In the spring of 2020, when the new crown epidemic was blazing, one day, Jin Fei suddenly sent more than 100,000 words of book manuscript "Notes of Mr. Cong Bi Zhang Boju" through WeChat, and Yun: "If you have time, you can turn it over, beijing publishing house will print it after it starts construction. Of course, depending on whether the time is convenient, it does not have to be forced. "Zhang Boju is also a character of interest to me, and when I read the manuscript, I can't help but be interested; writing a few lines of text is even more reasonable. At that time, I had just returned to Beijing, and the new semester that had been postponed had opened five online courses, and there were two kinds of literature collation, and the publishing house was very pressed... Normal work and life are chaotic due to the epidemic. Jin Feisuo order, I had to thank the insensitive.
One day in the summer of 2021, Jin Fei suddenly contacted again, and immediately expressed two books, namely "Zhang Boju's Annals" and "Zhang Boju's Notes" (Beijing Publishing Group Wenjin Publishing House, September 2021 edition), which made me have a double sense of "both Long, Fu and Shu". More coincidentally, in the "Reading" magazine in August this year, I published a new article entitled "Zhang Boju's Collection of Foreign Essays and Life Goes". Reading Jin Fei's new book Zhang Boju today, I can't help but think of it, and I have some new understanding and understanding of Boju and his people. I would like to write another article, which is not only a book review written by Jin, but also a continuation of Zhang Boju by myself, or the best of both worlds.
A fist-and-fist feeling, penetrated in the paper
I do have a relationship with Zhang Boju. As early as middle school, I began to pay attention to him. Because I was extremely interested in the Yu Shuyan School of Peking Opera, Zhang Boju, as the "first ticket" of the Yu Sect, entered my attention and became more and more interested in his people, things, and writings. In terms of writings, whether it is the Zhonghua Bookstore's "Zhang Boju's Collection of Words", the first edition of Hong Kong and the re-edition of the mainland's "Notes on the Dream poems of the Red Dragon Dynasty", or the "Spring Tour Trivia" of Liaoning Education Publishing House, the "Suyuelou Lianyu" of Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, and so on, I have purchased and collected them.
For a character you are interested in, you naturally want to read more about him and understand his colorful life. During the summer vacation, Jin Fei's Second Book of Zhang's, I kept a desk for a long time, and even carried it with me when I was traveling abroad. I unexpectedly found that I had a lot of interest in reading with Jin Fei, who in his early years was influenced by the two magazines "Yandu" in Beijing and "Dacheng" in Hong Kong, and was determined to write a biography for Boju, and "Yandu" and "Dacheng" were also my favorite magazines. Or is it because the two of them are deeply touched by the thoughts of their homeland?
Statue of Zhang Boju
Jin Fei's "Annals of Zhang Boju" is sprinkled with more than 300,000 words and nearly 500 pages. All along, Zhang's only has a very rough sketch or chronology; such a detailed chronology is exactly what people have been waiting for for a long time. From the signature of the book, I can see Jin Fei's character. There is no problem in covering this chronology as "writing" or "writing"; but Jin Fei prefers to use "compilation", which is commendable. In the current literary world, there is no shortage of people who are not humble, and Jin Fei's seeking truth from facts is worth showing.
In fact, Zhang Boju's chronology has been delayed for many years, and there is a reason. In a word, it is difficult to do. Boju is a complex historical figure, facing many, politics, banking and finance, poetry, calligraphy and painting, collection, opera, academic... Spanning the ages, the number of people interacting with each other, and the complexity of documents and historical materials require that the chroniclers be knowledgeable and have the kung fu of "being attacked on all sides" as Su Dongpo said, and only then can they bear it; it is even more necessary to invest years of mental effort and diligent work in order to be able to achieve results. Sun Yu's preface says: "Several times the manuscript has been changed, and for more than ten years, the love of fist and fist is penetrated in the paper." "Good is not false.
Jin Fei has a sincere affection for the people he studies. This was his intrinsic motivation to write and research. Just like before he wrote Mei Lanfang, there is no utilitarian heart, but also an endogenous driving force, he composed a biography for Boju, not any superior task, scientific research project or proposition composition, he is purely his own taste and excitement, but also a kind of sustenance and complex. I think this kind of research is very rare, and "inorganic mind" is also the most obvious character and realm. Chen Yinke's old recitation of "learning for oneself" is almost close. I asked myself, my current research and writing can not get rid of the "common truth", so I sincerely gave birth to the "sitting and watching the anglers, in vain envy of the fish" admiration.
