Shen Congwen/Kloc-joined the army after graduating from high school at the age of 0/4. He hates the darkness of the world. After being exposed to new literature, 1923 went to Beijing, but failed to enter the university. Embarrassed, he began to write under the pseudonym "Hugh Yun Yun". From 1930s, he began to construct his own "Xiangxi World" with novels, and completed a series of representative works such as Border Town and Long River. He examined the present situation of urban-rural confrontation at that time from the subjective perspective of "countryman" and criticized the ugliness of modern civilization in the process of entering China. This concept, which is contrary to the masters of new literature, greatly enriches the expression range of modern novels.
There are more than 80 books created by Shen Congwen in his life, which is the largest number of books among modern writers. Early novels include Oranges, After Rain and Others, Witch's Love and so on. The basic theme has been seen, but the urban and rural clues are still unclear, the description of gender relations is shallow, and the purity of literature is poor. After 1930s, his works were quite mature, including Dragon Ball, Hotels and Others, Zhou Shi, Tiger Boy, Black Mini-History, Scenery under the Moon, Eight Horses, Entering Kunming, Selected Novels of Old and New, Housewives and Spring Lantern.
From works to theory, Shen Congwen later completed his series of Xiangxi, The Beauty of Rural Life Form, The Synthesis of Critical Structure and Its counterpart-Urban Life Form, and put forward his philosophy of "harmonious coexistence" between man and nature, based on nature and returning to nature. The healthy and perfect human nature represented by "Xiangxi", a "beautiful, healthy and natural life form that does not contradict human nature", is exactly the content of all his creations.
chronological table
1902 was born in a military family in Fenghuang county, Hunan province. His scientific name is Yue Huan, his real name is Maolin, and his word is Chongwen.
19 17 Participated in the First Guerrilla Detachment of the Second Army of Guo Jing Allied Forces in Xiangxi, and was stationed in Chenzhou (Yuanling).
1920 worked as a clerk in a police station in Zhijiang. Then he ran away because of his first love.
1922, secretary of Chen Quzhen, commander-in-chief of the First Allied Army in Guo Jing.
1923 to Beijing. I applied for Chinese class in yenching university, but I was not admitted. Audited at Peking University.
65438-0924 began to publish works in the supplement of Morning Post.
Beijing to Shanghai 1928. Organize Red and Black magazine and publishing house with Hu Yepin and Ding Ling.
From 65438 to 0929, she went to China College in Wusong and fell in love with Zhang Zhaohe, a female student.
1930 went to teach at Wuhan University.
193 1 year accompanied ding ling to rescue Hu yipin and escorted ding ling and his son back to Hunan.
1933 On September 9th, she married Zhang Zhaohe. On the 23rd of the same month, he co-edited Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement with Yang Zhensheng. In the same year, he created Border Town.
1in the spring of 938, he went to Kunming and continued to compile Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools with Yang Zhensheng. 165438+ 10, professor of Chinese Department in The National SouthWest Associated University.
Professor of Peking University from 65438 to 0946.
1948 began to be severely criticized by the left-wing cultural circles. In the same year, the focus of work began to shift to cultural relics research.
1950 committed suicide because of unbearable political pressure and was rescued.
1969 went to work in May 7th Cadre School in Xianning, Hubei.
1978 transferred to the Institute of History of China Academy of Social Sciences as a researcher.
Mrs Zhang Zhaohe went to the United States to visit relatives and give lectures.
1983 was hospitalized with cerebral thrombosis.
1984 is seriously ill. After the rescue, it is even more inconvenient to speak and act.
1988 may 10 in the afternoon, he died of a heart attack.
Shen Congwen's works
Shen Congwen published more than 30 collections of short stories, such as Zhou Shi and Congwen Subsets, and 6 novellas, such as Border Town and Long River. Shen Congwen is the main performer and reflector of the local world, which has special significance. He believes that "beauty lies in life" and is obsessed with the beauty of human nature, although he is in a hypocritical, selfish and indifferent city. He said, "The world may be built on sand or on water." Choose a small piece of land as the foundation and pile it up with hard stones. Exquisite, firm and symmetrical, small but not slender, it is my ideal building, and this hall is dedicated to "humanity" (preface to Selected Works).
