Chen Daisun, a giant of China's economics, is handsome and knowledgeable. He entered Tsinghua University at the age of 18 and received a doctorate from Harvard University at the age of 26.
Such an academic male god, I don't know how many girls fall for him! However, he chose to be single and spent his whole life. There are different opinions about his decision.
Perhaps only he can unravel this mystery. Today, let's explore Chen Daisun's life and find answers.
Chen Daisun, 011900 was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. The family has bred many batches of jinshi and juren, among which the grandfather (Chen Baolu) and the two uncles (Chen Baochen and Chen Baojin) once won the first place in the imperial examination, which became a good story.
As the eldest grandson of the family, Chen Daisun had high hopes since he was a child, and he received an education in Chinese culture at the Chen family private school, and he was taught English by foreign teachers sponsored by his grandfather, which laid a solid foundation for his future success.
He studied economics at Tsinghua University, Wisconsin State University and Harvard University, becoming a representative of that generation.
Chen Daisun: Returning to China to teach, adhering to the principle of teaching in Chinese Chen Daisun, a passionate and talented scholar, returned to China in 1927 and was hired as a professor of economics at Tsinghua University.
During his decades-long teaching career, he has always adhered to the principle of self-discipline: use Chinese to teach, never mix English. He believes that Chinese teachers should teach in pure Chinese as the basic principle.
Chen Daisun knows that teaching in Chinese is not only a way of language expression, but also a cultural inheritance and academic norm. Therefore, he spared no expense in translating all the academic concepts, terms, and phrases involved in his lectures into Chinese.
His hard work and perseverance have not only won the respect and love of the students, but also made important contributions to the cause of education in China.
Professor Chen Daisun has been a great performer in his classes at Tsinghua University, and he has been widely praised for the quality of his courses. His explanations were clear and concise, without a single superfluous word.
From the beginning of the class bell ringing to the end of the last sentence, closing the book, and it just so happens that the bell for the end of class also rings, this precise time management makes the students feel amazed and appreciated.
Privately, students praised Professor Chen Daisun for his tall and slender stature and piercing eyes, and his first impression made people feel reverence, like a high mountain, which is admirable but untouchable, giving people the feeling of a high mountain looking up.
In 1938, on the way from Changsha to Kunming, Chen Daisun showed his outstanding demeanor and taste. He always wore a suit and leather shoes, his hair was meticulously combed, and he drove a black car to class.
This diamond king has undoubtedly attracted the attention of countless girls, and they believe that he will have a happy marriage. However, fate seems to be playing a game on him, preventing him from fulfilling his wishes.
After returning to China, Chen Daisun was close to 30 years old, and his family arranged several blind dates for him, but he didn't accept them. Some people rumor that the reason why Chen Daisun rejected others was because he was deeply in love with the school of Beijing Normal University.
Wang Tixi, a gentle and elegant woman, once praised Chen Daisun and praised him as "extremely smart". However, they failed to come together, and why is that?
It turned out that Chen Daisun's two friends, Ye Qisun, director of the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University, and Professor Zhou Peiyuan, were both pursuing Wang Tixi.
The 60-year friendship between Chen Daisun and Zhou Peiyuan began in 1929, when Zhou Peiyuan returned from studying in the United States. Because of their common single life, they organized a rice ball to cook together, and gradually became acquainted.
In addition to this, they also practiced shooting together, hunted together, and became friends who talked about everything. And Zhou Peiyuan's love for Wang Tizi also stems from Chen Daisun's friendship.
Although Chen Daisun admired Wang Dizi very much, he did not pursue her because of his friendship with Zhou Peiyuan. In the end, Wang Tizi chose Zhou Peiyuan. Chen Daisun and Ye Qisun chose to remain unmarried for life and became friends who relied on each other.
Chen Daisun adhered to the principle of "a gentleman does not take the favor of others", so he did not pursue Wang Tizi. His gentle and jade-like personality also influenced his choice.
His student, Li Jingduan, said that his teacher's phrase "why bother to force it" had a profound impact on him. Chen Daisun's detached attitude allows him to live comfortably and comfortably, not pursuing people or things that do not belong to him.
He is like the light boat in Wang Wei's "Nanyuan", although he is full of yearning for the other side, he knows that the other side is untouchable. He understood that this "ability to pause" required greater wisdom.
Professor Chen Daisun is known for his quick knife and messy style, he is serious and rarely smiles. However, deep down in his heart, there is a hidden romantic feeling.
During the Sino-Japanese War, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Nankai University merged to form Southwest Associated University, which moved to Kunming, Yunnan. At that time, the learning environment was simple, and the roofs of the classrooms were made of iron sheets.
One day, Chen Daisun was in class when it suddenly rained heavily. The sound of the rain on the tin roof completely drowned out the sound of his lecture. He turned around and wrote four big words on the blackboard: "Suspend classes and enjoy the rain."
The students were stunned for a moment, and then the audience was in an uproar, and they flocked to the windows to admire the downpour.
