Shuxincheng

Shuxincheng

Shuxincheng (1893-1960) was born in Xupu, Hunan Province. Its original name is Yushan, and its name is changwulu. He is a famous educator, publisher and lexicographer in modern China. He has been engaged in culture, education and publishing for nearly 50 years. He has edited the new and old Cihai for more than 30 years, and has more than 40 main works. Only in dictionaries, there are "Cihai", "Zhonghua encyclopedia", "celebrity dictionary", "China Education dictionary" and so on. He devoted his whole life to the work of editor in chief and publishing of Ci Hai. He has made outstanding contributions to Chinese culture, science and publishing. After liberation, he was elected deputy to the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress and the National People's Congress, and vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPPCC.

Personal profile

Shuxincheng, formerly known as Yushan, is a native of Xupu, Hunan Province. Publishers, educators. He entered Xupu County primary school at the age of 15 and graduated from Hunan Normal University in 1917. Later, he served as the dean of educational administration in Changsha duizei middle school, provincial No.1 middle school and Fuxiang women's school. He once ran Hunan Education Monthly. In 1920, at the invitation of Zhang Dongsun, he was appointed director of Wusong Chinese public school. In 1923, he was the director of the research unit of the middle school attached to Southeast University of Nanjing. He carried out the Dalton system, gave lectures in Shanghai, Wuchang, Changsha and other places, compiled the collection of Dalton system research and the historical materials of modern Chinese education, and became a celebrity in the education field. In November 1923, Yun Daiying introduced him to join the young Chinese society. In October 1924, at the invitation of Wu Yuzhang, he went to Chengdu as a professor of higher normal school. In 1925, he returned to Nanjing to specialize in writing. In 1928, he was appointed chief editor of Cihai by Lu Feikui, general manager of Zhonghua Book Company. Since 1930, he has been the director and librarian of Zhonghua Book Company, and has been the chief editor of Cihai.

After the founding of new China, shuxincheng retired in 1953. In 1954 and 1959, he attended the first National People's Congress as a representative of Hunan Province and Shanghai City, and was elected vice chairman of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. In the autumn of 1957, he proposed to revise Cihai, which was supported by Chairman Mao Zedong. In the spring of the next year, Cihai Institute of Zhonghua Book Company was established. In the summer of 1959, Cihai Committee was established, with Shu Xincheng as its chairman. He died on November 28, 1960 at the age of 67.

As a great lexicographer, he not only compiled Cihai, but also reviewed the life of Shu Xincheng. His works and abbreviations are quite rich, including trends of modern psychology (1924 Edition), history of studying abroad in modern China (1927 Edition), general theory of Education (1927 Edition), philosophy of life (1928 Edition) and research collection of Dalton system (1929 Edition) ）In addition, he is also a pioneer in the history of Chinese photography, and has written preliminary photography, dawn and exercises The beauty of the West Lake, etc.

Social contribution

In the 24th year of the Republic of China, Japan's invasion of China was pressing step by step. The general manager was afraid of the Japanese side's trouble. He urged to delete Cihai and publish a separate book by category. All the most sensitive social science items were canceled. Some colleagues also advocated the deletion of political items. Shu said "never obey orders", and argued: "even if China is dead, there should be historical terms, and social science items can never be canceled." Under the leadership of Shu, Cihai's publishing policy remained unchanged, and maintained a distinct patriotic view and position. In the 25th and 26th years of the Republic of China, Cihai's first and second volumes were published respectively.

In the summer of the 33rd year of the Republic of China, after the fall of Changsha, Japan once sent Marquis feitianmu to coerce Shu to return to Hunan as a puppet. He insisted on integrity, put the fat field wood top back, still insist on working in Zhonghua Book Company.

Achievements and honors

In the autumn of the Republic of China, Shu and his old classmates

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Tao Juyin

In the name of opening a nutmeg restaurant in Shanghai, he provided a contact point for the underground organizations of the Communist Party of China to support the party's work. On the eve of liberation, when Shu was acting general manager of Zhonghua Book Company, he declared to the staff: "no relocation, no layoff, no salary reduction." He has made great contributions to Zhonghua printing company, such as not moving to Taiwan, stabilizing the life of its staff, and transferring funds back to Hong Kong.

On the evening of September 17, 1957, Mao Zedong met with Shu Xincheng in Shanghai and encouraged him to set up a department in Zhonghua Book Company, based on the revision of Cihai, and then the encyclopedia.

In 1960, the second session of the second National People's Congress was held, but Shu was unable to attend. In his written speech, he said, "now I would like to suggest once again whether we can continue a small encyclopedia with 50 million words and 10 volumes after we have revised Cihai and found some experience."

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