Lu Simian
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Lu Simian (born February 27, 1884 - died October 9, 1957) was a prominent Chinese historian as well as a former professor and history department head at Shanghai
Guanghua University, now East China Normal University
. He also worked as a professor at Fudan University
. Lu took the courtesy name Chéng Zhī (诚之) and wrote under the pseudonym Nú Niú (驽牛). Along with Qian Mu, Chen Yuan
and Chen Yinke
, he is considered one of the four great historians of modern China.
In 1926 Lu was invited to teach at Guanghua University by his friend and the school's headmaster Qian Jibo. Lu remained at the school until his death.
Lu was born in the city of Wujin, now the Wujin district
in the city of Changzhou
in China
's Jiangsu
province. At the age of 15 he entered the county school. In the second year he began teaching himself history. He was later to become a member of the Doubting Antiquity School (Chinese: 疑古派; pinyin: Yígǔpài) which was a group of scholars and writers who showed doubts regarding the authenticity of pre-Qin
texts.
His home remains a protected property and minor tourist site in the city of Changzhou offering numerous artifacts from his life arranged in the restored building. The house is at #8 Shi Zi Street (Chinese: 十子街10号), a small alley a few blocks North-East of the Nan Da Jie shopping center. Admission is free however visitors are asked to sign a guestbook.
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
Guanghua University, now East China Normal University
East China Normal University
East China Normal University , was founded in October 1951 in western Shanghai, on the campus of Great China University. It is the first Normal University founded after the establishment of the People's Republic of China.-History:...
. He also worked as a professor at Fudan University
Fudan University
Fudan University , located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China, and is a member of the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty...
. Lu took the courtesy name Chéng Zhī (诚之) and wrote under the pseudonym Nú Niú (驽牛). Along with Qian Mu, Chen Yuan
Chen Yuan
Chen Yuan , born in January 1945, is Governor of the China Development Bank.Chen Yuan graduated with a Master' s degree in Industrial Economics from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences...
and Chen Yinke
Chen Yinke
Chen Yinke was a sinologist and a fellow of Academia Sinica. His representative works are The Origins of Sui and Tang Institutions: A Brief Account 《隋唐制度淵源略論稿》, On the Political History of the Tang Dynasty 《唐代政治史述論稿》, and An Alternative Biography of Liu Rushi 《》.-Early life:Chen Yinke was born in...
, he is considered one of the four great historians of modern China.
In 1926 Lu was invited to teach at Guanghua University by his friend and the school's headmaster Qian Jibo. Lu remained at the school until his death.
Lu was born in the city of Wujin, now the Wujin district
Wujin District
Wujin is a district under the jurisdiction of Changzhou in Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. The local language is the Changzhou dialect of Wu Chinese. The postal code for the district is 213161....
in the city of Changzhou
Changzhou
Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, Jinling, and Wujin. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
's Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province. At the age of 15 he entered the county school. In the second year he began teaching himself history. He was later to become a member of the Doubting Antiquity School (Chinese: 疑古派; pinyin: Yígǔpài) which was a group of scholars and writers who showed doubts regarding the authenticity of pre-Qin
Qin Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC. The Qin state derived its name from its heartland of Qin, in modern-day Shaanxi. The strength of the Qin state was greatly increased by the legalist reforms of Shang Yang in the 4th century BC, during the Warring...
texts.
His home remains a protected property and minor tourist site in the city of Changzhou offering numerous artifacts from his life arranged in the restored building. The house is at #8 Shi Zi Street (Chinese: 十子街10号), a small alley a few blocks North-East of the Nan Da Jie shopping center. Admission is free however visitors are asked to sign a guestbook.
Notable Publications
- Song Dynasty Literature (1931)
- An Introduction to Early Qin Science (1933)
- A History of Chinese Ethnic Minorities (1934)
- A History of Pre-Qin Era (1941)
- A History of the Three Kingdoms (1943)
- A History of Qin and Han Dynasties (1947)
- A History of Northern and Southern Jin (1948)
- A History of Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties (1959)
- A History of the Chinese Political System (1985)