The China Modern Literature Museum released an obituary on the evening of the 21st, saying that Shu Yi, son of the modern Chinese literary giant Lao She, passed away in Beijing at the age of 86.
The obituary said that Shu Yi, the son of Mr. Lao She, a famous social activist and honorary member of the National Committee of the Chinese Writers’ Association, former director of the China Modern Literature Museum and member of the Central Research Institute for Literature and History, died in Beijing at 14:16 on April 21, 2021 after failing to recover from his illness.
Shu Yi was born in 1935 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. His literary works were mainly essays and biographies, and he was also engaged in the study of modern Chinese literature, publishing monographs such as My Kite, Lao She and Treasures of Modern Literature. He has published such monographs as My Kite, Lao She, and Treasures of Modern Literature. He devoted himself to the preparation and construction of the China Modern Literature Museum and served as its director after the completion of its new building in 2000.
As the only son of Lao She, Shu Yi was also deeply influenced by the family atmosphere when he was growing up: although the material conditions were harsh, the people he came into contact with were active in their minds, according to Sina.com.
He once recalled that when he was a child, he liked to scribble like all children, and his mother had brought two or three paintings by Qi Baishi during her exodus from Beiping, and he thought it might be something very good and wanted to follow it with a couple of strokes. My father appreciated this interest, but he would not give any guidance on homework. Father thought that people must have their own strengths no matter what.
Lao She had one son and three daughters, the eldest daughter was Shu Ji, the son was Shu B, the second daughter was Shu Yu, and the third daughter was Shu Li.
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