Information about Bing Xin

Bing Xin (190010.00.05—1999.02.28) was born in Changle, Fujian, at the age of 99. His original name was Xie Wanying and his pen name was Bing Xin. Love children very much and regard them as "the most sacred people". Modern famous women writers, children writers and poets are deeply admired by people.

1900 10 was born in a family of naval officers with patriotism and reformism in Fuzhou. Her father Xie took part in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to fight against the Japanese invaders. Later, he founded the naval school in Yantai and became the principal.

Bing Xin moved to Shanghai with her family seven months after her birth.

When I was 4 years old, I moved to Yantai, Shandong Province, and lived by the sea in Yantai for a long time. The sea has cultivated her temperament and broadened her mind; Her father's patriotism and ambition to strengthen the country also deeply influenced her young mind. One summer evening, Bing Xin and her father were walking on the beach together. On the beach, facing the red light of the sunset glow, Bing Xin asked his father to talk about the sea in Yantai. At this time, her father told his little daughter that there are many beautiful harbors along the northern coast of China, such as Ahava, Dalian and Qingdao, which are all beautiful, but they are all occupied by foreigners. "It doesn't belong to us in China" "Only Yantai belongs to us!" Father's words were deeply imprinted on young Bing Xin's mind. In Yantai, Bing Xin began to study. During her initial homeschooling, she came into contact with China's classical literature. At the age of seven, she had read Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin. At the same time, I also read Say No Series published by the Commercial Press, including The Story of a Piece of Meat by Dickens, a famous British writer, and other critical realism works in the19th century. When reading the story of "A Piece of Meat for the Rest of My Life", when poor David ran away from the abusive shopkeeper and went to find his menstruation, Bing Xin cried and broke the bun that his mother gave her as a snack.

After the Revolution of 1911, Bing Xin returned to Fuzhou with her father and lived in a big courtyard behind Wanxing Tongshi Store in Nanhou Street Yangqiao. Grandpa's big family lives here, and there are many couplets on the pillars at home, all written by Bing Xin's uncles. This house was originally the residence of Lin Juemin, one of the 72 martyrs in Huanghuagang. After the accident, the Lins were afraid of being punished, so they sold their house and took refuge in the countryside. The person who bought this house is Bing Xin's grandfather, Mr. Xie Shuan. Here, Bing Xin 19 12 was admitted to Fuzhou Women's Normal School, becoming the first girl in Xie's family to formally enroll.

19 13 years, his father Xie went to Beijing National Government as the director of the Military Science Division of the Navy Department. Bing Xin moved to Beijing with his father and lived in the top lane of Tieshizi Hutong. The following year, he entered Beiman Girls' Middle School. 19 18, promoted to the Science Fund of United Women's University, hoping to become a life-saving doctor.

With the rise of the New Culture Movement and the outbreak of the May 4th Movement, Bing Xin closely linked her destiny with national rejuvenation. She devoted herself to the trend of the times and was selected as a student union document, so she joined the publicity unit of Beijing Women's Federation. Encouraged by the patriotic student movement, she published her first essay "Thoughts on the 21st Hearing" and her first novel "Two Families" in19/morning post in August. The latter first used the pen name "Bing Xin". Because the work directly involves major social issues, it will soon have an impact. Bing Xin said that it was the thunder of the May 4th Movement that "shocked" her writing. Later, I wrote "Problem Novels" such as When You Are Alone, Helpless, Down and Out, Going to the Countryside, Autumn Rain and Sorrow, which highlighted the destruction of human nature by feudal families, the fierce conflict between the two generations in the new world and the pain brought to the people by warlords. At that time, Concord Women's University was merged into yenching university, and Bing Xin joined the famous literature research society as a young student. Under the banner of "for the sake of life", her creations flowed out continuously, and she published the novel Superman that attracted the attention of critics and the poems such as Stars and Spring Water that aroused the response of social literary circles, thus promoting the trend of "writing poems" in the early stage of new poetry.

1923, Bing Xin won the Wellesley Women's University Scholarship with excellent results. Before and after studying abroad, she began to publish a series of communication essays with "To a Little Reader" as the general title, which became the cornerstone of children's literature in China. Bing Xin, who is in her early twenties, has become a minor celebrity in China's literary world.

Bing Xin met Wu Wenzao on President Jackson's cruise ship to America. Bing Xin studied for a degree in literature at the Institute of Wellesley Women's University, and Wu Wenzao studied sociology at Dartmouth College. By communicating with each other, they gradually deepened their understanding. 1925 In the summer, Bing Xin and Wu Wenzao went to Cornell University to study French. In the beautiful campus and quiet environment, they fell in love.

