Zang Kejia

Zang Kejia

Zang Kejia (October 8, 1905 - February 5, 2004), born in Zhucheng, Shandong Province, with pen names of Shaoquan and he Jia, is a modern Chinese poet, writer and family, a loyal patriot, an ally of the China Democratic League, a deputy to the second and third National People's Congress, a member of the fifth, sixth, seventh and Eighth National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the seventh and eighth standing committee, and a member of the first and second sessions of the Chinese Writers Association , the third director and consultant, the fourth consultant, the fifth and sixth honorary vice chairman, the third and fourth members of the China Federation of literary and art circles, the sixth and seventh honorary members, the president of the Chinese poetry society, the honorary president of the Chinese Mao Zedong Poetry Research Association, and the honorary president of the Chinese writing society.

On October 8, 1905, he was born into a broken landlord family in Zangjiazhuang, Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong Province. In the summer of 1923, he was admitted to the First Normal University of Shandong Province. During this period, he read a lot of new literature works and began to write new poems. In early 1927, he was admitted to Wuhan Branch of the central military and political school (the fifth issue of Huangpu Military School) and participated in the northern expedition. In 1933, the first collection of poems "brand" was published, which was highly praised by Wen Yiduo, Mao Dun and other predecessors. In July 1949, he was elected a member of the all China Association of literary workers. In 1954, he published the anthology of Zang Kejia's poems. In 1956, he was transferred to the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association. In 1959, he published poetry anthology spring breeze anthology cheering anthology and biographical poem Li Dazhao. Persecuted during the "Cultural Revolution", he was forced to stop literary creation and social activities, and was transferred to the "May 7th" cadre school in Xianning, Hubei Province. On February 12, 1980, he published in people's Daily "saying and doing -- Notes on Mr. Wen Yiduo's words and deeds" and was selected as the junior high school Chinese textbook of people's education press. In December 2002, twelve volumes of complete works of Zang Kejia was published. At 20:35 on February 5, 2004, Zang Kejia died of multiple organ failure due to coronary heart disease and uremia in Beijing at the age of 98.

Life of the characters

On October 8, 1905, he was born into a broken landlord family in Zangjiazhuang, Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong Province. In 1919, he studied in the first primary school of Zhucheng county. After the May 4th movement, he listened to Qiu Jiming, a student from Zhucheng County, who was sent by the Beijing student movement, and made a speech to publicize the May 4th Movement and its great spirit. He also formed an "Anti Japanese meeting" with his classmates and went to the streets to publicize it with a small flag.

In the summer of 1923, he was admitted to the First Normal University of Shandong Province. During this period, he read a lot of new literature works and began to write new poems. In August 1925, he published his work in the National Journal Yusi for the first time, signed Shaoquan. In the autumn of 1926, inspired by the great revolution, he went to Wuhan, the seat of the revolutionary government, with two other relatives and friends, because he could not bear the perverse and heavy oppression of Zhang Zongchang.

In early 1927, he was admitted to Wuhan Branch of the central military and political school (the fifth issue of Huangpu Military School) and participated in the northern expedition. After the failure of the great revolution, he returned to his hometown. Soon after, Zang Kejia fled to Northeast China because of persecution by Kuomintang reactionaries.

In 1929, the new poem "silent in the late Woods" was first published in Qingdao's "Republic of China Daily", signed by Ke Jia. In 1930, he enrolled in the Chinese Department of national Qingdao University. During his schooling, he received the instruction and help of Wen Yiduo and Wang Tongzhao. He wrote such poems as refugees, old horse and evil black hands, which described the miserable life of peasants in old China and exposed the evil and hypocrisy of imperialism.

In 1933, Mao wendun, the first book of poetry, was published. In 1934, the collection of poems, the black hand of sin, was published and became famous in the poetry world. From 1934 to 1937, he taught in Linqing Middle School of Shandong Province. In 1936, he published the poetry collection canal and the long poem self portrait, and joined the Chinese writers and Artists Association in the same year.

After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, he actively participated in Anti Japanese patriotic activities. In 1938, he joined the all China Anti enemy Association of literary and art circles and was elected director of Xiangyang and Yichang. From 1938 to the early summer of 1941, he served as the propaganda, science and education officer of the anti enemy Youth Corps of the fifth theater, Secretary of the general headquarters, member of the cultural work committee, head of the wartime cultural work group, and counsellor of the 30th army. During this period, he went to Taierzhuang to interview and write a long reportage "the bloody battle on the north line of Jinpu"; he led the wartime cultural work group of the fifth theater to go deep into the rural areas of Henan, Hubei, Anhui and Dabie Mountains to carry out Anti Japanese literature and art propaganda and creative activities; he organized "writers and artists to join the army"; he went to SuiZao front to engage in Anti Japanese and national salvation culture propaganda and participated in SuiZao campaign.

