In his early years, he studied in Wenzhou Wen Yi Middle School, Ouhai Public School and Provincial No.10 Middle School, and all of them were forced to drop out of school because they participated in patriotic movements. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), he went to Japan. In 23 years of the Republic of China, he graduated from the Department of Political Economy of Chinese Academy and served as the editor-in-chief of Nanjing Bao Chao. In 27 years, he was the editor-in-chief of Xinmin Daily in Chongqing and wrote The Analects of Confucius. In 33 years of the Republic of China, he participated in a delegation of Chinese and foreign journalists to visit Yan 'an, and published a series of newsletters "Yan 'an in January" to introduce the real situation of Yan 'an to the people in the rear area.
Zhao Chaogou studied in Wenzhou Wen Yi Middle School, Ouhai Public School and Provincial No.10 Middle School in his early years, and was forced to drop out of school because he participated in the patriotic movement. 1929 went to Japan, 1934 graduated from the Department of Political Economy of China University and served as the editor-in-chief of Nanjing Bao Chao.
From 65438 to 0938, Zhao Chaogou was the editor-in-chief of Xinmin Daily and wrote The Analects of Confucius. 1944, participated in a delegation of Chinese and foreign journalists visiting Yan 'an, and published a series of newsletters "Yan 'an January" to introduce the real situation of Yan 'an to the people in the rear area.
1946, participated in the preparation of Shanghai edition of Xinmin Daily, served as editor-in-chief, and wrote a column essay for Lian Shi magazine. Although the length is short, it is full of ink. As far away as the political turmoil around the world, the smoke on the battlefield, the social experience in the streets and lanes, and trivial things all gather together. Often take material from public opinion, send it as a comment, and go straight to the subject. Today, The Analects of Confucius published some major social and political events, such as "Zang Da Bites the Son", "Li Gongpu's public sacrifice was killed by the Kuomintang spy", "Wen Yiduo's meeting", "Stalking the stall" and "the whole public building's bloody case", which exposed the reactionary deeds of the Kuomintang and expressed the people's angry voice.
In May, 1947, Xinmin Daily Shanghai Edition was ordered to "permanently stop publishing". /kloc-in the winter of 0/948, Zhao Chaogou was persecuted by the Kuomintang authorities, took refuge in Hong Kong, and entered the liberated area the following year.
Returning to Shanghai after liberation, Zhao Chaogou continued to preside over the evening paper of Xinmin Daily. 1958, the newspaper was renamed Xinmin Evening News, focusing on social news and cultural life. As the president, Zhao Chaogou put forward the policy of "wide, short, soft, soft and hard", so that the evening paper can meet the needs of readers at all levels. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, a column "It's not too late to talk" was opened in the evening paper, and articles were often written to comment on new things and problems in the reform and opening up, which caused great repercussions in the society.
After the founding of New China, Zhao Chaogou was successively elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress, a member of the Standing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a vice-chairman of Shanghai CPPCC, a member of the Standing Committee of the NLD Central Committee, a vice-chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and a vice-chairman of the All-China Journalists Association. The total number of comments and essays he wrote in his life was nearly ten thousand, which was deeply loved by readers. Published poetry collections include Yan 'an January, Miscellaneous Notes on World Images, No Late Talk, Selected Prose of Fang Lin, etc.
1February 1992 13, Zhao Chaogou died in Shanghai.