Lu Xun is a well-known literary hero in China, and many of his works have appeared in our textbooks, such as "Mr. Fujino" and "From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Bookstore". Most people are familiar with the introduction of Lu Xun: Lu Xun, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, whose original name was Zhou Shuren.
Yes, Lu Xun is just his pen name, and Lu Xun's real name is Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren was born in the Zhou clan of the Wang clan in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and he has three brothers in this door, and Zhou Shuren is the eldest. Zhou Shuren also has two younger brothers, namely Zhou Zuoren and Zhou Jianren, both of whom are also well-known figures, today we will introduce Lu Xun's youngest brother Zhou Jianren, what is the end of his later years?
Zhou Jianren was born in 1888, and when he was born, the family was still in a very good situation. Because of his young age, he was pampered since childhood. But no one expected that overnight, his father and grandfather would suffer from flying disasters, one was imprisoned and the other fell ill, and the family road fell quickly.
Several children are forced to recognize reality and grow up quickly, and even if it is difficult, they do not give up on continuing to learn. Zhou Shuren and Zhou Zuoren both went to school far away from home, and Zhou Jianren was reluctant to let his mother be alone, and finally decided to teach himself at home. With this perseverance, he succeeded in his studies and found a job as a local teacher.
Because he knew how much and smart, it didn't take a few years to become the principal, but Zhou Jianren was thirsty for talents and did not feel satisfied with the life in front of him. He liked to study plants, so he spent a lot of time in this area, and after sorting out and compiling, he launched the "Records of The Collected Objects of HuijiShan".
With the help of Lu Xun, Zhou Jianren later settled in Beijing with his mother, and he also got more opportunities to study, and by chance, he established contact with our party. Before the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Zhou Jianren had been working on the topic of women's liberation; during the War of Resistance, he called for the formation of a united front to defend the homeland; after the War of Resistance, he repeatedly called on everyone to oppose dictatorship. Also because of his opposition to Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government, Zhou Jianren's life was threatened many times, but he did not flinch, because he always loved his country deeply.
In 1949, on the eve of the founding of New China, Zhou Jianren participated in the Political Consultative Conference as a representative of the Association for the Promotion of Democracy, which made his patriotism spontaneous. After the founding of New China, Zhou Jianren successively served as deputy director of the Publishing Administration, vice minister of education, and chairman of Zhejiang Province. Zhou Jianren became bigger and bigger, and in his later years he successively served as vice chairman of the National People's Congress, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and other posts, and became a cadre at the deputy state level.
Even as the officials got bigger and bigger, Zhou Jianren never put up a shelf, was kind to everyone, and dressed very plainly. Before Zhou Jianren died of illness, he also specially explained to the people around him, so that they should not go to great lengths for their funerals, let alone let a large number of people mourn themselves, and do not hold a farewell ceremony for the remains, but only need to scatter their ashes to the rivers, lakes and seas.
In 1984, Zhou Jianren died of illness at the age of 96. He had been busy with the revolution before he died, and he did not want to bring trouble to the country after his death, and it was admirable that such an excellent old revolutionary as Zhou Jianren was. I hope that while you remember the great writer Lu Xun, you can also remember that there is such a person in the world, his name is Zhou Jianren, who is not only Lu Xun's brother, but also an upright and kind person, a patriot who always puts the country in his heart.
Resources:
"The Three Brothers of the Zhou Family: Zhou Shuren Zhou Zuoren Zhou Jianren's Combined Biography"