Distinguished Professor Zha Hongde of IMU won the Prize for Achievements in Sinology with his General Theory of the Poetry of the Yuan Dynasty at the Awarding Ceremony of the 4th Grand Ceremony for Sinology of Global Chinese held in Beijing on November 28.
A prominent professor of Nankai University, a Distinguished Professor designated by the Chang Jiang Scholars Program of the Ministry of Education, vice chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Society of the Literature of the Liao and Jin Dynasties of China, vice chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Society of the Literature of the Yuan Dynasty of China, Mr. Zha Hongde specializes in the studies of the literature of the Yuan dynasty. Zha was appointed a Distinguished Professor of IMU, chairman of the Society of the Literature of the Yuan Dynasty of Inner Mongolia and the chief expert of the Research Base of the Literature and Culture of the Yuan Dynasty of Inner Mongolia in 2019.
The award ceremony (The 7th from the left is Mr. Zha Hongde)
General Theory of the Poetry of the Yuan Dynasty is one of the masterpieces of Mr. Zha Hongde, which was selected into the National Achievements Library of Philosophy and Social Sciences in 2013, published by Peking University Press in 2014, and awarded the 2nd Prize at the 8th Achievements of Institutes of Higher Learning in Humanities and Social Sciences in 2019. The book is the first attempt to fully summarize and explore the value of the poetry of the Yuan dynasty, which serves to make up the missing link of the poetry of the Yuan dynasty in the history of Chinese poetry and helps bring out a more complete overview of the studies of the literature of the Yuan dynasty. In his annual academic summary in China Social Sciences Today, Prof. Wu Guangzheng not only refers to the book as an important achievement in the study of Chinese ancient literature in the year 2014, but also points out that “the publication of General Theory of the Poetry of the Yuan Dynasty updates people’s understanding of the literature of the Yuan dynasty. The book recreates the living conditions of the literati, the literary creation context, the literary creation style and the literary creation concepts of the Yuan dynasty based on literary collections, especially forewords to poems in the literary collections of the Yuan dynasty, disproves much of the false comment imposed on the literature of the Yuan dynasty, and contributes significantly to returning to the tradition and building national poetics.”
Held biannually, the Grand Ceremony for Sinology of Global Chinese is an event hosted by IFENG.com and Phoenix Satellite Television in cooperation with Yuelu Academy. Lifetime Achievement Award in Sinology, Achievement Award in Sinology and Sinology Spreading Award are offered at the Ceremony to experts, scholars, personages in various circles and institutions with outstanding contributions to the study and spreading of Sinology worldwide. Besides Mr. Zha Hongde, Chen Lai, Du Zexun, Feng Jicai, Wu Chengxue, Xie Siwei, Xu Yuanchong, Xu Zhuoyun and other personages both in China and from abroad with outstanding contributions to the study and spreading of Sinology were given the awards at the Ceremony themed “Paying tribute to Sinology, inheriting with innovation, drawing on other civilizations, and reestablishing etiquette”.