2. Hit the "key point" and scratch the "itch"
Jin Fei's chronology and notes focus on grasping large sections and focus points, highlighting important joints, rather than obscuring the eyes of the tedious details. In 1941, Bo Ju was kidnapped in Shanghai, and the chronology and notes put a lot of effort into combing and combing. Bo Ju himself, his son-in-law Lou Yudong, his son Zhang Liuxi, who has a bad relationship, Sun Yaodong, a banker who participated in the rescue... The two books not only introduce the above-mentioned accounts of the families, but also point out the doubts and differences in them in terms of language, which makes people think. Without stopping there, Jin Fei further excavated the first-hand historical materials and quoted the relevant cables stored in the archives of the Salt Industry Bank in the Shanghai Archives. This historical material is very precious, and it can be seen that after Boju was kidnapped, the attitude, planning and discussion of the top management of the Salt Industry Bank. Among them, there are quite a few secrets that the outside world does not know, and it can also be seen that the delicate relationship between the big man in the industry and the Boju is really rare historical material.
I once talked about how important the "Ma Siyuan incident" was in Bo Ju's life, and he also laughed at himself with poetry in his later years: "A dynasty of heavenly sons and a courtier, the dream of the dance hall and the song stage has been expressed." The ridicule is not "Ma Siyuan", and Zhongzhou breaks the old lyricist. ("Notes on the Dream Poems of the Red Dragon Chronicle") The last two sentences are derived from the Qing people's "poor song "The Hall of Eternal Life", and the name of the merit is broken to the white head", and Bo Ju is really "breaking the name of the merit to the white head" for the drama! However, in the current annals, there is not a single word to say, is it not to hit the "key point" and scratch the "itch"? ...... This was before seeing Jin Fei's chronology, and I had this feeling. From May to September 1957, Jin Feizheng cited a large number of important historical materials, such as "Xiao Cuihua Said: I want to sing opera!" in the People's Daily. "The Ministry of Culture issued a circular order: all opera programs were banned from being banned", "Xiao Cuihua first performed "Ma Siyuan" last night," "Forced Xiao Cuihua to perform a bad play [Ma Siyuan]: Zhang Boju is a stumbling block in the cultural and artistic circles," "The Record of the Prohibition of Drama and Prohibition" of the Literary and Art Daily, etc. These articles have formed a relatively strict chain of logic and evidence before and after these articles, which are enough to confirm Bo Ju's remarks, actions, encounters, and causal relationships before and after the "anti-rightism." As I expected, the annals finally quoted Bo Ju's poem and explanatory text of "Zhongzhou Breaks the Old Writer", which is really unsympathetic and unexpected.
For Bo Ju's father, Zhang Zhenfang (actually his uncle), Jin Fei spent more ink and ink, which is not unreasonable. Zhen Fang attached himself to Yuan Shikai and established a salt bank, while Zhang Jiasui was once "the first one in Zhongzhou". Bo Ju's life was full of major events, and he was closely related to Zhen Fang. Zhenfang has no political judgment, but she has some means in financial management. Without Zhenfang, the work of Boju Hou cannot be talked about. Jin Fei also quoted Chen Yinke's classic exposition on the clear flow of the late Qing Dynasty master, so as to see Zhen Fang's face and deeds, which was insightful.
Although the almanac is extensive, it is also fine. In other words, the composer did not submerge himself in the ocean of historical data. For some historical facts, the chronology can often cite a variety of documents, which is both prudent and judgmental, and can also corroborate each other. In particular, the "author carefully presses" in the annals often has few words, but there are many dry goods, or the finishing touches, or a sword to seal the throat, or tear open the skin of the painting, which can be called bullets and bullets. For example, after the failure of Zhang Xun's restoration, Zhang Zhenfang fled and was arrested, and the annals quoted Bo Ju's "Salt Industry Bank and My Family" and Feng Yuxiang's "My Life", plus the language, pointing out that Bo Ju's record was wrong, and it was Actually Feng Yuxiang who arrested ZhenFang, not Duan Zhigui. The official positions of the Beiyang warlord era were complex and difficult to clarify, and Jin Fei quoted the "Chronology of Officials in the Seventeen Years After Xinhai" according to the situation, see also fine review.
