Zheng Zhenduo
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭振鐸 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑振铎 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 西諦 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西谛 | ||||||||
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Zheng Zhenduo (December 19, 1898 – October 17, 1958) was a Chinese journalist, writer, archaeologist and scholar. He was also the first director of the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City.
He made a significant contribution towards the establishment of the Chinese literature and the editing of a variety of literary magazines. In 1921, he, Mao Dun, Jiang Baili, Geng Jizhi (耿濟之), and others organized the Literary Study Society (文學研究會; Wenxue yanjiu hui). In 1923, he became the chief editor of Fiction Monthly. In addition, he in succession participated in editing Min Chao (閩潮), Xin Shehui (新社會), Wenxue Xunkan (文學旬刊). In late 1931, he became a professor at both Yenching University and Tsinghua University. He also became the president of Faculty of Arts and the director of Chinese department of Jinan University. He was also the chief editor of The World's Library (世界文庫; Shijie Wenku) at the same time.
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, he was assigned to be head of the Cultural Relic Bureau (文物局), Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and literary research institute, the assistant minister of cultural department, committee member of State Council scientific program committee and Chinese Academy of Science philosophical social sciences, the vice-chairman of Chinese folk literature and art research council, etc.
On 17 October 1958, Zheng led national cultural delegates to visit Arabia and Afghanistan. He died in the Tupolev Tu-104 crash in Kanash, Chuvashia, Soviet Union.