On this day, 44 years ago, on July 15, 1981 (June 14, 1981, the lunar calendar), Zhou Yutong, a famous expert in the history of Confucian classics in China, passed away. Zhou Yutong, a well-known expert in the history of Confucian classics in China, was born on January 25, 1898 into a Chaseng family in the former Qing Dynasty. His family was poor, and Sun Yirang had a deep influence on him. He died of illness on the morning of July 15, 1981, at the age of 83. Lao Zhou wrote in his only autobiography in his life: "Before the Revolution of 1911, I saw with my own eyes the style of the famous Sinology master Sun Yirang in Ryan. Although I didn't understand how profound his knowledge was at that time, I knew that he was famous for studying the difficult to read" Mozi "; He is highly respected in the village. I only came into contact with books on ancient China culture when I was in middle school. One of the Chinese teachers at that time was a student of Professor Chen Fuchen, a professor at Peking University. He studied ancient books and taught "Poetry","Book","Zhuangzi","Selected Works", etc. It inspired me and aroused my interest in ancient Chinese. I once organized a group with my classmates to teach myself ancient books and poems, and discussed each other in depth." In the early days of liberation, Zhou Zitong served as director of the History Department of Fudan University, deputy provost, member of the Culture and Education Committee of the East China Military and Political Committee, deputy director of the Shanghai City Culture and Education Committee, and deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Democratic League. After 1957, he served concurrently as deputy director of the Shanghai City History Research Institute. In 1963, he was elected as a representative to the Third National People's Congress. During busy social activities, he still insisted on teaching and scientific research. Since 1959, he has resumed systematic research on the history of Confucian classics, opened a unique course in the country,"History of Confucian classics in China," carefully trained students, and guided students and second-class graduate students to write special papers. In the early 1960s, he and Tang Zhijun co-authored seven papers, which promoted the national academic community to attach importance to the study of the history of Confucian classics. In addition, he also edited all entries in the liberal arts textbook "Selected Works of China History" and "Ci Hai" on the History of Confucian Studies. Zhou Yutong's academic research is guided by the principle of seeking truth from facts and dares to openly resist extremely "leftist" views. 1965. To suppress and suppress Wu Han's "Hai Rui Removal", he angrily said at a symposium held by the editorial department of Wen Wei Po that such a total denial would mean that "if we want to study China's history in the future, we will have to rely on foreign materials." At the meeting, he publicly said that Wu Han was a good person and a "clean official", and denounced Yao Wenyuan for "shooting at people with random arrows" and "beating at random." This time, it really caused a big trouble. In 1966, the first batch of Zhou Yutong in Shanghai suffered unprecedented hardships. A scholar in his youth fell ill, paralyzed and bedridden, and blind for 13 years.