As a historical city and the cradle of northen culture, Tianjin literature
was flourished from gardens culture in early Qing dynasty. Tianjin literature
was represented by Shuixizhuang culture and in Qing dynasty there has
been about hundred of poets and writers lived in Tianjin. Till the end
of Qing dynasty , colloquial literature was rifed here. As to the neoteric
literature, Tianjin was formed its special style and achievement. Except
for the local writers, many famous writers has been lived here, and they
were inspired by this city. Neoteric writer Yan Fu, who was commit himself
to introduce the westen trend of thought, has lived here and he translated
the "Evolution and Ethics" into Chinese. This work was well
influenced China at that time. Liang Qichao, a poeter who called on revolution
of poem and fiction, set his "Drinking Ice studio" in Tianjin.
Tianjin is also a important position for drama. Cao Yu for instance, many
backgrounds of his works were related with Tianjin. Some other writers
lived here for a long time, such as Li Jiye, who was the student of Lu
Xun; Sun Li; Liang Bin and Guo Xiaochuan, etc. Since the founding of the
People's Republic of China, writers of Tianjin won the prizes and occupied
the important position in the Chinese literature world.
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