Li Guangtian
Encyclopedia
Li Guangtian was a 20th century Chinese
essayist. Born into an indigent peasant family with the surname Wang, he was adopted by his uncle, and changed his surname into Li. In 1923, he entered the First Normal School of Shandong, and was arrested later because of recommending left-wing literature. In 1929, Li sat entrance examinations for and was accepted at the foreign language department of Beijing University. In 1936, The poetry anthology The Han Garden Collection (《汉园集》) co-written by Li, Bian Zhilin
and He Qifang
was published. He published three prose collections before the Second Sino-Japanese War
: the Gallery Collection (《画廊集》, 1936), the Silver Fox Collection (《银狐集》, 1936), and the Quesuo Collection (《雀蓑集》, 1939). After the outbreak of the war, he went into exile at southwest China. He wrote several essay collections during this time, including Outside the Circle (《圈外》, 1942), the Echoes (《回声》, 1943) and the Essays under the Sun (《日边随笔》, 1948). After 1949, he contributed himself into educational cause. He also did some research about the literature of the minority groups of China. He collated the long love poems like Ashymo (《阿诗玛》) of the Yi people
and Xianxiu (《线秀》) of the Dai people
.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
essayist. Born into an indigent peasant family with the surname Wang, he was adopted by his uncle, and changed his surname into Li. In 1923, he entered the First Normal School of Shandong, and was arrested later because of recommending left-wing literature. In 1929, Li sat entrance examinations for and was accepted at the foreign language department of Beijing University. In 1936, The poetry anthology The Han Garden Collection (《汉园集》) co-written by Li, Bian Zhilin
Bian Zhilin
Bian Zhilin was a 20th century Chinese poet, translator and literature researcher.Bian was born in Haimen, Jiangsu on December 8, 1910, and liked to read classical and modern Chinese poems when he was very young. In 1929, he entered the English department of Beijing University to study...
and He Qifang
He Qifang
He Qifang was a Chinese poet, essayist, literary critic and redologist. He was born in Wanxian, Sichuan Province, which is now Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality. He studied Philosophy at Peking University. Later in his life, he served as the director of the Institute of Literature at the...
was published. He published three prose collections before the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
: the Gallery Collection (《画廊集》, 1936), the Silver Fox Collection (《银狐集》, 1936), and the Quesuo Collection (《雀蓑集》, 1939). After the outbreak of the war, he went into exile at southwest China. He wrote several essay collections during this time, including Outside the Circle (《圈外》, 1942), the Echoes (《回声》, 1943) and the Essays under the Sun (《日边随笔》, 1948). After 1949, he contributed himself into educational cause. He also did some research about the literature of the minority groups of China. He collated the long love poems like Ashymo (《阿诗玛》) of the Yi people
Yi people
The Yi or Lolo people are an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China...
and Xianxiu (《线秀》) of the Dai people
Dai people
The Dai peoples is one of several ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture , but by extension can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Lue, Chinese Shan or even...
.