As well as the abovementioned flowery and colorful style, Zhu Ziqing also wrote prose in plain language and packaged his sincere and deep feelings in simple and unadorned narrative, as exemplified by "The Price of A Life -- Seventy Cents," "The White Man -- God's Proud Son," and "My Father's Back."

"My Father's Back" is a very famous piece which pictures a scene of father and son bidding farewell at a railway station. The son sees his father climbing up the platform in a funny and clumsy manner, echoing the true feelings between them.

Zhu died in August 1948. In August 1978, three decades after his death, "Ziqing Pavilion" was built in Tsinghua University in his memory. In April 1987, during the anniversary of the founding of the school, a white-marble statue of Zhu was erected on the bank of the lotus pond in the university.

Author: Jessie