Feng Zhen

Feng Zhen

Feng Zhen (1897.5.10-1983.3.13) is a native of Shanwei village, Shanwei Township, Beiliu County, Guangxi Province. He is a famous educator, expert in Chinese classical literature and poet.

brief introduction

Feng Zhen

(1897.5.10-1983.3.13), a famous educator, expert in Chinese classical literature and poet. Since 1917, he has been a teacher, Dean, professor and President of Guangxi Wuzhou middle school, Beiliu middle school, Rongxian middle school, Wuxi Guoxue special school, Jiangsu Institute of education, zhengfengwen college, Shanghai Jinan University, Daxia University and Jiaotong University. After 1949, he served as professor and chairman of the Chinese Department of Guangxi Nanning Normal University and Guangxi Normal University (the predecessor of Guangxi Normal University), professor and honorary chairman of the Department of Arts, and member of the CPPCC Committee of Guilin city and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He died in Guangxi Normal University on March 13, 1983. He was 86 years old.

Life of the characters

Feng Zhen

He studied in the village private school from 1904 to 1908. In 1909, he entered Beiliu County high school. In the summer of 1910, he went to Shanghai with his uncle Jiemin. He was not admitted to Shanghai Chinese public school for the first time. In the autumn, he entered Nanyang middle school. In 1911, he entered Shanghai Chinese public school. During the recovery of Shanghai, all schools were closed. In the autumn of 1912, he entered Nanyang middle school. In 1913, he studied in Nanyang middle school, and was admitted to Shanghai Higher Technical College (now Shanghai Jiaotong University) of the Ministry of communications in the same year. He dropped out of school in 1916 because of illness. From 1917 to 1921, he taught in Wuzhou Middle School of Guangxi Province. From the autumn of 1921 to 1925, he served as a teacher and principal of Beiliu county middle school for two years. From February to April 1926, he was a teacher of Rongxian county middle school. From 1927 to 1949, he served as a teacher and Dean of Wuxi Guoxue school. When the Anti Japanese war broke out in 1937, Wuxi National College moved to Changsha, Hunan. In 1938, it moved to Guilin and Beiliu. In 1941, it moved to Guilin. From 1938 to 1946, Feng Zhen was the acting president of Wuxi National College. From 1929 to 1936, he was a lecturer in Jiangsu Institute of education, zhengfengwen college, Shanghai National Jinan University, Daxia University and Shanghai Jiaotong University. He was also a professor of Jiangnan University in Wuxi in 1948. In November 1949, he was employed by the Department of Chinese culture of Nanning Normal University as professor and head of the Department. In 1950, Nanning Normal University moved to Guilin and merged with Guangxi University. From 1951 to 1953, he was a full-time professor in the Department of Chinese, School of culture and education, Guangxi University. In 1953, the colleges and departments of higher education in central and southern China were adjusted, and Guangxi University was changed into Guangxi Normal University (now Guangxi Normal University), still teaching in the University. From 1957 to 1966, he was the director of the Chinese department. On December 30, 1980, he was appointed honorary director by the district education and health office. from may 1976 to the end of June 1979, he undertook the task of revising the etymology issued by the State Council and served as the consultant of the revision group. At the beginning of the cultural revolution, he was censored and criticized for the accusation that "the bourgeois world outlook has not been well reformed". He died in Guilin on March 13, 1983. In November 1984, he was rehabilitated. The ashes were placed in Nanning Revolutionary Cemetery. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Consultative Conference of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Main achievements

