Liao Ping, a native of Yanjingwan, Qingyang Township, Jingyan County, Sichuan (present-day Yanjing Town, Jingyan County), character Jiping, no. 6 translation. A famous master of modern classics and a master of traditional Chinese studies.
In 1919 (the eighth year of the Republic of China), 67-year-old Liao Ping suffered a stroke and hemiplegia in his right limb, resulting in the inability to hold a pen in his right hand and his speech was still unclear, but he still insisted on attending classes and served as a professor at Chengdu Higher Normal School and West China Union University. ( If you had retired or taken sick leave now, you can see how strong the elderly are and really bow down to the cause of national education.) When he was in class, he was helped into the classroom by his grandson Liao Cishan, and when he spoke, the students could not hear clearly, so he relayed it by his grandson, and if his right hand failed, he changed it to writing with his left hand. It was under such circumstances that in his later years he still compiled the "Six Arts Museum Series".
In 1924 (the 13th year of the Republic of China), Liao Ping resigned and returned to his hometown and began to study medicine. In September 1930, Mr. Liao Ping heard that the Jingyan County Education Bureau was going to sell an idle house, and felt that this house was secluded and suitable for his own living. He wrote a letter to zijun, the county magistrate at the time, and today this letter is still preserved in the Jingyan County Archives Bureau.
As can be seen from the handwriting of this letter, the old man's left hand calligraphy is quite skilled and sophisticated! For an elderly person with right hemiplegia, it is indeed valuable! Today, many people are noisily practicing calligraphy, look at the old people, sixty-somethings dragging a paralyzed body to learn left-handed calligraphy from scratch, this determination, this perseverance, this strength! All are worth learning from today's young people.
On June 5, 1932, Mr. Liao Ping died of illness on the way to Chengdu. On September 10th, Sichuan University and the Jingyan Brigade Provincial Hometown Association jointly held a memorial service at the Law School of Sichuan University, which was unprecedented.
"Order of the National Government": "Su Ru Liao Jiping studied the scriptures intensively, ran through hundreds of homes, wrote about hongfu, and was determined to be clean." Expounding the mysteries of the former saints, taking Datong as the basis for the return, Dugu submerged cultivation, and Xun Kan style. Hereby hear of the passing away, and allow for the praise of the preferential. In addition to keeping his life deeds and writings for the historical museum, the Executive Yuan transferred to the Ministry of Finance to pay 2,000 yuan for funeral expenses. He also sent a member of the Sichuan Provincial Government to pay homage to the sacrifice to show the state's great intention of revering Shuo Ru. The National Government greatly admired the old gentleman and conferred the "state funeral" ceremony.
Ten years later, in 1942, Chairman Mao Zedong in Yan'an heard of Mr. Liao Ping's death and asked Liu Lantao, director of the Propaganda Department of the Northern Shaanxi Special Committee, to search for Mr. Liao Ping's books on his behalf, and specifically mentioned that "this person has a deep influence on me" ("this person" refers to Liao Ping). Chairman Mao's words are the highest praise for Mr. Liao Ping! It was Chairman Mao who mentioned Mr. Liao Ping for the first time.
Chairman Mao mentioned Mr. Liao Ping for the second time after liberation, and on March 4, 1958, Chairman Mao flew to Chengdu by special plane and stayed at the Jinniuba Guest House. On March 7, Chairman Mao visited the Wuhou Ancestral Hall and du Fu Caotang. During his visit to Du Fu Caotang, Chairman Mao said to Li Jingquan, secretary of the Sichuan Provincial CPC Committee, and Ren Baige, secretary of the Chongqing Municipal CPC Committee, "You have a Liao Jiping in Sichuan, who is a man who has studied classics very well, and Zhang Taiyan is following in his footsteps." Chairman Mao still spoke highly of Mr. Liao Ping this time. After visiting the attractions, Chairman Mao went to the Yaohua Restaurant on Chunxi Road for dinner.
Chairman Mao presided over the famous Chengdu Conference when he came to Chengdu this time. The meeting was held from March 8 to 26, 1958, and was attended by 39 leaders of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and responsible persons of party committees of various provinces and autonomous regions. After the meeting, 100,000 officers and men of the People's Liberation Army marched into the Northern Wilderness to carry out military reclamation.
As we all know, Chairman Mao also had a lot of research on scripture, and "dare to be the first in the world" came from Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching." Chairman Mao twice talked about Mr. Liao Ping's evaluation is very high! Only a master-level figure like Liao Ping could enter the eyes of his old man.