Creative style
Shen Congwen's writing style tends to be romantic. He demanded the poetic effect of the novel, combining realism, recalling dreams and symbolism. His language style is simple, the sentence is simple and steep, the trunk is prominent, simple and heavy, simple and vivid, with strong local color, which highlights the unique charm and spirit of rural humanity. The whole work is full of hidden worries and philosophical thinking about life, just like his real and tenacious life, which gives people lessons and enlightenment.
Novel classification
There are two main types of novels created by Shen Congwen. One is about life in western Hunan, and the other is about city life. The former praises the beauty of human nature by describing the primitive and natural life form of Xiangxi people. The latter reveals the loss of urban natural humanity through the corruption of urban life. The rural world in his works shows the overall pattern of opposition and mutual participation with the urban society, while the "distortion of human nature" of the upper class under the urban theme is exposed under the candlelight of the ideal of "harmony between man and nature". It is his unique value scale and philosophical speculation on connotation that constitute the bridge between urban life and rural world under Shen Congwen's pen, and it is precisely because of this criticism of "modern literature" with money as the core and his romantic ideal.
magnum opus
The novella Border Town is his masterpiece, which embodies Shen Congwen's aesthetic ideals of "beauty" and "love" and is his most outstanding work to show the beauty of human nature. Through the love tragedy of his son and daughter Cui Cui's lover in Xiangxi, it reflects that Xiangxi can't grasp its own destiny in the face of "nature" and "personnel", and repeats a sad life from generation to generation, placing the author's national and personal hidden pain.
Fenghuang ancient town
Phoenix, understanding Phoenix, began with Shen Congwen. 190212 On February 28th, Mr. Shen Congwen, a famous writer, historian and archaeologist in China, was born in a typical ancient quadrangle in Zhongying Street, Fenghuang Ancient City. Siheyuan was an old house bought by Shen Hongfu, the grandfather of Shen Congwen, the governor of Guizhou in Qing Dynasty, and was built after being demolished in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866). It's a bungalow building sealed with firebricks. The quadrangle is divided into front and back floors, with square red stone courtyards on both sides and two wings, with a total area of 1 1. The house is a bucket wood structure, closed with a bucket and a pair of walls. Aotou, decorated with horsehead wall and carved doors and windows, is small, chic and antique. The whole building has strong architectural characteristics of Xiangxi in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Mr. Shen Congwen, who became famous in the literary world in the 1920s, was known as "the first-class modern literary writer in China, second only to Lu Xun" (On Shen Congwen by Jefferey C.KinKley) and spent his legendary childhood here.
On 199 1, Shen Congwen's former residence was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of the provincial people's government and was repaired with funds. The former residence now displays Shen Lao's ink, manuscripts, relics and portraits, which has become one of the most attractive cultural landscapes in Phoenix, with an endless stream of tourists every day.
Shen Congwen's life
Shen Congwen's life is bumpy and dedicated. From 19 17 to 1922, wandering in the Yuanshui River Basin in western Hunan. 1923 broke into Beijing, 1923 to 1928 made a living by writing in Beijing; 1928 to 1930 worked as a lecturer at Zhonghua College, and was the editor-in-chief of literary supplements such as Ta Kung Pao and Yi Shi Daily. Qingdao University lecturer 193 1 to1933; 1934 to 1939, editor-in-chief of national Chinese textbooks for primary and secondary schools in Beijing; 1939 to 1947, Professor The National SouthWest Associated University; Professor Peking University from 1947 to1949; 1950 to 1978, cultural relics researcher, Beijing Chinese History Museum; 1978 to 1988, researcher, Institute of China Academy of Social Sciences. Mr. Shen Congwen's literary works such as Border Town, Xiangxi and Autobiography of Shen Congwen have great influence at home and abroad. His works have been translated and published by more than 40 countries such as Japan, the United States, Britain and the former Soviet Union, and have been selected into university textbooks by the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain and other countries or regions 10, and twice nominated as Nobel Prize in Literature candidates. Mr Shen Congwen is not only a famous writer, but also a famous historian and archaeologist. He has written and published academic monographs such as China Silk Patterns, Bronze Mirrors of Tang and Song Dynasties, Dragon and Phoenix Art, Lacquerware of Warring States Period, and Research on Ancient Chinese Costume, especially the representative work Research on Ancient Chinese Costume, which has great influence and filled a gap in the cultural history of China.
