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Lu Xun [Photo/sx.gov.cn]

Lu Xun was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (1881-1936), a famous Chinese writer, thinker and revolutionary. He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature.

Lu Xun was born in Shaoxing in East China's Zhejiang province in 1881. He gave up medical studies in Japan in his 20s after realizing that it was more important to spiritually enlighten his compatriots rather than to cure their physical diseases.

Through his works, the master of irony produced harsh criticism of social problems in China.

He wrote several literary classics including essays, poems and short stories. Among his greatest works are The True Story of Ah Q, A Madman's Diary, Kong Yiji and Medicine, which exposed the ugly side of feudal society and human nature and emancipated people's minds.

His works have been in textbooks in Chinese classrooms for years.