Li Jinxi participated in the China Alliance Committee in his early years and launched the Jiusan Society in 1946.
12 Facts About Li Jinxi
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Li Jinxi was the chief editor of Changsha Newspaper and professor of Hunan No 1 Normal College.
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Li Jinxi compiled the Compilation Bureau of Hunan Province.
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Li Jinxi chose Journey to the West as the text when compiling the teaching materials, to the surprise of the educational circles.
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Li Jinxi's book, New Chinese Grammar, published in 1924 by Shanghai Commercial Press, was a comprehensive and systematic description of the modern Chinese grammar.
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When Li Jinxi devoted himself in proceeding the reform of Mandarin, he especially focused on promoting the alphabetic writing invented by Zhang Binglin and advocated by Wu Zhihui, for adult literacy project and children literacy education.
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Li Jinxi wrote more than 300 papers and more than 30 books on languages, Chinese word-formation studies and modern Chinese grammar.
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Li Jinxi founded the Hunan Public Newspaper, Public Statement and some other publications with Yang Changji, Xu Teli and others, to publicize the people's thought.
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Li Jinxi often asked Mao Zedong and other students to help transcribe manuscripts in order to get a certain reward.
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In September, 1915, Li Jinxi went to Beijing for work and separated from Mao.
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Li Jinxi said that Li Jinxi was a good friend and teacher with whom he could discuss knowledge.
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Several decades later, Li Jinxi took a great risk preserving the letters Chairman Mao gave him, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he handed over the letters as relics to the relevant department.