Ba Jin cared about people's sufferings all his life and linked writing with people's happiness and pain. In the past 30 years, he has spent his income on public welfare, Project Hope and China Modern Literature Museum.
Moreover, his donation is not in the name of Ba Jin, but in the name of Li Yaotang, so that many people go to great lengths to find kind Li Yaotang, which is very touching.
Shortly before his death, he donated a large sum of money to the Hope Project, but people mentioned a "literary master in China" in the newspaper, without directly writing his name.
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Ba Jin, formerly known as Li Yaotang, whose literary works such as Riptide Trilogy (Home, Spring and Autumn), Love Trilogy (Fog, Rain and Electricity), Cold Night, Resting Garden and Fourth Ward are the monuments of China literature.
Ba Jin is also an outstanding publisher and editor. In 1930s and 1940s, he served as the editor-in-chief of Shanghai Cultural Life Publishing House 14 years, and trained a large number of young artists.
For decades, especially since 198 1 served as the chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, Ba Jin has been like a ever-burning lamp in people's hearts, illuminating the literary world and giving people spiritual comfort.
Ba Jin had a high fever due to a cold in February. 1999. For more than six years, the illness has been repeated, and the party and the state have tried their best to treat it. Finally died of malignant mesothelioma and other reasons.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Ba Jin