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Talk:Zhang Jie (born 1937)

2012-12-05T07:02:10Z

Foot:

Looks great! Very well formatted too. [[User:Pips|Pips]] 04:19, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, really long, You really do know your subject well. But on the other hand you still have quite a few grammar problems to work out, but that's ok. If you're looking to shorten your content, just get rid of some of the background info about Mao Zedong and the communist government. It's good stuff, but it's not so important when your discussing just this author. But if that's not what you want to do, that's ok too. [[User:Mingemperor|Mingemperor]] 06:53, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Love how much work went into the writing of this paper. It gets a little off track at times, something that can be fixed by eliminating unneccessary content not pertaining directly to Zhang Jie. All together a great display of how much work you are willing to put into your paper. Great Work--[[User:Foot|Foot]] 07:02, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Han Han

2012-12-05T06:59:21Z

Foot: Created page with 'Looked like you went well into depth in your presentation, and I assume that your paper will be equally as brilliant. --~~~~'

Looked like you went well into depth in your presentation, and I assume that your paper will be equally as brilliant. --[[User:Foot|Foot]] 06:59, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Han Han

2012-12-05T06:59:10Z

Foot:

This article will be published after the Harvard literary history of China publication.

Talk:Mo Yan

2012-12-05T06:58:18Z

Foot:

Looks good so far... obviously it's not finished though. [[User:Pips|Pips]] 04:17, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Agreed. I like the outline, and look forward to seeing more.--[[User:Foot|Foot]] 06:58, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Yes, It looks like some work still needs to be done. But what I see, I like. Seriously though, you should hurry.
There isn't much time left! [[User:Mingemperor|Mingemperor]] 06:58, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Ba Jin

2012-12-05T06:57:34Z

Foot:

Looks great, could use some more pictures though. [[User:Pips|Pips]] 04:16, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Love the length of this paper and the depth. I agree with the pictures, but I understand because I couldnt find sufficient pictures to use myself. Overall a good paper.--[[User:Foot|Foot]] 06:57, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Wang Meng

2012-12-05T06:52:26Z

Foot:

[[File:Wang Meng.jpg|Wang Meng]]

== Childhood ==

Wang Meng was born October 15, 1934 in Beijing China.
During his early childhood the Japanese had invaded China,
and Meng remembered bowing to the guards at the gates to his city (1).
His loving father was a professor of philosophy at a nearby University
and had a love things of modern and Western significance (1).
Although Wang Meng was born to a good family with a good father,
the family was not well financially. Their struggle set a fire in the
heart of Wang Meng, which shone in his personality in later years.

An adept and charasmatic student, Meng's teachers enjoyed having him in class.
He often won scholarships and tution wavers for his academic successes(1).
When it came to writing competitions and debates, Meng won many, a precursor of his future successes(1).
Meng mentioned at a later interview with ''The New Yorker'' that he had always had a fascination
with extreme political points of view, and leaned toward left wing ideals. When he was a mere 14 years old,
the communist party already had their eye on Meng.
He was recruited and shortly afterward the communist party took over power in China. In high school he took active
part in a revolutionary movement led by an underground communist party in 1948. The next year Wang Meng was assigned
to work at the headquarters for the Communist Youth League of China(2).

Wang Meng also had a good sense of humor about life. It was once recorded that Meng took the statement '"If I were a tiger, I would eat rich people"' as an influential factor in fueling his ideas about the word. This was in joking. Meng also talks about his family dynamic in a way which illuminates his father in a humorous light. Meng once told a reporter that his father would walk around drunk and naked, just to make the women uncomfortable(1). I know little about how Meng truly felt about these indecent exposure fits.

In 1953, age 19, Wang Meng wrote my famous story, "Long Live the Youth". At that time I had seen power in the young people, and lack of upward movement in the older entrenched party bureaucrats(3). So, he wrote about just that in, "A Young Newcomer in the Organization Department" in 1955. There Were Consequences for Mengs writings, and he was Labeled as "A Rightist" And was sent away to labor in Xinjiang province for 7 years to be "reformed." Meng learned valuable lessons in Xinjiang. He learned how to speak Uighur, a language not spoken by many Hang, and learned worked hard physically(3).

