Chai Degeng (1908 ~ 1970), whose real name is Qingfeng, is from Chai Jia Village, Si 'an Township, Zhuji City (now it belongs to Ciwu Town). At the age of 5, he entered a private school and later entered Linpu Primary School. After graduation, he entered the junior middle school class of the school and studied under Cai Dongfan. It didn't take long to enter Hangzhou Anding Middle School. Because of its strong Chinese roots, it was called "Chai Xiucai". /kloc-in the summer of 0/5 (1926), he was admitted to Zhejiang No.1 Middle School. He is a representative of Hangzhou Student Union and takes an active part in the patriotic student movement. 1929, entered the history department of Beijing Normal University after graduating from high school. He studied under Chen Yuan, Qian and other famous teachers, and received Chen Yuan's appreciation and guidance, and gave him financial assistance. He was introduced to the middle school affiliated to Fu Jen Catholic University to teach Chinese and help solve life problems. Degeng often fills his hunger with sesame cakes and studies hard in the library all day. After graduating from college, he taught in Anqing Middle School and Hangzhou No.1 Middle School. 1936 returned to Peiping and taught at Fu Jen Catholic University and its affiliated middle school. 1937, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, his wife went into labor and stayed in Beiping. Read and discuss knowledge with Chen Yuan behind closed doors every day. He once wrote "Xie Sanbin's Collection of Examination Rooms", using textual research to reprimand traitors who betray their country and seek glory; And won 1945 the highest academic award of the Ministry of Education of the National Government. At the end of 1943, Cao Rulin, who opposed the traitor, became the chairman of Fu Jen Catholic University, and his family moved south and left Fu Jen Catholic University. Later, at the invitation of Li, Tai Jingnong and Wei, he was employed as an associate professor and librarian in the History Department of Baisha Women's Normal College in Sichuan. From 65438 to 0946, he returned to Peiping and became a professor of history at Fu Jen Catholic University.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as a professor and head of the history department of Beijing Normal University for a long time. Participate in the second condolence mission to North Korea and go to the front to express condolences to the volunteers. 1950 12, Ma Xulun and others introduced him to the China association for promoting democracy. From 65438 to 0955, in order to support foreign universities, he was transferred to Suzhou Jiangsu Normal University as a professor and head of the history department. 1956 was elected as member of the Central Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, deputy director of the Preparatory Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party of Jiangsu Province, chairman of the Suzhou Municipal Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, and member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Political Consultative Conference. 1962 went to Beijing to compile teaching materials at the invitation of Jane Bozan. From 65438 to 0964, he was seconded to Beijing by the Ministry of Education to help Chen Yuan proofread the old and new history of the Five Dynasties. 1In the summer of 966, he was forced to return to Jiangsu Normal University to participate in the "Cultural Revolution", and his body and mind were devastated. 1970 65438+1On October 23rd, while working in Yinshanhu farm in the suburb of Suzhou, he suffered a heart attack and died without treatment. 65438+May 0979, rehabilitated.