Shen Congwen's interesting stories about children
19 15 years, Shen Congwen entered the second junior middle school in Fenghuang County from a private school, and transferred to Wenchangge Primary School six months later. Because Shen Congwen is lively and loves to play, he often plays truant and goes to the streets to watch puppet shows, so his schoolbag is hidden in the land temple. On one occasion, he put his schoolbag in the earth temple and watched the play all day. After watching the play, the other children had gone home from school. When he returned to the Earth Temple, he found his schoolbag missing. At this time, he was anxious, but on second thought, it was no big deal that the schoolbag was gone. The next day, he went to school as usual. As soon as he walked under a nanmu tree on campus, he met his class teacher, Mr. Mao. With an irate look on his face, Teacher Mao sent Shen Congwen to kneel under the nanmu tree and asked him loudly where he went yesterday. Shen Congwen knew he couldn't hide it, so he simply replied, "I went to the theatre." Teacher Mao saw that Shen Congwen was so arrogant in playing truant, so he severely criticized: "Diligence is meritorious, drama is useless, trees like to grow up, but you like to be a dwarf under the tree. It's disappointing!" After kneeling for about half an hour, Teacher Mao told him to get up. At this time, Teacher Mao asked Shen Congwen in a gentle tone if he hated the teacher and punished him by kneeling under the tree. Shen Congwen said frankly, "Of course, I hate that you shouldn't be punished and humiliated in front of your classmates." Later, Teacher Mao brought Shen Congwen into the office and slowly enlightened him and said, "The tree grows upward, but you have to kneel down. People should be enterprising, not arrogant and arrogant. " After being patiently persuaded and taught by Teacher Mao, Shen Congwen became brave after knowing his shame, changed his old stubborn temper and studied hard, and his grades improved rapidly.
Shen Congwen cemetery
Mr. Shen Congwen is a famous writer, historian, archaeologist and cultural relic researcher in China. He was born in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, and died in Beijing on May 1988 at the age of 86.
Mr. Wang has created five million words of works and articles in his life, among which the representative works are Border Town, Long River and Autobiography of Congwen. In his later years, the monograph "Research on Ancient Chinese Costume" filled a blank in the history of China's material culture. Mr. Wang went from Phoenix to the world literary world and won honor for his hometown and nation.
People in his hometown respect him very much. The county party committee and government negotiated with their families and decided to bury Mr. Wang's ashes at the foot of Tingtao Mountain. The Shen family took the initiative to bear the burial expenses.
The "Tingtao" Mountain in Dutian Village is one and a half kilometers away from the center of the county seat. Looking at the distant mountains, it has high aspirations, summer and drinking scenery. If you are close, Guibi's walls will be planted together, which is beautiful. The water will flow through the veins, and the rocks will be crystal clear, like a pearl walking in the mirror, like a fairyland!
The monument to Mr. Wang is made of natural colored stones and looks like a cloud. On the front of the monument, Mr. Ji's handwriting reads: "According to my thoughts, you can understand me; According to my thinking, I can know people. "On the back, I wrote a couplet for my husband and sister Zhang Chonghe, saying,' Never follow, the stars contend; "I am also kind and generous. I am a child." Carved by Professor Liu Huanzhang, a famous sculptor of Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Mr. Wang is famous for his water, diligence, frugality, modesty, generosity and self-improvement all his life. Mr. Wang loves his motherland and his hometown, and always cares about the safety of the country, the prosperity of his hometown, the suffering of the people and the warmth of the people. He is a model for the younger generation to learn and a special cemetery to show his eternal memory!
Fenghuang county people's government
Qingming was founded in 1992.
Shen Congwen's watery marriage with Zhang Zhaohe.
Zhang, a wealthy businessman in Suzhou, is not only rich in land, but also keen to make friends with educational celebrities such as Cai Yuanpei and invest in education. He is also famous for his four talented and beautiful daughters. Later, Zhang Yunhe, the second daughter of this big family, married Zhou Youguang, an accomplished linguist, and Zhang Zhaohe, the third daughter, married Shen Congwen, a famous great writer.