Jin Fei's "Chronology of Zhang Boju" and "Notes of Zhang Boju"
The second book of almanac notes describes Bo Ju's life experience quite clearly, and can grasp the important key. For example, Zhang Zhenfang was arrested after participating in Zhang Xun's restoration, and Bo Ju was not yet twenty years old at the time, but because of the change of his family, he had to show his face and negotiate with others, and even more at any cost, rescue his father. This experience is actually a talented experience. Jin Fei said in his notes: "Taking stock of the Zhang family's expenditure in this incident... Up to 700,000 yuan. Feng Yuxiang led his brigade to participate in the campaign against Zhang Xun, and the reimbursement of military expenses afterwards was only 10,000 yuan, which was equivalent to losing the military expenses of seventy brigades. This analogy shows how huge the cost of the Zhang family destroying the family to save people is amazing! Later, the young Boju went to the northeast alone to ask zhang Zuolin to fight for the interests of the Salt Industry Bank for his father. All this shows that Bo Ju has a certain ability to negotiate, and is not a stupid boy who is not familiar with the world. In 1927, Zhang Zuolin made himself a grand marshal in Beijing, planning to use the old man of the old dynasty to support the façade, and Zhenfang was also among the snares, but Boju advised his father: "It is difficult to say whether it is difficult to win or lose the situation. This sentence alone shows that Bo Ju also has an insight, even if it is not "giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou", but it is definitely not "Liu Jingsheng's son is like a guinea pig ear".
As the old saying goes, thirty years old is also the key to Bo Ju's life. Jin Fei's chronology and notes, repeatedly stated, can be described as knowledgeable. Thirty years ago, his life was that of a young man and a light madman; after thirty years, he knew that he was still folding and began to engage in a new life such as calligraphy and painting collection, poetry creation, Peking Opera research and performance.
Ticket friend Zhang Boju
The notebook stated: "From the autumn of 1936 to January 1938, it was the climax of Zhang Boju's life, marrying Pan Su, singing 'Empty City', and receiving "On the Balcony" and "Ping Fu Ti". "It can be said to be fair, but it is also rarely said by others." Bo Ju is very intelligent, changed the direction of life at the age of thirty, and in eight or nine years, he embarked on the peak of his life and career.
Bo Ju's family life and personal feelings are complex and changeable, and it is not easy to sort out clearly, and it is even more difficult to make a judgment. Bo Ju said to himself: "When a big family lives together, everyone enjoys laziness, and there are as many as ten people who are addicted to opium." "It's shocking. The old family was lifeless and lifeless, so he did not want to stay at home in Tianjin for long. Jin Fei was also cautious about this, saying: "Boju is emotionally rich, and his family life is extremely complicated, and it is not easy to make a judgment." Words are very appropriate.
3. Crack the organ inside the sleeve
Bo Ju's collection of calligraphy and paintings began with two banners of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, namely "Cong Bi Shan Fang" and "Song Gao Junji". This is no accident, there is a lot of meaning behind it. In the two books, Jin Fei gave key explanations, which was able to understand Bo Ju's heart and explore the organs in the sleeve. Readers can go to the hidden places without bothering.
The eyesight of BoJu's collection is also gradually exercised, and it is not achieved overnight. Soon after Bo Ju began to collect, he had the opportunity to encounter a number of treasures such as Li Gonglin's "Five Horse Diagrams", Huang Tingjian's "Theravada Theravada", and Mi Youren's "Yao Shan Qiu Ji Tu", but he was "not enough in the Tao" at that time, and he failed to leave the most precious "Five Horse Diagrams" and lost them. Jin Fei pointed out: "Judging from his retreat from the "Five Horse Diagram" and the acceptance of the "Yaoshan Qiuji Diagram", Zhang Boju's ability to appreciate calligraphy and painting at this time is not superior. "It's realistic.
