Fuzhou celebrities, Fuzhou historical figures

Man is the creator of history, and he is also the inheritor of history. A city's culture is inseparable from those historical celebrities. Fuzhou, with its thousands of years of history and civilization, naturally cannot do without those celebrities. Who are the historical celebrities in Fuzhou? Next, come with me to Fuzhou Culture to have a look.

Dong Feng, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Dong Feng practiced medicine to help the world throughout his life, and did not take any compensation. He only asked the healers to plant apricot trees around his house, and sold the apricots to help the poor. Dong Feng, with his lofty medical ethics, gave the doctor's profession the nickname "Xinglin" and was revered as the "ancestor of Xinglin" by future generations.

Zen Master Yin Yuan is the founder of the Huangbo Sect in Japan. In the eleventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1654), Zen Master Yinyuan, who served as the abbot of Wanfu Temple in Huangbo Mountain, Fuqing, traveled to Japan to spread Buddhism, causing a sensation in the long-dormant Japanese Buddhist community. Zen Master Yinyuan founded the Huangbo Sect, one of the five major Buddhist sects in Japan. Currently, there are millions of followers in Japan and there are more than 500 Huangbo branch temples in Japan. Zen Master Yinyuan also introduced Chinese steamed buns and tofu recipes as well as Chinese architecture, sculpture, calligraphy, printing, medicine and music at that time to Japan, which was called "Huangbo Culture" in Japan.

Lin Zexu, "the first person to open his eyes to the world" in modern China. In June 1839, Lin Zexu led the "Humen Smoking Opium Campaign" that shocked the world and made history. It opened the first page of the modern Chinese people's resistance to foreign colonial aggression and established the first monument in the history of international drug control. Lin Zexu served as an official in fourteen provinces throughout his life, and was known as "the sixth commander-in-chief of the border areas and the minister of the country for thousands of years." The "Four Continents" he organized and compiled was the first translated work in modern China that systematically introduced the world; he presided over the construction of water conservancy projects in Xinjiang and dug "karez", which still benefits the people today and is praised as the "Lin Gong Canal", "Lin Gongjing". Famous sentences such as "The sea accepts hundreds of rivers, and tolerance is great; if you stand on a wall with thousands of feet, you will be strong if you have no desires", "If you want to benefit the country's life and death, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings" and other famous sentences are the portrayal of Lin Zexu's life.

Shen Baozhen, one of the important figures in the Westernization Movement of the Qing Dynasty, was the first Minister of Shipping in Fujian. Fujian Shipbuilding founded by Shen Baozhen was the largest shipbuilding base in the Far East at that time. It was also the first naval school and professional and technical higher education institution in modern China, laying the foundation for the modern Chinese navy, industry, science and technology, and higher education. Shen Baozhen proposed that "the foundation of shipbuilding lies in the school." The elites of the shipbuilding school he trained have supported the backbone of modern China's innovation and self-improvement.

Huang Naishang, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader. In 1896, Huang Naishang participated in the "Bus Letter" and founded the first modern newspaper in Fujian, "Fu Bao". In 1899, Huang Naishang resolutely left Nanyang in search of land for reclamation. He founded the "New Fuzhou" reclamation farm in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia, and became a generation of overseas Chinese leaders. After the hard work of generations of Fuzhou immigrants, "New Fuzhou" has become increasingly prosperous and has developed into Sibu City.

Lin Shu is recognized as the founder of the translation industry in modern China. "The Legacy of La Traviata in Paris" co-translated by him and Wang Shouchang is China's first translated novel. Lin Shu translated more than 180 works in his lifetime, which greatly promoted cultural exchanges between China and the West.

Yan Fu was the first person in modern China to systematically introduce and disseminate Western political theories and ideological and cultural systems. From 1895 to 1898, Yan Fu translated the British philosopher Aldous Huxley's "On the Evolution of Heaven", elucidating his views on salvation and survival from the biological evolution theory of "natural selection" and "survival of the fittest", warning the Chinese people to work hard, and it became popular for a while. Throughout the country, he is known as "the first person in Western learning in China".

Lin Juemin, author of "A Letter to My Wife", is one of the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang. In the spring of the third year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1911), Lin Juemin participated in the Guangzhou Uprising organized by Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing. He followed Huang Xing into the governor's office, was injured and captured, and later died calmly. Before the Guangzhou Uprising, Lin Juemin wrote a fatal letter, "A Letter to His Wife," in which he encouraged his wife to "think about the people of the world, and be willing to sacrifice my own happiness and your own, so as to seek eternal happiness for the people of the world." His love and ambition have a profound influence. It has inspired generations of people with lofty ideals to sacrifice their small self to achieve the greater self, to sacrifice their lives for justice and to die generously for the nation, the country and the people.

