Fang shoudun

Fang shoudun

Fang shoudun (1865-1939), the son of Fang Zongcheng, was born in Tongcheng, Anhui Province. He was a famous poet, educator and calligrapher in modern times. In 1902, he went to Japan with Wu Rulun to study the educational system. After returning to China, he helped Wu establish Tongcheng school and supported Chen Duxiu to set up a public school in Anhui. In 1904, he and Li guangjiong founded Wuhu Anhui public school. In 1939, he reprinted Tongcheng renewal county annals with Yao Mengzhen and others. I love calligraphy very much. The steles of Li calligraphy all have charm.

Anecdotes of characters

After Fang shoudun passed away, his fellow countrymen living in Jiangjin County held a memorial service for him in Luohan temple. Chen Duxiu sent this elegy couplet to say:

Mr. Wang is dead and has no township head;

He is a sick man. While mourning the ancestors, Lianyu reveals her poverty and illness, and laments the changeable and helpless life.