Zhou Weizhi
| Zhou Weizhi | |
|---|---|
| 周巍峙 | |
| Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles | |
|
In office December 1996 – November 2006 |
|
| Preceded by | Cao Yu |
| Succeeded by | Sun Jiazheng |
| Standing Committee member of the 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
|
In office April 1988 – March 1993 |
|
| Chairman | Deng Xiaoping |
| Minister of Culture of the PRC (acting) | |
|
In office December 1980 – April 1982 |
|
| Premier | Zhao Ziyang |
| Preceded by | Huang Zhen |
| Succeeded by | Zhu Muzhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Zhou Liangji (周良驥) June 13, 1916 Dongtai, Jiangsu, China |
| Died | September 12, 2014 (aged 98) Beijing |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Wang Kun |
| Children | Two sons |
| Zhou Weizhi | |||||||
| Chinese | 周巍峙 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||||
| Transcriptions | |
|---|---|
| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Wēizhì |
Zhou Weizhi (13 June 1916 – 12 September 2014) was a Chinese musician and politician. He served as acting Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China, and was a standing committee member of the 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Zhou was born in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, Republic of China on 13 June 1916, to a poor family, both his grandfather Zhou Songquan (周松权) and father Zhou Weitang (周慰堂) were farmers. Zhou has two uncles, Zhou Xinfu (周鑫甫) and Zhou Shaoqing (周少卿). His father went to Shanghai as a worker in a factory when he at the age of 5, at the same time, he attended old-style private school and developed an interest in Chinese Opera. By the age of 9, Zhou attended middle school in 1925.
In 1926, Zhou's father took part in the Northern Expedition, he went to Shanghai and Shaoxing with his father. In 1930, Zhou worked in the library of the newspaper Shen Bao. After the January 28 Incident, Zhou worked as a secretary of Li Gongpu until 1934, he changed his name Zhou Weizhi in the same year.
From 1934 to 1937, Zhou worked in the Shanghai Cultural of National Salvation Association (上海文化届救国会). In September 1937, Zhou joined the Eighth Route Army in Linfen, Shanxi Province, and he joined the Communist Party of China in Xi'an in July 1938. From November 1938 to 1944, Zhou worked in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region (晋察冀边区). From April 1944 to 1949, Zhou worked as a teacher in Lu Xun Art Academy of Yan'an.
In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Zhou suffered political persecution. Zhou, his wife Wang Kun, and his children were sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to work.
...
Wikipedia