Chinanews client, Beijing, October 17 (Reporter Song Yusheng) The "Diary of Hu Shi Study Abroad", which once recorded his "card playing" and "smoking" content, recently appeared on the first shot of Huayi International Beijing.
The reporter was informed that on the evening of October 16, "Hu Shi's Diary of Studying Abroad" was sold for 139.15 million yuan, setting a record for the world's most expensive diary.
"Hu Shi's Diary of Studying Abroad" Photo courtesy of the auction house
Hu Shi studied at Cornell University and Columbia University in the United States from 1910 to 1917. The diaries and notes he wrote during the period recorded in detail his thoughts, studies, life, and contacts during his study abroad.
In the early 1930s, Hu Shi agreed to submit his study abroad diary to Shanghai Yadong Library for printing and publishing.
"The Diary of Hu Shi Studying Abroad" was first published by Shanghai Yadong Library under the name "Notes of the Canghui Room" in 1939.
Since then, many publishing houses such as the Commercial Press, Anhui Education, and Hunan Yuelu Publishing House have reprinted and published under the name of "Hu Shi Study Abroad Diary" in accordance with the "Yadong Edition".
According to information from the auction house, the 18-volume "Diary of Hu Shi Studying Abroad" sold this time is a manuscript written by Hu Shi, and many precious photos and Chinese and English newspaper clippings are pasted in the diary manuscript.
"Hu Shi's Diary of Studying Abroad" Photo courtesy of the auction house
It is worth mentioning that "Beijing Miscellaneous Notes" and "Returning Marriage Notes" discovered in recent years are among them.
Both were written by Hu Shi after he returned to China in 1917.
According to the auction house, there are many records of Hu Shi’s own poems in "Beijing Miscellaneous Notes", and there are records of Hu Shi's group poem "New Marriage Miscellaneous Poems" in "Gui Marriage Ji", which are both in sequence and in the words and sentences of the final version published later All in and out.
In addition, "Returning to Marriage" also clarified Hu Shi's wedding date.
The article records the whole story of Hu Shi leaving Beijing to return to Jixi to marry Jiang Dongxiu on December 16, 1917, such as his first impression of Jiang Dongxiu, the participants of the wedding, the order of the ceremony, the speech, and even the floor plan of the wedding hall. The attitude of Chinese traditional family system.
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