Lu Xun

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Lu Xun born?September 25, 1881
2. When did Lu Xun die?October 19, 1936 (age 54)
3. Where was Lu Xun born?Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
4. What is the career?Writer, essayist, critic, translator, editor, and collector of ancient Chinese artifacts
5. Who was Lu Xun?Lu Xun was a famous Chinese writer born in 1881. He used his stories and essays to help people think about their country and its problems. Many people call him the father of modern Chinese literature.
6. Why did Lu Xun stop studying medicine?While studying medicine in Japan, he saw people ignore a sad story about Russian spies. He realized that China’s problems were not just physical but also spiritual and intellectual. So he decided to use writing instead of medicine to help change society.

Vernacular Chinese (Baihua): The spoken language of ordinary people, promoted as a literary medium to replace classical Chinese.
May Fourth Movement: An anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student protests in Beijing in 1919.
Confucianism: An ancient Chinese philosophy emphasizing ethics, social harmony, filial piety, and respect for authority and tradition.