Former Residence of Ge Gongzhen

　　    Ge Gongzhen was a renowned Chinese journalist in the 1930s, a pioneer in the study of Chinese journalism history, and one of China’s early journalism educators. His given name was Shaofa, his courtesy name Chunting. He was born in 1890 during the 16th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty into a family of scholarly tradition in Taicheng, Dongtai. Intelligent and studious from a young age, he worked as an editor for the Dongtai Daily in 1912. In the winter of 1913, he became an apprentice in the art department of Shanghai Youzheng Bookstore. The following year, he was transferred to the editorial department of the Times newspaper, initially serving as a proofreader and assistant editor before being promoted to editor and eventually becoming the chief editor. He worked at the Times for a total of fifteen years.

　　    To commemorate Mr. Ge Gongzhen, the Jiangsu Provincial Journalism Society established the “Ge Gongzhen Journalism Award,” the highest honor in the province’s journalism industry. A TV series titled Ge Gongzhen was also produced, receiving public acclaim and awards after its release. The former residence of Ge Gongzhen has been listed as a Jiangsu Provincial Patriotic Education Base and a Yancheng Municipal-Level Cultural Relics Protection Unit, and it is open to the public year-round.

　　Ge Gongzhen (1890~1935)　　    Ge Gongzhen (November 27, 1890 – October 22, 1935), given name Shaofa, courtesy name Chunting, was a native of Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province. He was a prominent modern Chinese journalism scholar, a well-known journalist of the 1930s, and a trailblazer in the study of Chinese journalism history. Ge Gongzhen's work, History of Chinese Journalism, was the first to discuss the history of Chinese journalism. It was the earliest comprehensive work on journalism in China and pioneered the systematic study of the development of journalism in China, becoming an important document in the study of Chinese intellectual and cultural history. Ge Gongzhen’s greatest contribution to China’s journalism industry was that he was the first to establish journalism history research as a distinct... Details+