Zong Pu's Biography

2024-09-23 10:48

Zong Pu (1918 - 1993), whose original name was Feng Youlan, was a famous Chinese philosopher, teacher, and translator. He was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, and grew up in Beijing City. He graduated from Peking University and studied in Japan and the United States. He was deeply influenced by Western culture. Zong Pu had made important contributions in the field of philosophy. His works included New Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius, Existence and Time, History of Western Philosophy, etc. His philosophy focused on the reflection of Chinese traditional culture and tried to combine Western ideas with Chinese traditional culture to form his own philosophical system. Other than philosophy, Zong Pu was also famous. His representative works included Dream of the Red Chamber, Dongli Yuefu, and so on. His literary works were known for their profound cultural heritage and exquisite artistic techniques, and were hailed as the treasures of Chinese classical literature. Zong Pu had also made outstanding contributions in the field of education. He was a professor at Peking University and participated in the development of modern education in China. He also founded the Department of Religious Studies at Peking University and devoted himself to combining religious studies with philosophy, literature, and other disciplines to cultivate a large number of religious scholars for society. Zong Pu was an outstanding ideologist, writer and teacher. His life story and thought achievement occupied an important position in the history of Chinese literature.