84 years ago today, on August 4, 1941 (June 12, 1941 lunar calendar), Xu Dishan, a famous modern Chinese novelist, essayist and patriotic scholar, passed away. Xu Dishan (1893.2.14-1941.8.4), formerly known as Xu Zankun, the word Dishan, pen name Luo Huasheng. Born in Tainan, Taiwan, the family moved to Longxi (Zhangzhou), Fujian after the Sino-Japanese War. As a child, he studied in Guangdong with his father. He graduated from middle school hungry due to his family's decline. He taught at the Second Normal School in Zhangzhou. In 1913, he went to Yangon Middle School in Myanmar to teach, and returned to China in 1916. The following year, he entered Yenching University, obtained a bachelor's degree in literature, and then entered the School of Religion, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in theology. In 1923, he went to the United States to enter Columbia University, and the next year to study at Oxford University He has in-depth research on the history of religion, and has also made great efforts to study Indian philosophy, anthropology, and folklore. He has mastered Sanskrit, Greek, and ancient Chinese golden and oracle inscriptions. He is a famous scholar. In 1919, he actively participated in the May Fourth Movement and co-edited the "New Society Journal" with Zheng Zhenduo and Qu Qiubai. He is one of the founders of the earliest new literature group Literary Research Association in our country. The first short story "Bird of Life" was published in the "Novel Monthly" in January 1921. With the religious feelings of the pious city, he shaped a young man and woman who were hindered by love and weary of the world. Hope to be reborn in the "Blissful Land" for liberation. The novel caused a great reaction among readers with its unique religious mystery and artistic style. Most of the early works in the first collection of novels, "Fishing Spider with a Net", express dissatisfaction with patriarchal rites and feudal customs, but also reveal strong religious concepts and nihilistic thoughts. The famous collection of essays, "Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains", also reflects the "miscellaneous" of his early thoughts. There are masterpieces with clear themes and profound content, as well as chapters promoting Buddhist ideas. In 1935, he went to teach at the University of Hong Kong and served as the executive director of the Hong Kong Branch of the All-China Association of Literary and Art Circles to Resist the Enemy, and the director of the New Literature Society. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he actively participated in the anti-Japanese national salvation movement. In recent years, the themes and styles of the works written have changed, and they are increasingly closely integrated with reality. The 1934 novel "Spring Peach" created a pungent and kind image of a working woman. In 1940, "Iron Fish Bottom Gills" wrote about the depressed mood and tragic experience of an old intellectual who was useless in learning. These realistic works and the "Collection of Miscellaneous Feelings" edited and published after his death show a positive change in his attitude towards life. During the torrent of the Anti-Japanese War, he actively participated in progressive cultural activities. The teaching tasks were very heavy, overworked, and unfortunately died in Hong Kong due to heart disease.