The Tomb of Lu Xun is located at Hongkou Park in Hongkou District of Shanghai City.
The Tomb of Lu Xun is completely built of granites. On the tomb base is the huge tombstone inscribed with the words meaning the Tomb of Mr. Lu Xun written by Mao Zedong. In front of the tomb there is a lawn, where the copper statue of Mr. Lu Xun is located. The tomb covers an area of 1,600 square meters, and has green bamboos and pines around.
Lu Xun (1881-1936) was born in Shaoxing City of Zhejiang Province. His original name was Zhou Shuren. Mr. Zhou Shuren was a great litterateur, thinker, and revolutionist of the proletariat in China. Lu Xun aspired to dedicate himself to serving China when he was young. He went to Japan to study medicine, attempting to save the Chinese people with medicine. However, he gave up the study after he realized that only the advancement and emancipation of the thoughts could save the public radically. In 1927, Lu Xun arrived in Shanghai City, and learned the theory of Marxism carefully. After 1933, he joined organizations such as the Great League of Liberty Movement of China, the Left-wing Writers' Federation and so on. In spite of various persecutions from the Kuomintang government, he actively participated in the revolutionary literature activities, and disseminated the literature theory of Marxism. On Octobe 19, 1936, Lu Xun passed away in Shanghai. His reliquary was buried in Wanguo Cemetery in the west suburb of Shanghai City. In 1956, it was moved to Hongkou Park near the former residence of Lu Xun. This was the place where Lu Xun often came to take a walk and have a rest.
Lu Xun contributed much to the culture cause and the liberation of the Chinese people. He had many scribble works, and several short story collections, which attacked and revealed the darkness of the society of that time. He also led and supported progressive literature fellowships. He cultivated many young writers, edited a lot of literature magazines, rearranged many Chinese literature classics, and invested much effort in the translation and introduction of foreign progressive literatures.
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