Bo Ju only buys the famous handwriting, but only stamps more than one seal to show that he "was in my house"; the difference between Bo Ju is that he also has the ability to study. For example, Bo Ju's article "Cai Xiang's Self-Written Poems" records his views on the Song Dynasty. Wen Yun: "The four great scholars of the Song Dynasty should be Cai, Su, Huang, and Mi in order, while the secular people are mostly called Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai, probably in the pronunciation of the smooth mouth." Some people think that Cai refers to Cai Jing, so it is not right to list it in fourth. Cai calligraphy comes from Lanting, is familiar but not vulgar, and at first glance it is difficult to learn. The four family books of the Song Dynasty are also the least known as the Book of Cai, and this post is the most refined of the Book of Cai. Speaking of the order of the four masters of Song calligraphy, and whether "Cai" refers to Cai Xiang or Cai Jing. In this regard, in recent years, there have been many articles in the calligraphy community, and it is inevitable to stack the bed frame house; and Bo Ju has reached a conclusion as early as 1956. In 1957, Bo Ju also published "On the Calligraphy of the Jin Dynasty" in the "Cultural Relics Reference Materials", which was based on his collection and research of the "Pingfu Ti", so he had the most right to speak.
《Ping Fu Post》
IV. Salt Industry Bank A brief history
Bo Ju's career as a banker, Jin Fei's second book, has a lot of ink and quite new insights. From it, you can even see a brief history of the Salt Industry Bank. For some important figures in the banking industry of the Republic of China, such as Wu Dingchang, Yue Qianzhai, Wang Shaoxian, Feng Gengguang, Sun Yaodong, etc., the book is also mostly involved, and the side is out, and new knowledge is increased. Further, the annals and notes are more or less involved in the politics of the Republic of China, the Beiyang warlords, the economy and people's livelihood, etc., and careful reading is like opening the old photo album of the history of the Republic of China, which is vivid and vivid, and has a considerable view.
Jin Fei's book pays great attention to the economy, prices and inflation at that time, and has a unique vision. Because these are directly related to the lives of people at that time, they are closely related to boju's collection business. The book lists Zhang Zhenfang's legacy: more than 500,000 yuan of salt industry bank stock; more than 200,000 yuan in cash; a house on Baoding Road in Tianjin, a house in Beiping Bowstring Hutong, and more than 3,000 mu of land in Xiangcheng, the hometown of Xiangcheng... His family property has been restored to a greater extent. Jin Feixuan pointed out that this still has to be considered a hugely rich family. But how rich is it? Still not easy to grasp. The notebook swept away, and unexpectedly quoted the material in "Deng Liqun's Self-Description". In the early 1930s, Tang studied alone at Beiping Huiwen Middle School, which cost about 400 yuan a year. Jin Fei concluded: "Boju's family property is still enough to supply thousands of middle school students with education." Therefore, it is called the home of its great wealth, which is convincing.
Beijing Salt Industry Bank
For another example, the price of Boju's purchase of Tibetan calligraphy and paintings is specially drawn out in each case of different records. The price of purchasing the PingFu Ti is 40,000, 30,000, and 20,000, which are derived one by one. Moreover, Cai Xiang wrote his own poetry books and bought them from Zhu Jiaxuan's family, while the price spoken by Bo Ju and Jia Yu was different, and he also specially pointed out... Press, this is not an insignificant detail, it also makes sense. Jin Fei's heart is as meticulous as his hair, not letting go of these discrepancies, and further explains: "When Bo Ju wen talks about the price of collecting calligraphy and paintings, there are always discrepancies with other records, and sometimes Bo Ju himself contradicts himself, which shows that he is really not very concerned about Brother Kong Fang. This is not a superfluous move, but it can show the negligent side of Bo Ju in the wealth. The noble prince grinned widely, not used to keeping small accounts also.