Hou Debang, the founder of China’s modern chemical industry and the world’s authority on alkali production. Hou Debang uncovered the secrets of the Solvay method, invented the Chinese's own alkali production process - the Hou's alkali production process, improved the carbonization nitrogen fertilizer production process, and made an indelible contribution to the Chinese chemical industry. The "Red Triangle" brand Chinese soda ash produced by Hou Debang won a gold medal at the World Exposition held in Philadelphia, USA, and was hailed as "a symbol of China's industrial progress." His monographs such as "Soda Ash Engineering" revealed the secrets of soda ash production and were hailed as "the outstanding contribution made by Chinese chemists to world civilization."

Wu Shi was the top intelligence officer of the Chinese Communist Party who had penetrated into the Kuomintang. When he died, his identity was disclosed as the "Deputy Chief of Staff of the National Defense Unit of the Republic of China." Leader Mao Zedong once wrote a poem praising General Wu Shi, and wrote a famous article: "The stormy waves beat the isolated island, the blue waves reflect the dawn, the tiger's den hides the loyal soul, and the dawn comes early." In 1973, the country posthumously recognized General Wu Shi as a martyr.

Zheng Zhenduo, an all-round master who emerged from China’s New Culture Movement. Zheng Zhenduo has made great contributions to expanding the field of Chinese literature research, as well as excavating and sorting out Chinese traditional culture, cultural relics and archaeology. After the founding of New China, Zheng Zhenduo served as the first director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and director of the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Zhang Yuzhe, an internationally renowned astronomer.

Zhang Yuzhe wrote many "firsts" in the history of Chinese astronomy. In 1928, the first asteroid discovered by the Chinese (Asteroid No. 1125) was discovered by Zhang Yuzhe and named "Zhonghua". In 1941, he organized and took the first photo of a total solar eclipse in China. After the founding of New China, he served as the director of the Purple Mountain Observatory for a long time. In August 1978, the International Minor Planet Center named asteroid No. 2051 "Zhang Yuzhe".

Bing Xin is known as a literary master of the same age as the century. In 1923, Bing Xin published "For Young Readers", the foundation of Chinese children's literature. Later, during her creative career of more than 80 years, she wrote famous literary works such as "Little Orange Lamp", "Stars", "Spring Water" and "Empty Nest", which have influenced generations of young readers. Bing Xin's love-centered literary spirit and personality strength made her one of the outstanding literary masters in China in the 20th century.

Lin Huiyin, China's first female architect, is also a famous modern poet and writer. She was hailed by Hu Shi as "a talented woman of a generation". Lin Huiyin participated in the design of the national emblem of New China, participated in the design of the Tiananmen Memorial to the People's Heroes, discovered and rescued the production process of the national treasure cloisonné, and made outstanding contributions to the nation and the country. In terms of literary creation, she also wrote numerous works throughout her life, leaving behind a large number of excellent novels, poems, essays and other works such as "You Are April in the World".

Gao Shiqi is known as the "iron man" on the science and education front, the pioneer and founder of China's science popularization cause. Gao Shiqi, who was paralyzed, miraculously worked for 60 years with tenacious perseverance and wrote more than 600 scientific sketches, scientific fairy tales and popular science articles with more than 750,000 words, leading generations of young people to embark on the path of science. Gao Shiqi is loved by the majority of young people, known as the "grandfather of China's 200 million children", and has been recognized by the central government as a "Chinese national hero".

Deng Tuo, one of the founders of journalism in New China. In 1937, Deng Tuo founded the earliest party newspaper in the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines - "Anti-Enemy Daily". In 1944, Deng Tuo presided over the editing and publication of "Selected Works of Leader Mao", which was the first collection of articles by Leader Mao in the history of the Chinese revolution. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Deng Tuo served as the editor-in-chief and president of the People's Daily and made outstanding contributions to the development of journalism in New China.

Chen Jingrun, a famous mathematician. Chen Jingrun devoted all his life to the study of analytic number theory, especially Goldbach's conjecture. In 1966, he proved "1+2". This result is called "Chen's theorem" and it is still the world's leader. In 1978, Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Chi wrote the famous long newsletter "Goldbach's Conjecture", reporting on Chen Jingrun's deeds. In the "Spring of Science" just after the ten-year "Cultural Revolution" turmoil, Chen Jingrun became a banner inspiring promising young people to march into science, influencing an entire generation.