he went to study in England and has since then specialized in the study of international law. The sixth brother, Wang Mai, the third sister, Wang Zhen, and the fourth sister, Wang Xian, inherited their family education and were all famous for their poetry and prose. Their nephew, Wang Wenxing, was a Taiwanese novelist with even greater talent and fame.
Fei Xiaotong, a professor in the Department of Sociology, comes from a noble family in Wujiang. My maternal grandfather, Yang Dunyi, was a member of the Daoguang Juren and was an official in Jiangsu Province. He soon resigned and became the editor of the Commercial Press. He participated in the compilation of "Cihai". He was open-minded and willing to accept Western culture. His father, Fei Pu'an, traveled east to Japan and majored in education. He served as an inspector at the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education and dedicated his career to running schools. Her mother, Yang Renlan, graduated from Shanghai Wuben Girls' School and has been engaged in early childhood education all her life. Uncles Yang Zuotao and Yang Xixu both studied in the United States. One became an animation expert and the other an architectural designer. Influenced by their maternal grandfather, the four Fei brothers and sisters received Western education since childhood. The eldest brother Fei Zhendong graduated from Nanyang Public School and worked as the chief writer of a Chinese newspaper in Indonesia .My elder sister Fei Dasheng studied in Japan and became a silk expert. The third brother, Fei Qing, graduated from the Soochow University Law School and went to Berlin University to study legal philosophy. After returning to China, he taught Roman law at the Southwest Associated University and once served as the dean of the Law Department of Peking University. The fourth brother, Feihuo, studied civil engineering and worked as an engineer in the Shanghai Public Works Bureau. After Fei Xiaotong graduated from Tsinghua Research Institute, he went to study at the University of London and learned about Malinowski, a master of anthropology.
Pan Naigu, a professor in the Department of Sociology, is the daughter of Pan Guangdan, Fei Xiaotong’s master, and has a legacy of family education. His grandfather, Pan Hongding, was a Jinshi in Guangxu and an editor of the Hanlin Academy. His father, Pan Guangdan, graduated from Tsinghua School and returned to the United States. He taught in the Sociology Department of Tsinghua University and Southwest Associated University. He has profound attainments in sociology, eugenics, psychology, ethnology and other fields. He is one of the "Four Philosophers of Tsinghua" and another The three are Ye Qisun, Chen Yinke and Mei Yiqi. Pan Guangdan has a long history of research on education. He once translated "Huxley's Theory of Liberal Education", in which he proposed that "education is not training," "propaganda is not education," and "obedience is not a good child." He is educating his four daughters. This purpose will always be followed. The four sisters grew up freely and made great progress in their studies. The eldest sister Pan Naijing is a professor in the Department of Biology at Peking University, the second sister Pan Naimu and Pan Naigu are both professors in the Department of Sociology at Peking University, and the third sister Pan Naihe is a pediatrician.
When I was studying at Peking University, Wang Jisi was an associate professor in the Department of National Affairs. His father, Wang Li, is a professor in the Chinese Department of Peking University and a master of linguistics. Several brothers and sisters inherited their father's training from a young age and became successful in their studies. The eldest brother Wang Jizhi graduated from the Mathematics Department of Peking University and is the inventor of the four-way typewriter. The eldest sister, Wang Jihui, graduated from Tsinghua University and worked successively at People's Education Publishing House and Sitong Company. The second sister, Wang Jici, graduated from the Department of Geology and Geography of Peking University and serves as a professor at the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University. My younger brother Wang Jixian graduated from Renmin University of China, received a PhD from the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto, and is a professor at the Department of Geography at the University of Hong Kong. He also has a half-brother, Qin Si, whose original name is Wang Jihe, who is a writer and linguist. Another half-brother, Wang Jiping, is a professor at Guangxi Medical University.