Feng Zhen successively learned from Mr. Chen Yan and Mr. Tang Wenzhi. He was rigorous in his academic research, original in his views and abundant in his works. The works of poetics, such as poetic zahua, seven character rhyme pith and seven character jueju practice examples, selected poems from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty for classification and comparative study, and expounded the poetry and CI Hua of the past dynasties in China, which theoretically enriched the treasure house of Chinese classical literature theory. The study of pre Qin philosophers not only inherited the traditional research method of "Qianjia school", but also used some scientific theories of western new learning to give a new explanation to the theories of philosophers. Among them, Laozi Tongzheng, Xunzi's lecture notes, Han Feizi's synopsis and summary, and Lu's Chunqiu Gaozhu dingbu are the most popular. The works of Exegetics include Shuowen Jiezi Jiaoji. He is good at poetry and prose, especially the seven character rhyme, adheres to the natural poetics, advocates the natural truth in poetry writing, opposes flashy carving, advocates innovation and change, and opposes imitation. Nearly a thousand poems were written in his life, most of which were collected in the natural room poetry manuscript. The style is "quite similar to Chengzhai" (in Zhu Dongrun's language) but "better than Chengzhai" (in Zhou Zhenfu's language), which is known as "Guangxi talented person". Most of the essays in my life can be found in Fu Pu Ji compiled before the founding of the people's Republic of China and in various domestic newspapers and magazines after the founding of the people's Republic of China. In addition to his mastery of classical literature, he was also proficient in traditional Chinese medicine. He learned from literature, history, philosophy, classics, education and even agriculture, forestry, engineering and mathematics. He went up to Confucius, Mencius and Zhuangzi, and went down to Neo Confucianism in song and Ming Dynasties. He is familiar with English and has been admitted to study in the United States as an English thesis (later he failed due to economic problems). When I was teaching in Wuzhou middle school, I used the original English versions of geometry and algebra as textbooks to teach students. Feng Zhen has been teaching Chinese classical literature, Selected Prose and Philology in Colleges and universities for a long time. During the Anti Japanese War, after the fall of Shanghai, he led the teachers and students of Wuxi National College to Guilin in the south. Later, he moved to his hometown Beiliu twice, raised funds and continued to run the school. The president of Wuxi National College has been Mr. Tang Wenzhi for 30 years. Who is the second person? There is no dispute: Feng Zhen. During the most difficult eight years of the Anti Japanese War, Mr. Feng Zhen was the acting president of the national college. He led the national college which moved to the south to continue to run schools in Guangxi, and wrote a valuable page in the history of Anti Japanese War education. after liberation, he gave lectures in person, emphasized teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and paying equal attention to knowledge and ability, and explored an effective way to cultivate Sinology research talents with modern education management methods, which laid a certain foundation for the establishment of modern education mode later. He trained young teachers in the way of apprenticeship, and set up many special courses together with some old professors, such as Mr. Peng zetao. The courses he taught in person include exegesis, general theory of Laozi, Xunzi, Zhuangzi, Wenxindiaolong, Tang Shilu, etc. Contemporary scholars such as Zhou Zhenfu, Ma MaoYuan and Feng Qiyong are his outstanding disciples. before he died, he had collected 495 thread bound ancient books, including 1787 volumes, 51 paperback books, including 80 volumes, a total of 1867 volumes, all of which were donated to the school. On the new year's day of 1983, Guangxi Normal University celebrated Feng Zhen's sixty-eight years of teaching with the inscription: "Mingde Shenxing, the old birthday star, a piece of heart, a piece of fragrance.". Taihu Lake is green with willows, Lijiang River is blue, and spring is full of green hills. Throughout his life, Feng Zhen has been engaged in the education of talents as a non party Democrat, actively participated in various democratic reform movements, pursued progress, and actively asked to participate in the Communist Party organization. He submitted four applications to join the party, but failed to do so due to ten years of turmoil.

Anecdotes and allusions

Mingde, Shenxing, Danxin, Yufang

Feng Zhen received the education of "self-cultivation, regulating the family, governing the country and pacifying the world" since he was a child. He advocated character first, then learning. He could be a great master in character cultivation. In his autobiography, he said: "when you meet someone, you are straightforward, not lively, but long-lasting. However, the distinction between public and private is very strict. In private affairs, we attach great importance to feelings, while in public affairs, we are free to follow the law. " He was an independent Confucian, so he communicated with the Taoist style, had a firm and persistent pursuit, and maintained the academic conscience of Chinese intellectuals. He integrated the initiative of Confucianism, the simplicity of Mohism and the freshness and indifference of Taoism. He is indifferent to fame and wealth, has deep self-restraint, is kind to others, and treats others with sincerity. When we talk about Feng zhenpinde's high and clean, we have to talk about Wuxi Guoxue college. Wuxi National College is an institution of higher learning with Chinese traditional culture as its teaching and research object. It was established in the second year after the May 4th movement, and its appearance may be related to the radical negative attitude of the May 4th new culture movement towards Sinology. Its founder, Tang Wenzhi, an expert in Chinese culture, was a Jinshi of Guangxu, Minister of Commerce of the Qing Dynasty, and President of Shanghai Jiaotong University. The Education Department of the International Federation once sent tonkel bacon to inspect the National College and said: "this school is purely Chinese, and the inherent culture of China only depends on this school." In 1949, it was renamed the College of Chinese arts. Since 1927, Feng Zhen has worked here for 17 years. When the Anti Japanese war broke out in 1937, Wuxi City was occupied in the winter of the same year, and Wuxi National College was forced to move south. In the face of national crisis, Feng Zhen, regardless of his personal safety, helped Tang Wenzhi to move the school from Wuxi to Wuhan, Changsha, Guilin, Mengshan, Zhaoping and Beiliu. When the school moved to Guilin, Tang Wenzhi suffered from eye disease and almost lost his sight. Feng Zhenyi is not allowed to resign and accept the entrustment and acting principal. He devoted himself wholeheartedly, went through all kinds of hardships, raised money from all walks of life, and maintained the survival of teachers and students. In 1938, Guilin was in an emergency, and the national college was evacuated from Guilin to Beiliu. That is to say, Feng Zhen took the national college back to his hometown. During that period, Feng Zhen had lost three children. In order to solve the problem of food and housing for teachers and students, he still mobilized his whole family to empty the house and give it to the school. The family's huge library has also become a school library. He sold his family property, destroyed his family and set up a school. He also gave his family's food to teachers and students many times to solve the problem of breaking cooking, so that the school could operate normally. In 1942, Wuxi National College moved back to Guilin from the north. In order to raise funds, Feng Zhen and Liang Shuming discussed the establishment of the board of directors of Wuxi National College. Liang Shuming invited Li Jishen to be the chairman of the board of directors, and Huang Shaohong, Liang Shuming, Li Renren, Liu houwu, Huang Xingyuan and other celebrities were the board directors. It has raised a large amount of funds for the national college, built school buildings in Guilin, and expanded the enrollment of students. When he was acting president of Wuxi National College, it was established

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