Consequences Can Be Both Positive and Negative ...With the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976, Wang Meng returned to Peking and published several prize-winning novellas.In 1986, I had was appointed as the Minister of Culture then. For years, Meng avoided writing any political pieces, staying out of the crosshairs of the government. There still seemed to be a great hunger for the written word though, and Meng believed that hunger should be fulfilled, and as a result continued to write apolitical pieces. Then tragedy struck in Beijing(2).

== Controversy==

In Tiananmen Square, events with students horrified Meng. At the first sight of trouble at the Square, Meng realized his daughter was in danger, being that she was attending Beijing University and wanting to attend Tianamen Square peaceful protests. Meng begged her to sit out of the protests, pleading for hours for her to change her mind about going. After some time, Meng also convinced his daughter to ask all of her classmates to sit out of the protests as well. Knowing the dangers of protesting against the Chinese government, Meng saved his daughter from eminent danger, as the protests turned into a bloody massacre where many students were killed. Afterward, Meng was asked to sign a document stating the the Tiananmen Square incedent went about differently. According to the New York Times, "In the weeks following the violent repression in Tiananmen Square, Chinese officials were required to issue statements in support of the Government's action against the students". Wang Meng failed to make such a statement(3). Because of Mengs refusal to sign the documents, he was relieved of duty, and outcast for a second time in his own country(3).

== Legacy ==

Wang Meng held true to what he believed was the right thing to do no matter what the consequences were. He wrote to his hearts desire in his youth, and had a natural knack for the written word(1). Even though he was placed under the suspician of the government for his actions, his heart was always in the right place in reguards to the people in his home country(2). When things began to go against Mengs beliefs, he was quick to seperate himself from the situation as a protestation of his own. Once he even stepped down as the Minister of Culture over China. Meeting Meng after all that he has gone through to manifest his goodness to the world, I am sure that he would be able to have a clear conscience, without regret for betraying his country or his heart(2).

== Miscellaneous ==

If Meng was asked what his life story could teach the world, I believe he would say that, reform begins with the young people, as manifested by "Long Live the Youth." He would go on to say that humanity should, stand up for what is right no matter the consequences, don't compromise your morals in order to keep your societal respectability and write what needs to be written, not only what the world wants to hear.

Today, Meng holds a government office again, and has written, "The Enjoyment of Zhuang Zi" In one episode of the book, Wang compares Zhuang Zi to Ah Q, finding parallels in the peasant who interprets his defeats as moral victories. I believe that moral victories are what Wang Meng is all about(1).

== Sources ==

"Hayes, Jeffery." "Wang Meng: Controvertial Communist Writer." The New Yorker. 18 July, 2011. Web. July 2011. <http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=1695>.

"Jianying Zha." ''The New Yorker'', November 8, 2010

"Miller, Arthur." ''Op-Ed: Death in Tiananmen'' New York Times. 10 September 1989. Web. http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/11/12/specials/miller-tiananmen.html

Wang Meng

2012-12-05T06:47:15Z

Foot:

[[File:Wang Meng.jpg|Wang Meng]]

== Childhood ==

Wang Meng was born October 15, 1934 in Beijing China.
During his early childhood the Japanese had invaded China,
and Meng remembered bowing to the guards at the gates to his city (1).
His loving father was a professor of philosophy at a nearby University
and had a love things of modern and Western significance (1).
Although Wang Meng was born to a good family with a good father,
the family was not well financially. Their struggle set a fire in the
heart of Wang Meng, which shone in his personality in later years.

An adept and charasmatic student, Meng's teachers enjoyed having him in class.
He often won scholarships and tution wavers for his academic successes(1).
When it came to writing competitions and debates, Meng won many, a precursor of his future successes(1).
Meng mentioned at a later interview with ''The New Yorker'' that he had always had a fascination
with extreme political points of view, and leaned toward left wing ideals. When he was a mere 14 years old,
the communist party already had their eye on Meng.
He was recruited and shortly afterward the communist party took over power in China. In high school he took active
part in a revolutionary movement led by an underground communist party in 1948. The next year Wang Meng was assigned
to work at the headquarters for the Communist Youth League of China(2).