From 65438 to 0926, Bing Xin returned to China with a master's degree in literature, while Wu Wenzao continued to study for a doctorate in sociology at Columbia University. After returning to China, Bing Xin taught in yenching university, Beiping Women's College of Arts and Sciences, and Chinese Department of Tsinghua University.

1On June 5th, 929, Bing Xin and Wu Wenzao got married in Linhuxuan, yenching university, and Si Tuleideng presided over their wedding. After marriage, Bing Xin continued to write. Her works sincerely praise maternal love, childlike innocence and nature, but also reflect her careful observation of social inequality and life of different classes. Her pure and meaningful writing also reveals a little irony. The representative novels are Fen by 193 1 and Girl by 1933, and the excellent prose is 1933' s Return to the South-Mother's Soul in Heaven.

1932, Beixin Bookstore published the Complete Works of Bing Xin in three volumes (novel, prose and poem), which is the first complete works of modern literature in China.

From 65438 to 0936, Bing Xin and her husband Wu Wenzao went to Europe and America for a year. They visited Japan, the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union and other places extensively. In Britain, Bing Xin had a dialogue with Woolf, a pioneer writer of stream-of-consciousness novels. They talked about literature and China while having afternoon tea.

From 65438 to 0938, Wu Wenzao and Bing Xin left Beiping with their children in the bonfire of the Anti-Japanese War, and went to Kunming, Yunnan, the rear area, via Shanghai and Hong Kong. Bing Xin once volunteered to teach in Chenggong Simple Normal School, and experienced the hardships and hardships brought by the war with the whole nation.

1940 moved to Chongqing and became a member of the National Political Council. Soon after, he joined the Anti-Enemy Association of China literary and art circles, enthusiastically engaged in cultural salvation activities, and wrote influential prose chapters such as About Women and Farewell to Little Readers.

After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, she went to Japan with her husband and sociologist Wu Wenzao in 1946+0 1. She lectured at the Japanese Oriental Society and the Literature Department of Tokyo University, and was later hired as the first foreign female professor by Tokyo University to teach the course "China New Literature". During their stay in Japan, Bing Xin and Wu Wenzao United and influenced overseas intellectuals under complicated conditions and actively engaged in patriotic, peaceful and progressive activities. As a loyal patriotic intellectual, Bing Xin inherited the fine tradition of China intellectuals. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, and the pursuit of light will never stop. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, she had contact with Zhou Enlai and published an article in the progressive journal at his request. Zhou Enlai invited her to visit Yan 'an. Although she didn't succeed, their hearts were connected.

During the War of Liberation, Bing Xin refused to participate in the election of the "National Congress" and supported his relatives to go to the liberated areas.

At the beginning of the founding of New China, she lived in Japan, caring for the motherland, and resolutely supported Wu Wenzao's just move to get rid of the Kuomintang clique. backbone

Encouraged by the new situation of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wu Wenzao and Bing Xin risked their lives to break through numerous obstacles and returned to the motherland on 195 1. Settled in Beijing from then on. Premier Zhou Enlai cordially received Wu Wenzao and Bing Xin and affirmed and encouraged their patriotic behavior. Bing Xin felt the cheerful heart of the new China and devoted her energy to various cultural undertakings and international exchange activities in the motherland. During this period, she visited India, Myanmar, Switzerland, Japan, Egypt, Romania, Britain, the Soviet Union and other countries to spread the friendship among people all over the world. At the same time, she published a large number of works, praising the new life of the motherland and the people. She said, "We don't have winter here" and "We wake up in spring". She is diligent in translation and has published many translations. A large number of essays and novels written by her have been included as Little Orange Lantern, Ode to Cherry Blossoms, Small Prizes for Picking Ears and so on. , is a household name, widely circulated.

After the Cultural Revolution began, Bing Xin was hit, his family was copied and entered the "bullpen". In the scorching sun, he was criticized by the rebels. 1At the beginning of 970, Bing Xin, who was 70 years old, was sent to the May 7th Cadre School in Xianning, Hubei Province for labor reform. It was not until 197 1 that US President Nixon was about to visit China that Bing Xin and Wu Wenzao returned to Beijing to accept the translation task assigned by the Party and the government. At this time, together with Wu Wenzao, Fei Xiaotong and others, she completed the translation of Outline of World History and World History. Under the extremely abnormal economic construction and political life in this country, Bing Xin, like her people, is in trouble and thinking. During the ten-year "Cultural Revolution" turmoil, despite being treated unfairly, she faced everything calmly and firmly believed that truth would prevail. She has always been concerned about the progress of the socialist motherland and the improvement of people's lives. She once wrote in the article Impression of the Century: "In the past 90 years, my love for the motherland and the people has always been rock-solid." Practice has proved that Bing Xin is a good friend of the Party through thick and thin.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh China Producers' Party, the motherland entered a new historical period, and Bing Xin ushered in a miraculous second creative climax. She doesn't know that old age is coming, and she has always maintained the noble quality of constant thinking, enterprising forever and selfless dedication.