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Xu Baolu, a professor in the Department of Mathematics, was born in a wealthy family. My great-grandfather, Yu Yue, was a Daoguang Jinshi and an editor at the Hanlin Academy. He knew everything about learning, especially Confucian classics. His grandfather, Xu Youshen, was appointed as the magistrate of Yangzhou in China. His father, Xu Yinzhi, once served as the salt transport envoy to Zhejiang and Zhejiang and the general office of the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway. He was good at composing lyrics and was familiar with Kun Opera. The eldest brother Xu Baoju graduated from the Department of Chinese Literature at Peking University and is one of the founders of the Democratic League. The second brother, Xu Baoxiao, graduated from the philosophy department of Yenching University and was one of the initiators of the Kuomintang Revolution. He served as the president and editor-in-chief of the Tuanjie Daily, the organ of the Kuomintang Revolution. After graduating from Tsinghua University, Xu Baolu went to England for further study and received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of London. The three brothers all have handsome names and are known as the "Three Heroes of the Xu Family". Brother-in-law Yu Pingbo is the great-grandson of Yu Yue. He graduated from the Chinese Literature Department of Peking University in his early years. He is erudite and talented, and Yu Hong is very diligent in studying. My cousin Gao Yang, whose real name is Xu Yanpian, is famous in Taiwanese literary circles for his historical novels.
Professor Cheng Minde of the Department of Mathematics is a scholar. His father, Cheng Zhanlu, graduated from Suzhou University and served as a teacher in Jiangsu University. He was a famous Zhanghui novelist and devoted his life to writing books, including "Tang Zhuwen's Biography of Zhou Jie" and "Small Qi Guo". Works such as "The Slippery Country", "The Forgetful Country" and "The Muddleheaded Country" were once popular in Suzhou and Shanghai. Zhou Shojuan once called them "Chun Yukun and Dongfang Shuo today". His mother, Dai Zhenhuan, was a tutor, knowledgeable in calligraphy and etiquette, and good at calligraphy.
Zhang Gongqing, a disciple of Cheng Minde and a professor in the Department of Mathematics, came from a family of Jin gentry. Zhang's surname belonged to the Fengrun family and he had been an official for three generations. My great-great-grandfather, Zhang Yintang, was a Daoguang Jinshi. He served as an envoy to Anhui and was a master of classics and history. Great-grandfather Zhang Peilun was a Jinshi in Tongzhi, leader of the Qing faction in the late Qing Dynasty, and the soon-to-be son-in-law of Li Hongzhang. His grandfather, Zhang Zhiqian, was a member of the Guangxu family and was a secretary in the cabinet. My maternal grandfather, Chen Baochen, was Puyi's teacher. He was good at calligraphy and painting, and was determined to establish a school. Father Zhang Zimei graduated from the Department of Economics of the University of Hong Kong. He is proficient in Chinese and English literature. He has a deep foundation in history and economics and has a rich collection of books, many of which are rare. My cousin Zhang Ailing is a famous writer, and my cousin Chen Daisun is a professor at Peking University School of Economics. When Zhang Gongqing was a boy, his father tried to teach and write. However, Zhang Gongqing's interest was science. He later passed the Mathematics and Mechanics of Peking University and embarked on the path of mathematical research.
Jiang Boju is in class
Professor of the Department of Mathematics Jiang Boju comes from an academic family. My great-uncle Huang Qingcheng was a member of the Guangxu family and was proficient in mathematics. He founded the "Journal of Mathematics", the earliest mathematics journal in China. His father, Jiang Lifu, received a Ph.D. from Harvard and founded the Department of Mathematics at Nankai University and Lingnan University. Chen Shengshen came from his family and served as the director of the Institute of Mathematics at Academia Sinica. My uncle Hu Dunfu majored in mathematics at Cornell University, was the first dean of Tsinghua Academy, founded Datong University, and was the first president. His second uncle, Hu Mingfu, studied mathematics at Cornell University and Harvard University. He became China's first doctor of modern mathematics. After returning to the country, he served as a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Datong University. The third uncle, Hu Gangfu, entered the physics department of Harvard University. After graduation, he taught in many universities such as Jiaotong University and Nankai University. Jiang Boju was intelligent and avid at learning. He read extracurricular books to the point of wasting his sleep and food. He was familiar with everything from mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. After graduating from middle school, he applied for admission to the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of Peking University at the suggestion of his father, and took mathematics as his life's career. It can be said that he passed on his father's knowledge.