Wang Meng also had a good sense of humor about life. It was once recorded that "If I were a tiger, I would eat the rich people"

In 1953, age 19, Wang Meng wrote my famous story, "Long Live the Youth". At that time I had seen power in the young people, and lack of upward movement in the older entrenched party bureaucrats. So, he wrote about just that in, "A Young Newcomer in the Organization Department" in 1955. There Were Consequences for Mengs writings, and he was Labeled as "A Rightist" And was sent away to labor in Xinjiang province for 7 years to be "reformed." Meng learned valuable lessons in Xinjiang. He learned how to speak Uighur, a language not spoken by many Hang, and learned worked hard physically.

Consequences Can Be Both Positive and Negative ...With the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976, Wang Meng returned to Peking and published several prize-winning novellas.In 1986, I had was appointed as the Minister of Culture then. For years, Meng avoided writing any political pieces, staying out of the crosshairs of the government. There still seemed to be a great hunger for the written word though, and Meng believed that hunger should be fulfilled, and as a result continued to write apolitical pieces. Then tragedy struck in Beijing.

== Controversy==

In Tiananmen Square, events with students horrified Meng. At the first sight of trouble at the Square, Meng realized his daughter was in danger, being that she was attending Beijing University and wanting to attend Tianamen Square peaceful protests. Meng begged her to sit out of the protests, pleading for hours for her to change her mind about going. After some time, Meng also convinced his daughter to ask all of her classmates to sit out of the protests as well. Knowing the dangers of protesting against the Chinese government, Meng saved his daughter from eminent danger, as the protests turned into a bloody massacre where many students were killed. Afterward, Meng was asked to sign a document stating the the Tiananmen Square incedent went about differently. According to the New York Times, "In the weeks following the violent repression in Tiananmen Square, Chinese officials were required to issue statements in support of the Government's action against the students". Wang Meng failed to make such a statement(3). Because of Mengs refusal to sign the documents, he was relieved of duty, and outcast for a second time in his own country(3).

== Legacy ==

Wang Meng held true to what he believed was the right thing to do no matter what the consequences were. He wrote to his hearts desire in his youth, and had a natural knack for the written word. Even though he was placed under the suspician of the government for his actions, his heart was always in the right place in reguards to the people in his home country. When things began to go against Mengs beliefs, he was quick to seperate himself from the situation as a protestation of his own. Once he even stepped down as the Minister of Culture over China. Meeting Meng after all that he has gone through to manifest his goodness to the world, I am sure that he would be able to have a clear conscience, without regret for betraying his country or his heart.

== Miscellaneous ==

If Meng was asked what his life story could teach the world, I believe he would say that, reform begins with the young people, as manifested by "Long Live the Youth." He would go on to say that humanity should, stand up for what is right no matter the consequences, don't compromise your morals in order to keep your societal respectability and write what needs to be written, not only what the world wants to hear.

Today, Meng holds a government office again, and has written, "The Enjoyment of Zhuang Zi" In one episode of the book, Wang compares Zhuang Zi to Ah Q, finding parallels in the peasant who interprets his defeats as moral victories. I believe that moral victories are what Wang Meng is all about.

== Sources ==

"Hayes, Jeffery." "Wang Meng: Controvertial Communist Writer." The New Yorker. 18 July, 2011. Web. July 2011. <http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=1695>.

"Jianying Zha." ''The New Yorker'', November 8, 2010

"Miller, Arthur." ''Op-Ed: Death in Tiananmen'' New York Times. 10 September 1989. Web. http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/11/12/specials/miller-tiananmen.html

Talk:Ba Jin

2012-12-05T06:42:45Z

Foot:

Han Han

2012-12-05T06:39:34Z

Foot:

This article will be published after the Harvard literary history of China publication.

Looked like you went well into depth in your presentation, and I assume that your paper will be equally as brilliant.

Talk:Mo Yan

2012-12-05T06:38:22Z

Foot:

Looks good so far... obviously it's not finished though. [[User:Pips|Pips]] 04:17, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Agreed. I like the outline, and look forward to seeing more.

