Zhang Henshui's Life

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Zhang Henshui (1897 - 1972), whose original name was Zhang Xiaoxiang, was a famous novelist, essayist, literary theorist and literary historian in China. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Chinese literature in the 20th century and was hailed as one of the founders of modern Chinese literature.

Zhang Henshui was born in a poor family in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, but he was intelligent and loved literature since childhood. In 1919, he participated in the May 4th Movement in Tsingtao and became a patriotic youth. In 1923, he was admitted to Fudan University in Shanghai to study literature. His first novel,"Spring Silkworm," received high praise and became a famous novelist.

Zhang Henshui's works mainly described social reality and human nature, and was known as the representative figure of realism literature. His representative works included "A Study of the Dream of the Red Chamber","Spring Silkworm","Crying and Laughing Karma","Chivalrous Bones and Tenderness", etc. These works had a great influence on the development of Chinese literature.

Zhang Henshui also actively participated in literary theory criticism and literary history research and put forward many important literary theory perspectives and opinions on literary history. His literary achievements and theoretical contributions had a profound impact on the history of Chinese literature.

Zhang Henshui had created a large number of excellent literary works and literary theories in his life, which had an important impact on the development of modern Chinese literature. He was known as one of the founders of modern Chinese literature and one of the important figures in the history of Chinese literature.