The much-anticipated "Tang Di Gong Case" has finally been released, he is based on Gao Luopei's ** "Tang Di Gong Case", "Tang Di Gong Case" is Gao Luopei from 1949 to 1967 lasted 18 years to write, the whole book is about 1.4 million words, with Di Renjie, the prime minister of the Wu Zetian period of the Tang Dynasty of China, as the protagonist, describing the story of Di Renjie in the state and Kyoto when he was an official, this oriental detective crime solving story can be comparable to the world-famous Sherlock Holmes detective series.
But it is unbelievable that "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", an imperial masterpiece that deeply describes the story of the detective of historical figures in the Tang Dynasty of China, was actually written by a Dutchman. Why can a Dutchman write the story of Di Renjie's detective case? And why did he write this story of characters from countries in the Far East**?
The author of "The Case of the Tang Di Gong" Gao Luopei is a native of the Netherlands, but looking at his life experience and living habits, he is even more Chinese than Chinese.
His Dutch name was Robert Hans van Golick, and Gao Luope was the Chinese name he gave himself.
He was born in the Netherlands in 1910, his profession is a diplomat, since he is a diplomat as a profession, then mastering foreign languages must be an indispensable skill, Gao Luopei is very talented in language, he has mastered 15 languages including Chinese, Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, etc., Gao Luopei is not only proficient in many foreign languages, but also a scholar, and his work ability is also very strong, he has worked in many countries around the world, and it is best to do the position of Dutch minister abroad.
Although he has mastered the languages of so many countries and has traveled to many countries, Gao Luopei's favorite is China, and he is most interested in Chinese history and culture, and language is the best breakthrough to study a country's culture.
At the age of 20, he entered Leiden University, which is famous for its sinological studies, and obtained a bachelor's degree in Chinese, Japanese, and colonial law, and later further his studies, obtaining a master's degree and a doctorate in oriental studies, is a typical scholar type**. This laid a solid foundation for his later creation of oriental exotic characters.
In 1935, after graduating with a doctorate at the age of 25, he was sent to the Dutch Consulate in Japan, where he stayed for 7 years, participated in various academic societies in addition to his work, and established contacts with many well-known Chinese and Japanese scholars in Tokyo, and he often went to Beijing and made friends with many local scholars.
He did not limit himself to the academic study of Chinese culture, but also actively participated in the art that scholars were good at, such as calligraphy, seal carving, painting, drum and harp, etc., knowing that many Japanese cultures were transmitted from China, especially in the Tang Dynasty, so Gao Luopei gradually became Chinese during his seven years in Japan.
When the Pacific War broke out in 1942 and Japan declared war with the Allies, Gao Luopei left Japan, and the following year he came to Chongqing, the capital of China during the Anti-Japanese War, and served in the Dutch Embassy in Chongqing.
At that time, Chongqing was the rear of the Anti-Japanese War, and life in Chongqing provided Gao Luopei with many possibilities for academic research, because the best cultural people in China at that time gathered here to escape the war, so that he had ample opportunity to contact these celebrities, and laid a good foundation for him to fully understand Chinese society and culture.
Due to his strong identity and obsession with Chinese culture, he also married a Chinese woman as his wife during his time in China, and his wife is not simple, is one of the four famous ministers of the late Qing Dynasty Zhang Zhidong's granddaughter - Shui Shifang, Shui Shifang's father is also not simple, is also a diplomat, once worked in the Chinese Consulate General in Leningrad, and later served as the mayor of Tianjin, Shui Shifang grew up in Beijing, has a very strict family education, is a veritable lady.
Gao Luopei is a completely Sinicized Dutchman, his Sinology achievements are second to none even in China, and he is proficient in Qinqi calligraphy and painting, and it is estimated that he was Chinese in his last life.
He began to practice calligraphy at the age of 20, and never quit all his life, and also translated the calligraphy monograph of the calligrapher Mi Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty, and he also named his study "Yinyue Nunnery", and gave himself the word "laughing forget", called "Zhitai".
Not only that, he can also play the guqin, published a monograph "The Way of the Qin", and translated Ji Kang's long fu about the guqin. In addition, he is also an antique collector, cultural relics connoisseur, and bibliophile, with a focus on collecting ancient Chinese books.
His research on Chinese culture and history is meticulous, not only limited to some historical events, but also includes the study of Chinese women's foot binding, the study of the sex life of ancient people, and so on.
Gao Luopei's research field is so extensive, and he is an expert in Sinology, engaged in academic research, and he is not a ** family, so why is he suddenly interested in Di Renjie, a distant historical figure of the Tang Dynasty? Why did it take 18 years to write such a film as "The Case of Tang Di Gong"?
It turned out that in the 40s, Gao Luopei accidentally read a public case published in the late Qing Dynasty ** "Wu Zetian Four Strange Cases", this ** specific author and the age of publication are no longer clear, this situation is the same as we see "Detective Di Renjie" today, and instantly he also became a fan of Di Renjie, he can't put down this book, and out of the nature of a scholar, he seems to have discovered a new world, and thinks that ancient Chinese detectives ** is a field worth studying and promoting, And at the same time, the Sherlock Holmes detective case was also circulated in China, and Gao Luopei believed that the Di Renjie detective case was more exciting than these Western detectives, and they should be promoted to the world.
But he didn't think of creating himself at first, but translated "Wu Zetian's Four Strange Cases" into English, but in the translation process he was gradually inspired, so he began to independently create the story of Di Renjie's detective case in 1950, which was the first "The Strange Case of the Bronze Bell", but he didn't expect it to be very popular in the West as soon as it was published, and after repeated urging by the publisher, Gao Luopei successively created "The Strange Case of the Labyrinth", "The Strange Case of the *", "The Strange Case of the Iron Needle", "The Strange Case of the Lacquer Painting Screen", "The Strange Case of the Lacquer Painting Screen" Chaoyun Guanqi Case" and many other **, which constitutes the "Tang Di Gong Case" we see today.
In 1967, Gao Luopei learned that he was seriously ill, but he still devoted himself to writing, and completed the last ** "Guangzhou Strange Case" on the eve of his condition deteriorated, and died two days later at the age of 57.