Shortly after Zhang Yun and Zhou Youguang got married, her sister Zhang Zhaohe surrendered under the long-term attack of the famous writer Shen Congwen and became the captive of the master of love letters.
Shen Congwen comes from Xiangxi, a scenic place. The exquisite landscape gave birth to his talent, and the sweet phoenix town gave him a gentle and affectionate character. This outstanding novelist and cultural relic researcher has published more than 30 collections of short stories and 6 novellas in his life. He is one of the few modern writers in China who enjoys world reputation. When Shen Congwen was young, he wrote some trendy vernacular novels and made his mark in the literary world. Because of the introduction of the poet Xu Zhimo, he was hired as a teacher by Hu Shi, president of China College. However, the dull Shen Congwen made a fool of himself in the first class. He never imagined that among the female students who witnessed his embarrassment, Zhang Zhaohe would become his wife.
In desperation, Zhang Zhaohe took all Shen Congwen's love letters to the principal theory, and that principal was Hu Shi.
Zhang Zhaohe, 18 years old, won the first place in women's all-around among college students in China. She is smart, cute and simple. There are many suitors behind Zhao He. She weaves them into "Frog No.1", "Frog No.2" and "Frog No.3". Zhang Yunhe, the second sister, quipped that Shen Congwen could only be ranked as the 13th toad. Shen Congwen, who felt inferior and dull, dared not confess to Zhang Zhaohe. He quietly wrote his first love letter to Zhao He.
The teacher's love letters are sent out one by one, nourishing each other's hearts bit by bit. Zhang Zhaohe, a female student, counted one by one, but remained silent all the time. Later, it was widely rumored in the school that Shen Congwen wanted to commit suicide because he could not pursue Zhang Zhaohe. In desperation, Zhang Zhaohe took all Shen Congwen's love letters to the principal theory, and that principal was Hu Shi.
Zhao He showed the letter to Hu Shi and said, Teachers always treat me like this. President Hu: He loves you very stubbornly. Zhao He answered him at once: I stubbornly don't love him. Hu Shi said: I am also from Anhui. I'll talk to your father and be a matchmaker. Zhao He said at once: Let's not talk about this. It seems that this teacher should not be like this. Without the support of President Hu Shi, we had to let Miss Shen continue to bombard her with sensational words. Shen Congwen started his marathon love letter writing.
Shen Congwen knocked on Zhang's door with a big bag of famous western literature, which Ba Jin suggested him to buy.
/kloc-in the summer of 0/932, I graduated from Zhang Zhaohe University and returned to my hometown in Suzhou. Shen Congwen knocked on the door of the Zhang family with a gift suggested by Ba Jin-a big bag of famous western literature, and the second sister allowed him to come out to meet the unexpected guest. This alley is very narrow. Yunhe said to Shen Congwen standing in the sun: Come in, it's sunny. Shen Congwen didn't come in. Yunhe told him that Third Sister had gone to the library and wasn't at home. Let him come in and wait. Shen Congwen said "I'll go" and left. Shen Congwen returned to the hotel, lying alone in bed thinking, full of Zhang Zhaohe's voice and smile.
When Third Sister came back, Yunhe scolded her: You pretend to study hard and know that he will come today. Zhao He said: I just studied hard, so I didn't know he would come at this time. Allow and let my sister generously invite the teacher to be a guest at home. Zhao He finally got up the courage to invite Shen Congwen back. After Shen Congwen returned to Qingdao, he immediately wrote to his second sister Yunhe, asking her to ask Zhang's attitude towards marriage.
He wrote in the letter: If dad agrees, let me know as soon as possible and let me, a countryman, have a sweet meal. Zhang Zhaohe's father answered enlightened: When children get married, they will take care of themselves.
With this joy, the two sisters went to the post office together and sent a telegram to Shen Congwen. Yunhe's prepared telegram is: Shen Congwen Yun of Qingdao University, Shandong Province. It's simple. Zhao He's: countryman Shen Congwen, have a sweet bar. This may be the earliest vernacular telegram in China, but the post office did not accept it, but accepted it.