Five people are trained in their feelings and talk in a small way
In 1931, in Beiping, led by Mei Lanfang and Yu Shuyan, the National Opera Society was established by contacting people. This was an important academic institution for the study of opera during the Republic of China. Mei and Yu are big names in Tianzi, and with them leading, financial sponsorship is naturally much easier to do. Although Mei and Yu fully supported, they were not the main ones, and the business work of the society was mainly based on Qi Rushan, Fu Xihua and others, and Bo Ju was also an important elder who contributed money and was willing to run. Bo Ju revealed in his later years that the establishment of the National Opera Society was behind the dispute between Mei and Master Cheng's apprentices, and behind the competition between the two people was the secret struggle of bankers. However, Bo Ju only left a short article, the language is not clear. Many years ago, I made a thesis on the "Monthly Journal of Drama Studies", from which I probed the hidden affairs of Pear Garden, and I also believed that the back of the journal was amused by the dispute between Mei and Cheng. (See humble article "The Establishment of the Concept of "Drama Studies" and the Self-consciousness of Drama Research- Talking About the Background of publications and the "Meicheng Party Struggle") To be honest, this question is difficult to catch off guard. Now, Jin Fei's book has the ability to read Bo Ju's text further, but also dig deeper and more detailed, so that more hidden historical facts surface. What is rare is that attention is paid to being measured and not exaggerating. For example, for the National Drama Society, Wang Shaoxian's role is greater than that of Boju, and it is Wu Dingchang who makes the money, who knows the world; and those who point out that Mei Lanfang is unfair, they actually take the Salt Industry Bank and its associates as the main force, and they are even more subtle. The famous characters and banks in the Republic of China can be described as a big article, and Jin Fei is the most vocal person, he has specially consulted a large number of dusty archives of the Bank of the Republic of China, and looks forward to continuing to do so.
Yu Shuyan Mei Lanfang
Regarding Yu Shuyan's reluctance to co-author "Modern Drama Rhymes" with Bo Ju, although some people have pointed it out, there is no reasonable interpretation. Jin Fei's analysis is in one sentence, and the notebook book bluntly says: "Boju Shu is full of anger, his time of studying opera is not long, and he himself still has a relatively heavy local tone, but he has the audacity to edit the rhyme of Peking Opera, and to 'legislate' for Peking Opera can be described as laborious and unflattering." To put it bluntly, Bo Ju lacks self-awareness of this.
The chronology is good at using modern people's diaries, and what I have seen are "Na Tong Diary", "Xu Baoyu Diary", "Pan Guangdan Diary", "Ma Heng Diary", "Zheng Zhenduo Diary", "Kunqu Diary" and so on. This means that Jin Fei's reading volume is huge, but the results are also many, and the kung fu is not lost. The Boju Chronology of the 1950s would have been much thinner if it were not for the more references to the "Diary of Xu Baoyu". Because it is known that the famous Boju is not easy to obtain, its direct historical materials are also not easy to obtain. Jin Fei's book also pays special attention to quoting articles by literati who had contacts with Boju, such as Pan Boying, Zhu Jiahuan, Wang Shixiang, Qi Gong, Zhang Yunhe, Zhou Ruchang, Wu Xiaorushi, etc. Such records make people feel more real and credible.
During the "Cultural Revolution", Chen Yi died, and the stars were sunk, and Bo Ju had a deep relationship with him, and he was introduced as a confidant in his life and sent To Lianyun:
Fighting swords from the clouds to dry the city, loyalty is not easy. The voice of the army is in Huaihai, the love is in Jiangnan, and Wan Shu is mourning. Looking back at the great rivers and mountains, Yongli Chi County;
The arrogance of the day is still there. Worthy of life, meritorious to the world, Nine original should be smiling. Look at the new world, all over the tree red flag.
Due to its special background, this link is not out of the atmosphere of the times. It is said that this alliance became a key to changing the situation in Boju's later years. But I always have some doubts. The chronology was handled: "There is a cloud Mao Zedong noticed the link sent by Zhang Boju and asked about the latest situation of Boju. This "cloud" is also deliberate and properly handled.
Needless to say, Boju also has the problem of literati speaking loudly. He once said that after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Sun Lianzhong, commander of the Eleventh Theater and chairman of the Hebei Provincial Government, asked him: "Which mayor would you like to be in Tangshan City and Shijiazhuang City?" Bo Ju replied, "I'm not even right, I'm still doing my bank's business." "The reader looks at it, or has an admiration for the colt, thinking that it is indifferent. But as Jin Fei pointed out: "Sun Lianzhong's request to ask Zhang Boju to be the mayor of Tangshan or Shijiazhuang can only be understood as a kind of politeness, and Zhang Boju is also a polite response. "This is true, cover the polite illusion also. Jin Fei read countless people, cultivated his feelings, and saw through it at a glance; and my students were gently deceived by Bo Ju. A laugh.
