Vernacular Chinese and classical Chinese have been competing since ancient times.
The modern era began.
If one were to say that the real curtain had been lifted on the original track, it should have been in early 1919 when Hu Shi published an article titled "A Literature Revolution in China" in the supplement of the Herald,"China in 1918."
Following that, with the crazy participation of Mr. Zhong Fu and other big shots, the battle between vernacular and ancient Chinese became more and more intense.
When Zhu Guangqian published the book, Lu Xun severely criticized him. When Zhang Taiyan talked about the relationship between vernacular and classical Chinese, he said,"From this, we can see that vernacular Chinese is incomplete, and sometimes we still have to use classical Chinese.""There are many ancient languages hidden in the vernacular. If you don't understand elementary school, how can you speak vernacular well?”These words also attracted criticism from the advocates of vernacular literature. Lu Xun also expressed his disapproval of his teacher's "use of his expertise in primary school too widely."
Then, the 'struggle between literature and white' ran through the entire 20th century.
In the original trajectory, the struggle between Wen and Bai had even entered the most extreme situation. That's right, the most extreme situation.
Vernacular Chinese wanted to abolish classical Chinese, while classical Chinese wanted to completely trample on vernacular Chinese.
Moreover, from the debate between literature and literature, it evolved into cultural self-denial.
From the beginning of the Republic of China to the end.
Some of the scholars even wanted to abolish the Chinese language completely and let China be completely Latinized.
Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't allow this.
This was also the main reason why he chose to intervene.
Of course, none of that had happened yet.
The dispute between Wen and Bai.
This was only the beginning.
However, this time, the first round had just begun, so it was destined to be completely different from the previous one.
Because this time, right at the start of the match.
Because of Jiang Chen's relationship, it directly attracted the big shots to join.
Gu Hongming
was a true top-notch big shot in the Republic of China era.
The result of directly joining was that the original level was instantly raised.
With the addition of Gu Hongming, Mr. Zhong Fu, and the other big shots, history seemed to have reached the starting point again, but it seemed to have sped up endlessly.
So when Jiang Chen saw the message.
The entire competition between Wen and Bai had already entered a white-hot stage.
All kinds of discussions and arguments flooded the entire society.
Vernacular Chinese was like classical Chinese. It was difficult to read and spread, and it limited the development of Chinese culture. On the other hand, classical Chinese was a rebuke for vernacular Chinese being vulgar and unable to express its meaning.
If it was written in the vernacular, China's glory would be completely lost.
Both sides had their own theories and opinions.
The arguments were endless, and neither of them could convince the other.
Of course, the ancient prose still had the upper hand.
As for the reason, it was very simple. With Gu Hongming around, the number one genius of the Republic of China, in terms of literature, the representatives of Jinwen were simply the younger generation. Even if it was said, it would be very difficult to convince him.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile.
Then, he made a decision.
The brush in his hand quickly fell down.
A moment later, a piece of paper was written.
"Fu, send this to Shanghai and give it to Mr. Zhong Fu!”
He instructed the butler to send his manuscript out.
"Yes, sir!"
The housekeeper responded and carefully took Jiang Chen's manuscript.
Seven days later.
Mr. Zhong Fu received the manuscript.
As soon as he received it, Mr. Zhong Fu's eyes lit up.
Originally, they were about to be suffocated by Gu Hongming.
After all, they had not fully matured yet. There was still a gap between them and Gu Hongming.
But now, Jiang Chen's article instantly allowed him to find the center.
Then, without any hesitation, he began to publish Jiang Chen's manuscript.
"The classical Chinese was originally a summary of the spoken language of the ancients. It had already appeared as early as the pre-Qin era. In the Western Han Dynasty, the feudal rulers only respected Confucianism, and the classical Chinese that recorded these classics became an unchangeable model. The further into the later generations, the further the distance between classical Chinese and actual spoken language. This kind of situation could not adapt to the development of the society and language. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, written vernacular had gradually flourished. First, he used a style that was closer to the spoken language, such as "Bianwen" and "Quoting".”
"It can be said that vernacular languages have existed since ancient times. The origin and most direct function of language lies in the transmission and the embodiment of knowledge.”
"As for what Mr. Gu Hongming once said, the vernacular is vulgar, difficult to reach the elegant hall, and lacks the artistic conception of literature, I do not agree with this point. This humble one has written a new poem, please review it. The crab is peeling my shell, and the notebook is writing about me.
The sky full of me fell on the maple leaves and snowflakes.
And you're thinking about me."
The article wasn't very long. It described Jiang Chen's views on ancient Chinese and vernacular Chinese. There was also a modern poem mixed in, and it was a poem from Jiang Chen's previous life.
This wasn't a poem by a famous person, but a poem written by someone from the future.
However, in this era, where the vernacular had just been born, this song was enough.
"Mister Jin Gu!"
"It's Mr. Jin Gu. Mr. Jin Gu has spoken!”
"Mr. Jin Gu, what is this?”
"Why can't I understand it!"
"You must be illiterate."
"Can you understand it?"
"Alright, I don't understand either!”
.....
Amidst the constant voices, Jiang Chen's popularity reached its peak.
While everyone was at a loss, Mr. Zhong Fu published an explanation.
"Mister Jin Gu's poem is written in the vernacular language. This will be a brand new system. I'll be bold enough to guess the meaning of the poem. These three sentences contain three meanings. The first layer is that the crab cannot be peeling my shell, and the notebook cannot be writing about me.
The second layer was me peeling the shell of the crab, and I was writing in my notebook.
It was the maple leaves and snowflakes falling on me, it was me thinking of you, the third level, you would only fall in love with me if the world turned upside down.”
When Mr. Zhong Fu's explanation was published, the entire society exploded.
"I cried, I really cried.”
"Mister Jin Gu, Mister Jin Gu!”
"This, this!"
"I can't believe you can write such a poignant and beautiful story in the vernacular!”
"Mr. Zhong Fu is so talented that I can't wait. Mr. Jin Gu's talent can only be admired.”
"Mr. Jin Gu is dedicated to all those who love him but can't get him.”
"Even if the world topples, you will never fall in love with me. Who could reject such a talented Mr. Jin Gu?”
"What should I do? I'm really crying!”
......
The fishing boat began to change direction at this moment. If Jiang Chen's poem was in the era of modern poetry, it would naturally be nothing. No matter how amazing it was, it couldn't be compared to these people.
However, this was only the beginning of the New Culture Movement.
The impact of this poem was incomparably huge.
In an instant, it swept across half of China.
Especially young people and female students.
At this moment, all of them could not help but tear up.
He felt uncomfortable.
It was even more so for the boys.
Who didn't have love and couldn't get it? Who had the world toppling over? Who couldn't fall in love with themselves?
.............
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