After being engaged to Shen Congwen, Zhang Zhaohe came to Qingdao alone to work in the library of Qingdao University in order to get closer to his beloved. Shen Congwen, who is absorbed in writing, has a terrible life. When Zhao He was washing clothes, he found a smashed pawn ticket. It turns out that Shen Congwen pawned a Zhao He ring, but forgot to take it back. 1On September 9th, 933, Shen Congwen and Zhang Zhaohe announced their marriage in the then Beiping Central Park, but no ceremony was held. The new house is a small courtyard in Daziying, Xicheng, Beiping. This matchmaker is Yunhe, so Shen Congwen called her "matchmaker" as soon as he saw his second sister Yunhe.
When I leave Beiping, I intend to spend half a day writing articles. But on this boat, I just want to write to you, and I can't do anything else.
Shortly after the wedding, Shen Congwen returned to his hometown of Phoenix to visit because his mother was critically ill. In his cabin, he wrote to Zhang Zhaohe, who was far away in Beiping, saying: When I leave Beiping, I intend to write letters and articles for half a day. But on this boat, I just want to write to you, and I can't do anything else.
Unfortunately, all the political movements in the 1950s and 1960s never let Shen Congwen go. Repeated and overwhelming blows made Shen Congwen, who was excessively depressed, fall into a morbid crazy state. He kept chanting "Go back to Xiangxi, I want to go back to Xiangxi". Zhang Zhaohe silently faced this situation, tears could not help rolling down. Later, with his wife's careful care and medication, Shen Congwen gradually recovered. These unforgettable experiences made his mind immune to suffering and made him and his wife survive the hard times. 1May, 988 10, Shen Congwen passed away peacefully, leaving his infinite attachment to his white-haired wife, just as he left his infinite tenderness in Xiangxi.
"I have crossed bridges in many places, seen clouds many times and drunk many kinds of wine, but I have only loved one person of the right age", which is a classic text of writer and scholar Shen Congwen. About Shen Congwen, many people in China know his novel Border Town, but perhaps not many people know something about his teaching in Shanghai Public School. At that time, Zhang Zhaohe was not only beautiful, but also the champion of school sports. He is recognized as the beauty of the school and has many suitors, and Shen Congwen is one of them. It is said that there was a love letter in Shen Congwen's exercise book. Zhang Zhaohe was at a loss and sued President Hu Shi. Although Hu Shi arranged his own marriage, he smiled and said that he just stubbornly loved you. Zhang Zhaohe simply replied, I stubbornly don't love him. However, Shen Congwen was not discouraged. He can tell stories. He began to find reasons to go to Zhang Zhaohe's house and tell stories to her brother. In short, he won the favor of Zhang Zhaohe's family. Finally, we know that Shen Congwen and Zhang Zhaohe have been a faithful couple for decades.
The gratitude and resentment between Shen Congwen and Ding Ling
Shen and Ding are both famous modern writers, especially Shen, who is highly respected by modern people. But I'm not familiar with their deeds. I have read both Shen Congwen's novels and essays, but Ding Ling has read very little. I forgot which book I read an anecdote, that is, Lu Xun misunderstood that Ding Ling was Shen Congwen's business. Here's the story. When Ding Ling first arrived in Beijing, she had no friends, no life and no choice but to write to Lu Xun, hoping that Lu Xun would find her a job. At that time, Ding Lingna did not embark on the road of literature, and never wrote or published any works. Of course, Lu Xun had never seen this name before, so he asked a friend, who read it and said, This handwriting looks like Hugh Yun Yun (pen name of Shen Congwen). So Lu Xun mistakenly thought that Shen Congwen had changed a woman's name to deceive himself, not only ignored it, but also mocked and satirized Shen Congwen in his letter to his friends. Lu Xun is an invisible leader in the literary world, and he has a great influence on people's comments. Later, it was discovered that Ding Ling really existed. Lu Xun blamed himself for this. He felt that Ding Ling returned to her hometown because she couldn't get her own help, but she turned a blind eye to this matter, which hurt Shen Congwen. For a young man who has just entered the literary world, it must be a big blow to be accused by a senior inexplicably. In his diary, Lu Xun only said "that is, the ghost who is not resting" and did not apologize. Since then, the two have kept a certain distance.