It's not easy to write a score! Needless to say, Jin Fei's Second Book of Zhang' is a few hundred and fifty thousand words, and there are also omissions, errors or falsifications, which is not strange.
Zhang Boju paints orchids
I once pointed out that after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Bo Ju also intervened in the art world and had a disagreement with Xu Beihong, but unfortunately the chronology did not deal with this. After the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Boju served as the president of the Peking Art Association. Please see the news of the "Ta Kung Pao" on March 26, 1948 - "The Art World Celebrated the Art Festival Yesterday", but the subtitle is "An art festival is celebrated in two factions, you hold your meeting, I hold my meeting, Zhang Boju, Xu Beihong, etc. all delivered speeches separately", which has revealed the mystery of Zhang and Xu "different ways do not conspire". It should be pointed out that at that time, in the Art Circle of Beiping, the art college led by Xu Beihong and the art club of Boju were in the same situation, and the famous "Chinese Painting Controversy" occurred. The background of this matter is more complicated and is not described in detail in the clumsy text. According to Zhang and Xu, there is no personal grudge, but more of a resistance to views, teachers, factions, roads, etc. As I said, the art world has already sunk some light in this regard; but there are not many people who study Zhang Boju and seem to know. This should not be ignored in Bo Ju's life experience.
Jin Fei's second book also has some minor omissions, such as Yan Tan Xinpei's death in 1916 (actually 1917), the "Drama Series" out of three issues that is suspended (the actual four issues, two in the book talked about, one is wrong, one is right), the word plate "Weicheng District" (should be composed), etc., if there is a chance to republish, it can be carefully revised in order to be more complete.
Six Endure the boundless wind and moon, so the country
On that day, Beijing's Central Park (now Zhongshan Park) was a place of elegance frequented by literati and inkers. I once saw one of Bo Ju's poems, "Huanxi Sha Ji Garden Peony Viewing" in the "25th Anniversary of Central Park": "Dazzling night beads illuminate sleeping makeup." Dew smoke reverts to the cloister. Luo Yi returned to dye the heavenly incense. Looking back on Jinghua's young dreams, I hurried through a good time. Shame will pan sideburns against The Flower King. "Of course, Pan Sideburns are used as a code, referring to the whiteness of the sideburns; and I actually think of Pan Su, which is interesting. At this time, Boju had not yet met Concubine Pan.
Seated statue of Zhang Boju
Bo Ju is the widow of the old brand, and Jin Fei is the widow of the present, and the widow is less written about the old man, and he really does not think of the second person. Huaihai and Xiaoshan are called the sad people of the ancients, and Boju is the sad people of the present. In the Spring Festival of 1951, Bo Ju composed "Partridge Day", "Sending Greetings Equally in the Rainy Years", "Butterfly Love Flowers" and "Silver Candle Hanging Chicken Report", and the annals are all cited in the whole work. Jin Feifu added a sentence: "Jun is extremely depressed and depressed, it is not like the New Year's scene, and I have not examined what Boju has in mind or even this." "In the new and old eras, the old and the young are miserable and lost, full of worries, who is the confidant?" The world is difficult to be sad and happy, and the old and the new come to spend this life"... The new regime has filled Boju with fear of the shrinking west mountain. Maybe Ice and Snow's clever Boju already had a premonition of his bumpy future fate?
Jin Fei printed Yuan Hanyun's couplet titled "Nine out of ten lose the world, there is no one to see people in the eyes" in front of the book of the annals, which can be described as a giant-eyed hero. I could feel that Boju regarded Han yun as his idol. In the early years, Han Yun composed "Xin Bing Secret Garden", denouncing Zhang Zhenfang as a repetitive villain, and Bo Ju did not think that he was sorry, and still admired. Hou Hanyun and Boju Ice released their previous suspicions and made good friends like jade. I'll take the Connection of Cold Clouds as the title of the humble article. "Endure the boundless wind and moon, such a country", with the arrogance of Boju, it can be said that the contemporary can be a person with blue and white eyes, and it is really "a person with no eye". I suddenly thought, I don't know how many lifetimes and several disasters have passed, if he meets Jin Fei underground, when he shows his blue eyes? I really thought that Jin Fei was Bo Ju's cross-generation confidant. (The author is a professor at Chinese Min University.) Editor-in-Charge: Sun Xiaoning)