Talk:Wang Meng

2012-12-05T06:34:23Z

Foot:

I think that the size of the picture illuminaties the sheer length and depth that the author went into to compose this work of art. Also, maybe suggestions on how to increase the size of the picture would help.--[[User:Foot|Foot]] 06:33, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Wang Meng

2012-12-05T06:33:42Z

Foot:

This paper has had a profound influence on my life. I think that the size of the picture illuminaties the sheer length and depth that the author went into to compose this work of art. Also, maybe suggestions on how to increase the size of the picture would help.--[[User:Foot|Foot]] 06:33, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Wang Meng

2012-12-05T06:33:24Z

Foot: Created page with 'This paper has had a profound influence on my life. I think that the size of the picture illuminaties the sheer length and depth that the author went into to compose this work of…'

Talk:Lu Xun (1881-1936)

2012-10-10T20:02:40Z

Foot:

Well done, very concise. [[User:Pips|Pips]] 17:33, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

It looks really good! Great format and images! [[User:Ellafitzgerald|Ellafitzgerald]] 05:30, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Not bad, formatting looks ok, but did it meet all the requirements? Mr. Woesler said he wanted more commentary and not just "the facts." [[User:Mingemperor|Mingemperor]] 17:18, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Too Short. We need deeper information on the best Chinese writer ever. Otherwise, well done. --[[User:Foot|Foot]] 20:02, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Qian Zhongshu (1910

2012-10-10T19:59:57Z

Foot:

Okay, you've got some really good stuff here. A lot of commentary, a few grammar problems to work out, though, but otherwise a great article. You also did a really good job on giving credit to your sources. [[User:Mingemperor|Mingemperor]] 17:25, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

You have a lot of good information but you really need to revise the grammar. The entire article is filled with grammar issues which is really distracting.[[User:Pips|Pips]] 17:40, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

You presented a lot of really good information with good images, I would maybe give it another read through to make sure that your writing is clear. Great job though! [[User:Ellafitzgerald|Ellafitzgerald]] 13:14, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Agree with all of the suggestions above. Maybe have someone take a look at it to correct small grammatical errors. Otherwise, it seems a lot of time and effort was spent writing this. Very good. --[[User:Foot|Foot]] 19:59, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Xiao Hong (1911-1942)

2012-10-10T19:56:36Z

Foot:

It looks good! Do you have any images? [[User:Ellafitzgerald|Ellafitzgerald]] 05:32, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

yeah, it doesn't look too bad, but kind of lacking on pictures. Did you look on Wiki Commons or Flickr? [[User:Mingemperor|Mingemperor]] 17:34, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I agree it needs more images but also maybe a little bit more information.[[User:Pips|Pips]] 17:41, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Would like a little bit more information, but this is still very well written.--[[User:Foot|Foot]] 19:56, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Guo Moruo (1892 -1978)

2012-10-10T19:53:50Z

Foot:

Your first section is looking good. [[User:Ellafitzgerald|Ellafitzgerald]] 05:33, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

At first it looks great, then I noticed you copied the entire Motivations section from the Liu Xun article! And you thought we wouldn't notice? Sorry to be so blunt, but you've got some revising to do. [[User:Mingemperor|Mingemperor]] 17:23, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

It looks good but the first thing I noticed was the picture of the Madman's diary by Lu Xun. Then of course I noticed you copied quite a bit.[[User:Pips|Pips]] 17:36, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I think the proper changes were made, and I enjoyed the article. --[[User:Foot|Foot]] 19:53, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Ling Shuhua (1900-1990)

2012-10-10T19:48:47Z

Foot:

Very well organized, except the first block. I think you put too much in the Childhood section. I noticed she was born in 1900, yet you included stuff all the way into the 1920's in that section. I would put the stuff from her teenage years on up into a different section. [[User:Mingemperor|Mingemperor]] 17:30, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

It looks good, but you have a lot more information in the first section than all the rest. I would just add more to the other sections. And I agree with the comment above.[[User:Pips|Pips]] 17:38, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I think that it looks really good! I noticed that you changed the childhood section to life, good call! [[User:Ellafitzgerald|Ellafitzgerald]] 13:17, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

I enjoyed the motivations portion of the page. I thought the article was very well thought out and professionally done. --[[User:Foot|Foot]] 19:48, 10 October 2012 (UTC)