Chen Hengzhe
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Chen Hengzhe, pen name Sophia H. Z. Chen, was a pioneering writer in modern vernacular Chinese literature, a leader in the New Culture Movement, and the first female professor at a Chinese university.
From left to right, H. C. Zen, Chen, and Hu Shih August 1920 in Nanking
H. C. Zen and Chen Hengzhe
"Diary of a Madman", also translated as "A Madman's Diary" is a short story by the Chinese writer Lu Xun, published in 1918. It was an early work written in vernacular Chinese in Republican-era China
Chen Hengzhe
…authored many vernacular poems. We should think about the conditions of that time regarding the new literature, think about when Lu Xun published his "Diary of a Madman", think about how few writers were using vernacular. We then can understand the proper place in the history of our new literature movement for these…
A copy of "Diary of a Madman" in the Beijing Lu Xun Museum
Image of Lu Xun, author of "Diary of a Madman"