Zhou Guoping (Chinese: 周国平; pinyin: Zhōu Guópíng; born July 25, 1945), is a modern Chinese author, poet, scholar, translator, philosopher, and research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Zhou Guoping 周国平 | |
|---|---|
 Zhou in 2019 | |
| Born | July 25, 1945 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | Peking University Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Occupation | • Writer
• Scholar • Philosopher |
| Spouse | Minzi (?-1980)
Xiang Lingyu (divorced) Guo Hong (1997-present) |
| Children | Niuniu (deceased) Jiujiu |
As of 2017, Zhou had published more than 20 books, some in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea.[which?]
Biography
editZhou was born in Shanghai, where he grew up and attended Shanghai High School. After he graduated from Peking University in 1967, Zhou worked on a Hunan farm for one and a half years. He was later relocated to work in the Tzeyuan town in Guangxi, where he married his first wife, Minzi (Chinese: 敏子).
In 1978 he left Guangxi and attended the Institute of Philosophy of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where he received a masters degree and a PhD.
In the spring of 1980 Zhou’s first marriage ended. He then married Xiang Lingyu (Chinese: 项灵羽). When Zhou was 43, he had his first daughter Niuniu (Chinese: 妞妞), who was diagnosed with and died from a rare cancer, Retinoblastoma. His second marriage ended soon after Niuniu’s death.[1]
In September 1997 Zhou married Guo Hong (Chinese: 郭红), who was twenty years younger than him. Together they had a daughter, Jiujiu (Chinese: 啾啾).[2]
Zhou caused controversy in 2015 by a Weibo post which said that women were beautiful when cleaning the house or feeding babies, which led to him being accused of having straight man cancer.[3]
Selected publications
edit- Niuniu: the Reading Notes of a Father (Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2006)[4] was written after the death of Niuniu (Zhou's first daughter) from retinoblastoma.
- Men and Eternity (Shanghai People's Publishing House, 1987)[5] is a book of short essays.
- The Starry Sky of Thoughts (People's Literature Publishing House, 2009)[6] is a book of essays.
- Souls Only Walk Alone (People's Literature Publishing House, 2009)
- Freestyle (People's Literature Publishing House, 2001) is a book of dialogues between Zhou and rock musician Cui Jian.
Controversy
editIn the Starry Sky of Thoughts, Zhou states that from his viewpoint, the beauty of a woman will inevitably be compromised if she fails to become a good lover, wife, and mother.[7] His words lead to criticisms from numerous feminists.[8] Lu Ping (Chinese: 吕频), a feminist activist, argued that Zhou’s words were "not only ignorant about women, but also contained an arrogant attitude from his ivory tower.”[9]
References
edit- ^ "周国平：当时没给妞妞做手术，我后悔了(图)-搜狐滚动". roll.sohu.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "鲁豫有约：周国平的三次婚姻". enjoy.eastday.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ Steinfeld, Jemimah (Mar 13, 2015). "China's 'straight man cancer': are Chinese women finally on the rise?". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Zhou, Guoping (2006). Niuniu: the Reading Notes of a Father. Shanghai People's Publishing House.
- ^ Zhou, Guoping (1987). Men and Eternity. Shanghai People's Publishing House.
- ^ Zhou, Guoping (2009). The Starry Sky of thoughts. People's Literature Publishing House.
- ^ "周国平回应"直男癌"之争：我是一名女性主义者". 搜狐文化.
- ^ "外媒："直男癌"性别歧视主义". 中国日报网.
- ^ "女权主义者集体发声：批判周国平意味真正性别革命的到来_思想市场_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
External links
edit- Article by Zhou Guoping at China Digital Times
- (zh) Selected Works of Zhou Guoping - Sina
- (zh) Zhou Guoping's Blog - Sina
- (zh) [1]