Xia Heshun
On the morning of March 17, 1927, Lu Xun received a letter from Sun Fuyuan, receiving 60 copies of "Tomb" from Weiming Society, 15 copies of "Out of the Ivory Tower", and 9 packs of books from Beixin Book Company. Send letters from Li Jiye and Wei Congwu in the evening.
On the 18th, in the afternoon, he went to Taotaoju with Xu Jishi and Xu Guangping to drink tea. In the afternoon, I read the bookstore and bought four copies of "Wenxin Carving Dragon Supplement" at Zhongyuan Bookstore, 0.8 yuan. Dinner at night in Jinhua Zhai.
Tao Tao Ju was founded in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1880) and is a well-known food restaurant in Guangzhou.
△ "Wenxin Carving Dragon Supplement" book shadow
"Wenxin Carving Dragon Supplement", Qing Huang Shulin's note, Ji Yun's commentary, Li Shen's supplement, 1926 Central Plains Book Company edition.
Sunday, 20th. With Xu Jishi and Xu Guangping, they went to Baiyunlou to see the house, but they didn't see the housekeeper, so they visited Meishu Zengjun. On the evening of the 21st, he went to the Yonghan Cinema to watch "The Ten Commandments" in the same Jishi, Guangping, and Yueping. Watch the movie again on the 23rd.
On the afternoon of the 24th, I received 26 packs of books from the Shanghai Beijing New Bureau. On the 25th, the Academic Council was held. Received 15 packs of books from the Hubei New Bureau. The two should be the same as Shanghai Beixin Book Company.
△《Wandering》Sealed surface
Sunday, 27th. Visited Liu Kanyuan, presented a copy of "Hesitation", and had dinner in his apartment, with 6 people sitting together.
On the 29th, the Yellow Flower Festival. In the morning, I gave a 10-minute lecture at Lingnan University, and sat down in his apartment with Kong Rongzhi. In the afternoon, we moved to the second floor of No. 26, Baiyun Building, Baiyun Road.
The Yellow Flower Festival was established to commemorate the armed uprising in Guangzhou led by Sun Yat-sen on April 27, 1911 (March 29 of the lunar calendar). Lingnan University in Guangzhou was founded in 1888 by the Presbyterian Church of the United States and was reclaimed by the Chinese in January 1927. In order to commemorate the Yellow Flower Festival, the school invited Lu Xun and Kong Xiangxi to give lectures. Lu Xun's speech was scattered.
On the afternoon of the 31st, the organizing committee was opened. The association is a subordinate organization of the Sun Yat-sen University Committee, responsible for the "overall liaison" of the whole school's education organization, by Lu Xun, Fu Sinian and other 5 members of the committee, Yang Ziyi as the chairman. Today, the general rules of the Academic Affairs Office and the Affairs Management Office were drafted, and the general rules of the Academic Affairs Office were sorted out by Lu Xun and Fu Sinian.
On April 1, Jiang Shaoyuan visited Fulaiju for a night dinner, and invited Fu Mengzhen, Xu Jishi, and Xu Guangping to participate. Received a copy of "Sven" sent by Xin Daoxiao. On the 2nd, he sent a copy of "Grave" to Xin Dao Xiao.
Sunday, 3rd. After writing "Red Between the Eyebrows".
△ Manuscript of the preface to the new story
"Red Between the Eyebrows" is "The Ruler Between the Eyebrows". The short historical novel is based on the story of the "Three Kings Tomb" recorded in ancient books such as "The Legend of Lies" and "Sou Shen Ji", telling a thrilling story of revenge. On the 4th, it was sent to Weiming Society, published in the semi-monthly magazine "Mangyuan" on April 25 and May 10, 1927, Vol. 2, No. 8 and No. 9, which was renamed "Casting the Sword" when it was compiled into the "Selected Collection" in 1932, and later included in the "New Story Edition".
6th, Qingming Festival, holiday. In the afternoon, I asked Xu Guangping to buy a copy of "The History of Chinese Literature", 3 yuan. On the 7th, we received 22 packs of books from the Beijing New Shanghai Bureau.
The History of Chinese Literature, written by Xie Wuliang, first published in 1918 by Shanghai Zhonghua Book Company. Proficient in English, German, Russian, Japanese, Sanskrit and other languages, Xie Wuliang has translated and edited many books on philosophy in English, German and Japanese.
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