In Shen Lu, this is a pity, but in Shen Ding, they are bound by a special fate, which may also be a hint, suggesting a unique and dramatic beginning of their gratitude and resentment for decades. When I first heard this anecdote, I thought it was Shen Congwen who took Ding Ling's letter to Lu Xun, but it wasn't. In fact, when the misunderstanding happened, Shen only met Ding once, which was introduced by Hu Yepin, and a few days later, he returned to Xiang Ding.
I vaguely thought that Shen Ding should be friends before, but I didn't expect Shen Congwen's friendship with Ding Ling and Hu Yepin to be far beyond my expectation. In the five years since the implementation of 1930, except for a short separation, the three seem to get along with each other day and night. At that time, Hu Kun was a good friend and Hu Ding was a lover. Ding Ling and Shen Congwen naturally became good friends and were fellow villagers. There are always endless words, and sometimes even the hometown dialect is in full swing. Hu Yepin can't get a word in, so he has to stand in a daze. Shen Ding's relationship was so good that Hu Yepin once suspected them. Rumors were flying all over the world, saying that three people went out together, slept together, lived together with three people, and had a close relationship, making a lot of ambiguous guesses. In fact, Shen Congwen and Ding Ling have never had a relationship between men and women, and they have never cheated. From beginning to end, both of them said in unison that they were just friends. This is credible. Hu Ding is a lover. How can Hu Yepin tolerate Shen Ding's cheating in front of his eyes? Shen Hu has always trusted, which disproves the purity of Shen Ding. At that time, we were all young writers and artists, sharing a common topic. Young people had dreams, hopes and enthusiasm, and always wanted to find a like-minded person to discuss. Therefore, even if Shen Ding's personality was completely different, they were able to chat at that time.
Later, the three of them jointly ran a newspaper called Red and Black, which published several issues, but it could not be run because of losses. Soon, Hu Ding joined the Left League and engaged in revolutionary work, while Shen Congwen was teaching and writing. Since then, Hu Ding and Shen have gone their separate ways. 193 1 year, Hu Yepin was arrested, and Shen Congwen was fearless in a crisis and tried to rescue him in many ways. Soon Hu was killed, a famous five martyrs of the Left League at that time. Hu Yepin wrote to Shen Congwen for help in prison, which shows his trust in Shen Congwen and their deep feelings. Shortly after Hu was killed, Ding Ling decided to send her son back to his hometown to be raised by his mother for safety reasons, and Shen Congwen also escorted Ding Ling back. Therefore, Shen Congwen also lost his chair. 1933, Ding Ling disappeared (it took a long time to know that she was arrested). Shen Congwen appealed from many sides, inquired from many sides, and repeatedly reminded all parties to pay attention to this incident. Shortly after Ding Ling was killed, Shen Congwen wrote a 40,000-word "Remember Hu Yepin" and another 110,000-word "Remember Ding Ling". Later, I learned that Ding Ling was under house arrest by the Kuomintang. Shen Congwen listened to the letter and took photos of his new wife Zhang Zhaohe and Ding Ling's son to visit Ding Ling. Ding Ling was caught this time. Suspected of being betrayed by her cohabiting boyfriend Feng Da. At the same time, Pan Xinnian was arrested-Feng took plain clothes to touch the place where he and Ding Ling lived together.
Hu Ding's dedication to the revolution is admirable, as is Shen Congwen's chivalry and bravery, and the friendship between Shen Huding and Shen Huding is even more touching. If the story goes on like this, it will be a story that attracts future generations: the touching friendship and noble sentiments of two great writers in modern times (of course, the subsequent breakdown only hurts friendship, not necessarily feelings). But unfortunately, the result was unexpected. After more than 40 years, two once close friends not only broke up completely, but also broke up in such a regrettable way.
In the early days of the People's Republic of China, Ding Ling's life was beautiful, but in 56 years, after becoming a rightist, and during the Cultural Revolution, Ding Ling, who suffered from urging, published the article "Wild Women and Revolution" on 1980. In this article "Remembering Hu Yepin" written fifty years ago, Shen Congwen suddenly made severe criticism: "When the author mentioned Hu Yepin and me and their relationship with the reform life in the book, . Similar nonsense, endless, not only exposed the author's ignorance and ruthlessness to the revolution. . . "Even at the expense of cursing:" coward who fears death, philistine who cares about personal gain and loss. " It's really unbelievable that Ding Ling scolded Shen Congwen, unwittingly thinking that the author was calling a traitor and running dog with the best decission.
