See the works of Shen Congwen and Qian Zhongshu's work on a bookshelf, I was curious about this classification,comelow.digi18.com/doc/embroidery-patch.doc asked his colleagues, he said: "Shen Congwen has a" border town ", Qian Zhongshu had a" siege ", so it together." I think it makes sense, there is a city, can always feel the two cities their is no intersection.
I picked up a Shen Congwen's "border town" to see which was with the words of Qian Zhongshu: from the text this man ah, is serious, persistent, though gentle, can still tough, you want him to do anything he doesn't want to have a try. I am one Leng, this is a positive one, how from "mean" Qian Zhongshu's mouth?
From Xu Zhimo to Hu Shi to teach Shen Congwen to Chinese school, to Hu Shi to his student Yang Zhensheng recommended Shen Congwen to teach at Qiingdao University, and then to Yang Zhensheng recommended Shen Congwen to the southwest, is not quite stable. Because Shen Congwen has a "civilian" history, and no bite the bread, not to take the Harvard, Cambridge, as a professor but drew a sigh a sound, Mu Dan young when run on vernacular poetry have said "a man like Shen Congwen to associate to teach, is Yang Zhensheng so that no man of vision to recommend". Liu Wendian, President of Anhui University on "Chuang-tzu" is even more when run the alert to denounce: custom embroidered patches I Liu sb for Chuang-tzu running alarm, you are who? Qian Zhongshu is no exception, his novel "the cat" which is obviously alluding to Shen Congwen, also used the "underground" ghost "teased Shen Congwen claimed the country people".
So, these two cities masters, Shen Congwen and Qian Zhongshu, they have what relation? I just read from the book, also don't know is written the book before the fact. Qian Zhongshu even stubborn, arrogant, but he was wise, intelligent, also have tender. Remember Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang say: see you in no time, I did not think of marriage. It seems that Qian Zhongshu is not a square. Just imagine, had run "Xueheng" against the vernacular mentor Wu Mi defended Shen Congwen, said "don't understand Shen western language, the vernacular should with western style, it is difficult to", let alone have great experience of him. By contrast, Qian Zhongshu in the city or outside the city of satire, ridicule culture also less? "The cat" which not only has Cao Shichang, Lin Whei-yin, Zhou Zuoren, also alluded to Lin Yutang, encouraged and ridicule even deny? Moreover, in the modern history of literature a few people have been affirmed Qian Zhongshu? Even Lu Xun, Qian Zhongshu life almost rarely talked about or positive evaluation. In the cultural circle, I believe that should allow some "mean" don't say nice things exist, of course, the "mean" can have the level and the height is better.
I once admired Qian Zhongshu, think he is the most intelligent people, then read his article slightly more articles, it is not understand his harsh and be opinionated. Compared with the "siege", gradually I more like "border town". And then to today, I feel even more money to the old "mean" some cute. I read some of his poetry. "" Huai Ju, Supplement although the Song poetry taste, still can give people a sense of spirituality.