LuXunisthepennameofthewriterbornasZhouShurenin1881inafamilywithadeepConflicianbackground.Owingtothedeclineofhisfamilyfortunes,LuXun’schildhoodwasfilledwithhardship.In1904,hewenttoSendai,inJapan,tostudymedicine,buthesoonrealizedthatChinaneededfarmore"spiritualmedicine”,thantreatmentforphysicalills.Therefore,hereturnedtoTokyoin1906,anddecidedtogiveupstudyingmedicineanddevotehimselftoeducationandliterature.LuXunhasbeenconsideredasChina'sgreatestmodernwriterduringthe20thcentury.ChairmanMaocalledhim"commanderofChina'sculturalrevolution".