Gao Xie (; 1877–1958), was a Chinese
scholar
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,
calligraphist
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,
traditional painter,
publisher
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,
poet
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,
writer
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, and book collector.
Biography
Gao was born in Zhangyan (
張堰),
Jinshan,
Jiangsu
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(now
Jinshan District
Jinshan District, is a suburban district of southwestern Shanghai, neighboring Zhejiang province and Hangzhou Bay. It has a land area of and a population of 732,500 as of the 2010 Chinese census. Jinshan District, located in the southwest of S ...
,
Shanghai
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), to a wealthy family. He studied law in Shanghai.
Gao owned a villa near Qinshan Hill (秦山) in Jinshan, named ''Xianxian Shanzhuang'' (閑閑山莊), and
Huang Binhong
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painted a ''
Shan-Shui'' (landscape painting) for it. The villa was destroyed during the
Second Sino-Japanese War
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when the
Japanese army invaded Shanghai. Gao also had his own family press, library and a book-collecting chamber named ''Chuiwan Chamber'' (吹萬樓) which stored more than 100,000 volumes. In his late years, Gao donated all his book collections to the
Fudan University
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Library in Shanghai. His rare collections included more than one thousand versions of ''
Shi Jing
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'' from different periods in
Chinese history, which was the largest at that time.
Gao's
courtesy name
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is Chuiwan (吹萬, Pinyin: Chuīwàn, Wade–Giles: Ch'ui-wan). He also used many
art-name
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s (
hào) and
pen names in his work including ''Hanyin'' (寒隱), ''Laorang'' (老攘), ''Huangtian'' (黃天), ''Baoweng'' (葩翁), ''Cishi'' (慈石), ''Shiruo'' (時若).
Gao was a leading figure of the
South Society which was the largest literature and poetry organization during the late
Qing dynasty
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and the early period of the
Republic of China (ROC). Many of Gao's family members were involved in the founding and development of the society. Gao's relative
Gao Xu was one of the three co-founders of the society. Gao's nephew Yao Guang (
姚光) and son Gao Junxiang (
高君湘) were also active members of the society.
Gao's grandson
Charles K. Kao
Sir Charles Kao Kuen [Charles K. Kao was elected in 1990](_blank)
as a memb ...
was awarded the 2009
Nobel Prize in Physics
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for his groundbreaking achievements concerning
fiber-optic communication.
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/ref> Gao's brother's son Ping-Tse Kao was also a physicist, and the Kao Crater on the moon
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is named after him.
Art
Gao was an accomplished artist and were especially good at calligraphy and Bird-and-flower painting. In 1990s and 2000s, Gao's calligraphies and paintings has been shown in various antique auction
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s in Shanghai
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, Beijing
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, Hangzhou
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, and Hong Kong
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and gained popularity.
Selected publications
* ''Collection of Gao Xie'' (高燮集); Renmin University
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Press, 1999-08-01; .
* ''Literal Collection of the Chuiwan Chamber'' (Chui wan lou wen ji, "吹萬樓文集"), published in 1941 by Gao Chuiwan's family press, now an antique collection of the National Library of Australia
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.
* A rearranged version and collection of ''Juemin Magazine'', by Gao Xie, Gao Xu, and Gao Zeng (高增); republished by the Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing
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, 1991; collection of the National Library of Australia."Jue min" yue kan zheng li chong pai ben / Gao Xu, Gao Xie, Gao Zeng yuan bian ; Gao Xian, Gu Wenjuan zheng li
/ref>
See also
* South Society, the largest literature society during the late Qing and early ROC periods.
* Gao Xu, Gao Xie's relative and one of the three founders of South Society.
* Charles K. Kao
Sir Charles Kao Kuen [Charles K. Kao was elected in 1990](_blank)
as a memb ...
, Gao's grandson and the Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics in 2009.
* Ping-Tse Kao, Gao's brother's son, pioneer of modern Chinese astronomy
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.
References
External links
Rao E and Gao Chuiwan
It's about the friendship and stories between Rao and Gao (Rao was father of sinologist Rao Zongyi).
高燮诗学思想与诗歌创作初探 (The Preliminary Study of Gao Xie's Poetic Thought and Poetic Creation)
* The Archives of Shanghai Government
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