From June 65438 to June 0980, Bing Xin suffered from cerebral thrombosis and then fracture. Illness can't make her put down her pen. She said, "Life begins at the age of eighty". Her short story "Empty Nest" published that year won the National Excellent Short Story Award. Later, he created masterpieces such as "Everything is Top Grade ……" and "Monks in the Distance". In terms of prose, in addition to three letters to young readers, I have successively created four series of articles, namely, I can write if I want, My autobiography, About Men and Fu Jian's Miscellanies. Its large number, rich content and unique writing style have made her literary achievements reach a new height and become a magnificent landscape in her later years. My Request, My Thank You and Letter to a Reader published at the end of 1990s all spoke the truth in an honest, frank and earnest tone, showing her deep love for the motherland and people. She has donated more than RMB100000 to the primary schools in her hometown, the National Hope Project, the China Rural Women's Education Development Fund, Anhui and other people in disaster areas. She enthusiastically responded to Ba Jin's initiative to establish China Modern Literature Museum, donated a large number of books, manuscripts, calligraphy and painting, and took the lead in establishing Bingxin Library. As the people's diplomatic envoy, Bing Xin frequently visited all over the world, bringing the literature and culture of China and the friendly feelings of the people of China to every corner of the world. She has made outstanding contributions to national reunification and promoting friendly exchanges with people all over the world. She is a shining example of patriotic intellectuals in our country.

199212 On February 24th, Bing Xin Research Association, a national social academic group, was established in Fuzhou, with the famous writer Ba Jin as its president. Since then, a series of research and activities have been carried out.

1995, The Complete Works of Bing Xin was published by Straits Literature and Art Publishing House, and a publishing forum was held in the Great Hall of the People in the same year. Zhao Puchu, Lei Jieqiong, Fei Xiaotong, Han, Wang Meng and Xiao Gan published the summary of the symposium, and spoke highly of Bing Xin's great literary achievements and broad spirit of love.

In order to publicize Bingxin's literary achievements and spirit, the Standing Committee of Bingxin Research Association proposed that Bingxin Literature Museum be established in Changle, Bingxin's hometown, under the direct leadership of Fujian Federation of Literary and Art Circles, with the approval of China Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. There is a large-scale exhibition of Bing Xin's life and creation, Bing Xin Research Center, conference hall and living room, covering an area of 13 mu, with a construction area of 4,500 square meters. It was officially completed and opened for business on August 25th. 1997.

1999 bing Xin died in Beijing hospital on February 28th at the age of 99.

After Bing Xin's death, the Party and people spoke highly of her, calling her "an outstanding literary master in China in the 20th century, a loyal patriot, a famous social activist and a close friend of the Communist Party of China (CPC)." In other words, Bing Xin's achievements and contributions are manifold. She dedicated her life to her children, to the motherland and the people, to the whole society and all mankind.

Bing Xin, a contemporary of the century, has been writing for 75 years, following the changes of the century all his life. She is a veteran of the New Literature Movement. Her creative process shows the great track of the development of modern and contemporary literature in China from the May 4th literary revolution to the new period literature. She created a variety of Bing Xin's literary styles and carried out solid literary modernization practice. She is the first generation children's literature writer in China, a famous novelist, essayist, poet and translator in modern China. Her translations, such as The Prophet by Ji Bolun in Lebanon, Sand and Foam, Kitagari by Tagore in India, Gardener's Collection and Drama Collection, are all recognized as excellent literary translations, and were awarded the National Cedar Medal by Lebanese President 1995. Her literary influence transcends national boundaries, and her works have been translated into foreign languages, which has been appreciated by readers at home and abroad.

Bing Xin is also a famous social activist. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, she has served as a member of the second and third Council of the Chinese Writers Association, secretary and consultant of the Secretariat, member and vice-chairman of the second and fourth National Committees of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, deputy to the first to fifth National People's Congress, member of the fifth to seventh Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee, member of the eighth and ninth National Committees, vice-chairman of the National Children's Welfare Foundation and member of the Standing Committee of the China Women's Federation. With great love for the motherland, people and children, she has always paid attention to and devoted herself to various activities. She has made outstanding contributions to the development of literature, women and children in China, and to upholding and improving the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system led by the Communist Party of China (CPC).