Although Chen Daisun specializes in economics, he once wrote such a poetic sentence: "When I was a child, when I took pills, I always ate the icing on the outside first and tasted the bitterness inside.
Living in the city for a long time, I often feel that the material civilization in our coastal areas is like the sugar coating of a pill, and the real life is to be experienced under the sugar coating. It can be seen that Chen Daisun seems plain on the surface, but in fact he is full of affection.
Chen Daisun is a great hero of Tsinghua University, and he has played a huge role in two major historical junctures. One time was when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, he resolutely left his home in Tsinghua University, including the draft of his research topic and all the original materials, and went to Changsha and Kunming to prepare for the relocation of Tsinghua South.
Zhu Ziqing once wrote a poem to praise him: "The book forest runs through the east and west, and the arsenal is for the front and rear armies of Zhang. Another time was after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, he was ordered to return to Beiping from Kunming in advance, tidy up the Tsinghua Garden school building that was seriously damaged by the Japanese invaders, restore and purchase books and equipment, recruit new students, prepare for the start of the new school year, and welcome back all the teachers and students of the school.
At that time, the Tsinghua campus was ruined. However, in a short period of time, Chen Daisun cleaned up the Tsinghua campus as it was and successfully restored the university. In this regard, Jin Yuelin admired it very much: "There are intellectuals who are very capable of doing things, and Mr. Chen Daisun is such a person!" ”
In addition to taking a group photo, Chen Daisun was also elected as the "group leader" by Lin Huiyin, Liang Sicheng and others. This was due to the fact that the professors of Southwest Associated University at that time were generally in poverty, and every family was struggling to find external material assistance.
Because of his impartiality, Chen Daisun was chosen as the chief officer, responsible for centralizing and distributing the goods received, such as cash and watches that could be sold, to deal with the urgent needs and shortages of each family.
The difficult years of Zhou Peiyuan's family: the first from the left is Chen Daisun, the second from the left is Zhou Peiyuan, and the third from the left is Wang Tixi. In those years, Wang Dizi suffered from tuberculosis and was in poor physical condition.
Zhou Peiyuan had to take care of his sick wife and three young daughters, and his life was very difficult. Chen Daisun and the Zhou family have experienced the hardships of life together, stood together through thick and thin, and gave the Zhou family a lot of help.
In order to solve the problem of picking up his daughter to school and class, Zhou Peiyuan bought a horse. Chen Daisun also bought one and deposited it at Zhou Peiyuan's place. On weekends, the two would ride horses to nearby villages and towns to buy oil, salt, firewood, rice, fish, meat and other items.
Zhou Peiyuan and his wife have formed an intimate and warm relationship with their daughters. Their eldest daughter was especially loved by Chen Daisun, who regarded her as the jewel of his palm and loved her very much.
This deep friendship can't help but be reminiscent of the story between Jin Yuelin, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin, who all share similar emotional themes.
Chen Daisun was transferred from Tsinghua University to Peking University in 1953 due to the adjustment of his faculties. Since then, he has dedicated his life to education without regrets. He has always adhered to the concept of teaching and educating people, believing that this is a noble job to stay away from fame and fortune and cultivate useful talents for the society.
He watched one batch after another of graduates go to work and contribute to the country and society, and his heart was full of satisfaction and satisfaction. He deeply understood the true meaning of what the ancients said, "Gain the world's talents and educate them, and enjoy them".
Chen Daisun's life in his later years was like that of a god and a Buddha, full of peace and kindness. In his solitary days, he strictly follows the rules of his time. I wake up at half past six in the morning, enjoy breakfast at half past seven, and focus on reading and ......writing at eight o'clockIt was often not until around four o'clock in the afternoon that he could take a leisurely stroll in the quiet Yannan Garden.
Chen Daisun's life is like a green leaf, with the passage of time, it finally came to 1997. In this special year, Zhou Peiyuan has passed away, and his wife Wang Tizi is bedridden due to illness and suffering from dementia, and most of her memories have disappeared.
In those days, Wang Tizi repeatedly asked her youngest daughter: "Why didn't Chen Daisun come to see me?" The daughter comforted her and said, "He is older than you, you should go see him." ”
However, a few days later, Chen Daisun passed away. It was on July 27, 1997, and at the last moment of his life, he was still in a trance thinking that he was still at Tsinghua University.
In his life, there was no beautiful flowers, no children and grandchildren, only one thing, that is, teaching and educating people. He has taught at Tsinghua University, Southwest Associated University, and Peking University for 70 years.
Regarding the lifelong unmarried, Chen Daisun said in an interview before his death: "First, I don't have time, and second, I have to be happy with each other for this kind of thing, and I haven't met the right person." ”
Love is something that can be met but not sought, since you haven't met the person who is happy with each other, then why not be a single nobleman who doesn't want to settle? Wang Tizi was lying on the hospital bed, not knowing the vicissitudes of life.
Strangely, she never mentioned Chen Daisun again. The fairy song in the sky, the friendship between the world, suddenly became a ......These stories are recorded in the book "Past Events", let us feel those unforgettable people and things together.