During the Anti Japanese War, Zang Kejia created and published a collection of poems such as "marching in the army" and "singing on the Huaishang River" and a collection of essays "marching with dates", which eulogized the great patriotic spirit of the Anti Japanese army and the people and their heroic deeds against the enemy. In the autumn of 1941, he served as the counsellor of the 31st group army, vice president and acting president of Sany publishing house, and prepared to publish the progressive journal "Dadi Wencong". After it was founded, it was banned by the authorities. In July 1942, he resigned angrily and braved the heat to go to Chongqing on foot from Yexian County, Henan Province.

In April 1943, he was elected as an alternate Director at the fifth annual meeting of the all China Anti enemy Association of literary and art circles. In the summer of the same year, he served as a Commissioner of the Relief Committee and was in charge of the magazine "difficult child education" until the autumn of 1945. During this period, he created and published long poems such as flowers of ancient trees, Memoirs of my poetic life, songs of earth and selected poems of ten years.

During the war of liberation, he took part in many progressive activities such as "calling for a truce and realizing peace". In Chongqing, he was invited to attend a forum of cultural circles held by Mao Zedong at Zhang Zhizhong's residence. In Shanghai, he edited the literary supplement Xinghe, Xueshi, chuangshicong and Wenxun of Qiaosheng daily, United a large number of progressive writers, created a large number of political lyric poems and satirical poems, and published poetry collections such as baby, zero of life and winter.

In December 1948, due to the white terror in Shanghai, he was forced to sneak to Hong Kong. In March 1949, he came to Beiping under the arrangement of the Communist Party of China. In May 1949, he published a series of poems "what he saw, heard and thought" in the people's daily, expressing his joy after he arrived in the liberated areas. After that, he successively served as researcher of Literature Creation Research Office of School of literature and art of North China University, editor and editor of General Administration of publishing and people's publishing house, editorial board member of Xinhua monthly, and editor in chief of literature column of Xinhua monthly.

In July 1949, he attended the first National Congress of literary and artistic workers and was elected a member of the all China Association of literary and artistic workers. In June 1951, he joined the China Democratic League and served as a member of the central cultural and Educational Committee of the league. In 1954, he published the anthology of Zang Kejia's poems. In 1956, he was transferred to the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association.

From 1957 to 1965, he was the chief editor of the Journal of poetry. Through the contact of Zang Kejia, the 18 poems of Mao Zedong first published in the first issue of the Journal of poetry have had a great influence in the whole country. In 1957, Zang Kejia and Zhou Zhenfu co authored the explanation of Chairman Mao's poems, which played an important role in the spread and popularization of Mao Zedong's poems. In 1958, he published the collection of essays, essays and poems.

In 1959, he published poetry anthology spring breeze anthology cheering anthology and biographical poem Li Dazhao. In 1961, he published a collection of poems for teenagers. In 1962, he published his poetry anthology "triumphant return" and literary essay anthology "Thoughts on learning poetry". Persecuted during the "Cultural Revolution", he was forced to stop literary creation and social activities, and was transferred to the "May 7th" cadre school in Xianning, Hubei Province. Back in Beijing in 1972. In January 1976, the Journal of poetry resumed publication, and Zang Kejia served as a consultant and editorial board member.

After smashing the gang of four, Zang Kejia published such anthologies as Yi Xiangyang, Luo Zhaohong, Zang Kejia's old style poetry manuscript, prose anthologies as Huairen anthologies, poetry and life, and anthologies as Kejia Lun Shi and Zang Kejia classical poetry appreciation. On February 12, 1980, he published in people's Daily "saying and doing -- Notes on Mr. Wen Yiduo's words and deeds" and was selected as the junior high school Chinese textbook of people's education press.

In September 1991, he published his poetry anthology new years of singing. In May 1998, he published a collection of essays, the collection of passing water and falling China. In December 2002, twelve volumes of complete works of Zang Kejia was published. In January 2004, he published his memoir, the memoir of Zang Kejia.

At 20:35 on February 5, 2004, Zang Kejia died of multiple organ failure due to coronary heart disease and uremia. He was 98 years old and was buried in the overseas Chinese Cemetery of Wanfo garden in Beijing. Zang Kejia

Personal life

In April 1928, Zang Kejia and his first wife married Wang shenting (Huilan). Zang Leyuan, the eldest son, was born in Jinan on August 10, 1929. Zang Le'an was born in 1930. In early 1938, he divorced Wang shenting and had two sons. In August 1942, Zang Kejia married his second wife Zheng man in Chongqing. They had two daughters, the eldest Zang Xiaoping and the second Zheng Suyi. In 2005, Wang shenting, Zang Kejia's first wife, died at the age of 90. At 9:32 am on February 5, 2009, Zheng man, Zang Kejia's second wife, died of advanced lung cancer at the age of 90. She was buried with Zang Kejia in the overseas Chinese Cemetery of Wanfo garden in Beijing.

Main works

Some of Zang Kejia's Calligraphy

Creative features

subject

Folk consciousness

Based on the folk consciousness, Zang Kejia tried to reproduce the reality of life and the living state of the people at that time

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