Professor Qian Minxie of the Department of Chemistry is a descendant of the Qian family of Huzhou, and his family is a branch of the Qian family of Wuyue. In modern times, celebrities have emerged one after another, and it is still prosperous today. His great-grandfather Qian Zhenchang was a Jinshi in Tongzhi and the head of the Ministry of Rites. His great-uncle, Qian Zhenlun, was a Daoguang Jinshi, an editor of the Hanlin Academy, and an official to the Imperial College. His grandfather, Qian Xuantong, was a leading figure in the New Culture Movement. He was once a professor and director of the Department of Chinese Literature at Peking University. His father, Qian Sanqiang, is a nuclear physicist and a hero of two bombs. He graduated from Tsinghua University and studied in France, where he studied under the daughter of Marie Curie. His cousins Qian Daosun and Qian Zhonglian were translators and experts in classical literature. My maternal grandfather, He Cheng, is a descendant of the Cody family and the two-time He family. He studied in Japan and is a member of the Tongmenghui. He is a rich collector and a fine connoisseur. His mother, He Zehui, is a nuclear physicist. She graduated from Tsinghua University and studied in Germany. She is known as "China's Madame Curie". Aunt He Yizhen is a physicist, and aunt He Zeying is a botanist. The three younger sisters are known as the "Three He Sisters" because of their talents. The eldest uncle He Zeming and the second uncle He Zeyong both studied in Japan and are experts in metallurgy and cytology. My maternal great-grandfather, my mother's maternal grandfather, Wang Songwei, was a descendant of the Cody family and the Moli Wang family. He was a Jinshi in Guangxu and one of the "Three Talented Scholars in Suzhou". He was proficient in the study of catalogs and editions, and was especially good at textual research. My maternal great-grandmother, Xie Dada, founded Zhenhua Girls’ School, which was quite a pioneer. Grandmother Wang Jishan is a physics translator, and maternal uncles Wang Jilie and Wang Jitong are physics translators and mathematicians. Cousins Wang Shoujing , Wang Shouwu, and Wang Shoujue are physicists, microelectronists, and semiconductor electronics scientists. Cousins Wang Shuzhen and Wang Mingzhen are obstetricians and gynecologists and physicists. Qian Minxie adheres to his family tradition and is motivated to learn. He studied abroad in the Chemistry Department of Peking University, first in Germany and then in France. After returning to China, he taught at his alma mater. His younger brother Qian Sijin graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University and studied at Harvard. After working at CERN for more than 20 years, he returned to China to teach at the School of Physics at Peking University.
Professor Wu Liming of the Department of Geography is a lady from a famous family. His grandfather, Wu Dingxin, graduated from the Normal College of the Capital University and served successively as director of the Guangxi Department of Education and president of Guangzhou National University. He devoted his life to the development of education. My maternal grandfather, Liang Qichao, was a member of the Guangxu family, one of the leaders of the Chinese Reform Movement of 1898, and a Confucian scholar of his generation. Father Wu Luqiang was a chemist. He graduated from Tsinghua University and received a PhD from MIT. At the age of 26, he was employed as a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Peking University. Unfortunately, he died young. His mother, Liang Sizhuang, is a librarian, graduated from Columbia University, and is the deputy director of Peking University Library. The eldest uncle Liang Sicheng, the second uncle Liang Siyong, and the fifth uncle Liang Sili are architects, archaeologists, and missile control experts. The aunt Liang Sishun, the second aunt Liang Siyi, and the third aunt Liang Sining all came from prestigious schools. The eldest aunt Lin Huiyin is an architect and writer. .
Professor Zhang Zongbing of the Department of Biology is the philosophical heir of philosopher and political activist Zhang Dongsun. There are four Zhang brothers and sisters. Zhang Zongbing is the eldest son. He graduated from the Department of Biology of Yenching University and received a Ph.D. from Cornell University. He is an insect toxicologist. The second brother, Zhang Zongsui, has a PhD from Cambridge. He once taught in the Department of Physics of Peking University and is a physicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. My younger sister, Zhang Zongye, graduated from the Department of Physics of Peking University and is a researcher at the Institute of High Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is a theoretical nuclear physicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The third brother, Zhang Zongjun, first studied in the Sociology Department of Southwest Associated University, and later was promoted to the Graduate School of Yenching University and became Fei Xiaotong's favorite student. During the Cultural Revolution, he and his wife committed suicide because of his father's involvement. In 1952, the department was restructured, and Zhang Dongsun, who was formerly the dean of the Department of Philosophy at Yenching University, transferred to teach in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University. The four people, father and son, and father and daughter, successively became associated with Peking University, which became a legend and a reflection of the academic legacy being passed down from generation to generation.