The more I watch it, the sadder it gets. In other words, right or wrong is not something I can evaluate. It is more likely that right or wrong is not a personal matter, but that ten years of cool robbery has greatly hurt human nature and soul and caused great harm to the trust between people. But I personally prefer and sympathize with Shen Congwen. Ding Ling's accusation is really excessive and unreasonable. Even though they did have different political views in those years, Shen Congwen did not have a correct understanding of the new-democratic revolution. After all, this is just a personal tendency. He didn't engage in any hostile work or sabotage. To get to the bottom of the matter afterwards, what role can it play besides belittling others? Did her old friend Shen Congwen cause Ding Ling's later political frustration? As a friend, Shen Congwen is extremely loyal to Hu Ding. What about Dante? After liberation, Shen Congwen was in a difficult situation because of his disagreement with the Left League. Ding Ling was a senior official at that time. Shen took her second son to visit Ding Ling and wanted to help her, but Ding Ling was not only cold to her old friend, but also turned a deaf ear to her request. Desperate Shen Congwen has been living in fear. He once had neurological problems and even committed suicide. If Shen Congwen hadn't committed suicide, Ding Ling wouldn't have paid a return visit in person.
The only thing that makes me feel better is that Shen Congwen has been silent and has never made any response to such wanton accusations and insults. He just revealed his sense of injustice in his letters to friends-these letters were published by friends after Shen Congwen's death. Shen Congwen accepted everything magnanimously, and did nothing but regret: what's shameful about old friends blaming and criticizing each other? From then on, Shen Ding completely collapsed, like a stranger.
It is said that since Ding Ling was placed under house arrest, Shen Ding's friendship has been cracked. 1935, Shen's mother was critically ill, and Shen Congwen went back to her hometown to visit her, passing through Ding Ling's hometown Changde. Because of anxiety, she only stayed for one night, so she didn't have time to visit Ding Ling's mother. At home, she was forced to stay for a long time because of local conditions, and returned to Beijing directly three days later. Later, a person who claimed to be a student of the Second Normal University told Ding Mu that Shen Congwen lived in the Second Normal University that night. Students in this school suggested that Yi Shen Shen Congwen go to see Shen Congwen, but Shen Congwen refused, because Shen Congwen's Ding Ling was serialized in the newspaper at that time. But in fact, there is no so-called second normal school in the local area, and Shen Congwen did not stay in Changde's school that night, but stayed in a hotel run by a friend, which was seen by a friend wearing an otter fur hat in Hunan Travel Notes that year. Ding Mu listened to the rumor and later told Ding Ling, so there was a misunderstanding. To say the least, even if it did happen, Shen's mother would be dying. It is human nature that Shen Congwen is in a hurry to go back and has no time to see Ding Mu. Ding Ling demands perfection. Ding Ling misunderstood that Shen Congwen refused to save himself, which deepened the misunderstanding.
According to later generations, these are not enough. The main reason may be Hu Yepin and Ding Ling. As a bystander, Shen Congwen may make some deviations or even mistakes when describing some facts, which makes Ding Ling feel hurt. Moreover, as a friend, in fact, Shen Congwen did not praise Hu Ding too much, which made Ding Ling unhappy fifty years later. And Ding Ling, who suffered from politics in her later life, is more concerned about her political orientation. She was the last person to mention her and Feng Da. Shen Congwen's documentary is tantamount to exposing people's creativity and privacy. After thirty years of suffering, Ding Ling became nervous, perhaps because she needed to find a breakthrough to express her political stance, perhaps because she suppressed too much indignation, or because she loved her ex-husband, so "remembering Hu Yepin" became a crime. . . .
Hiding and being speechless. I didn't expect Shen Congwen and Ding Ling to have such a warm topic, and the content was actually a personal feud. Shen Ding met in other people's misunderstanding, but finally turned against each other in each other's misunderstanding until both sides died. It is very sad to see that both of them are victims of the times and kind people, and such a misunderstanding occurs.