Who is the author of Suzhou Gardens?

The author of Suzhou Gardens is Ye Shengtao.

Ye Shengtao, formerly known as Ye, is called Ye Shengtao. Suzhou, Jiangsu, is a famous modern writer, educator and publisher in China. He was one of the founders of the first literature research society during the May 4th Movement, and devoted his life to publishing and Chinese teaching.

His representative works include the novel Ni Huanzhi, the short story Rambling through Three Five Doors, the fairy tale Scarecrow and the Stone Statue of Ancient Heroes, which are collected in Ye Shengtao's anthology.

Writing background

This article is the preface written by Ye Shengtao for a Suzhou garden album. At the beginning of 1979, a publishing house in Hong Kong planned to publish an album introducing Suzhou gardens, and asked Ye Shengtao to preface it.

Before the age of 22, Ye Lao lived in Suzhou and often visited Suzhou gardens with friends. He has a profound understanding of the taste and characteristics of Suzhou gardens. In writing this preface, he referred to Suzhou Gardens edited by Professor Chen Congzhou. The preface was written and handed over to the publishing house in Hong Kong, but the album has never been published.

The editorial department of Encyclopedia Knowledge asked them to publish it first, so this preface was published in the fourth issue of Encyclopedia Knowledge 1979, and the last few words of the preface were deleted when it was published. When People's Education Publishing House incorporated it into Chinese textbooks, it also deleted the first paragraph of the preface, and the original title "I am deeply concerned about Suzhou gardens" was changed to "Suzhou gardens".