27 moments

1. Birth in Shaoxing

   1881-09-25 · Lu Xun Native Place, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

   

   Lu Xun, born Zhou Zhangshou, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. His birthplace and early family setting remained central to his autobiographical writing and literary imagination.

2. Jiangnan Naval Academy student

   1898-01-01 · Jiangnan Naval Academy, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

   Facing family poverty, Lu Xun entered the tuition-free Jiangnan Naval Academy in Nanjing, beginning his modern, government-funded education outside Zhejiang. The academy's exact historical campus location is not established by the cited text; coordinates represent central Nanjing.

3. School of Mines and Railways student

   1899-01-01 · School of Mines and Railways, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

   After leaving the naval program, Lu Xun transferred to the School of Mines and Railways affiliated with the Jiangnan Naval Academy; he graduated in 1902. Coordinates represent central Nanjing because the cited source does not identify the school's historical campus.

4. Government scholar at Kobun Institute

   1902-01-01 · Kobun Institute, Tokyo, Japan

   Lu Xun left China for Japan on a Qing government scholarship and attended Tokyo's Kobun Institute, a preparatory language school for Chinese students. Coordinates represent central Tokyo; the cited source does not give a street address for the historical institute.

5. Sendai Medical School entrance

   1904-09-12 · Sendai Medical School, Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

   Lu Xun began medical study at Sendai Medical School, the predecessor of Tohoku University's medical faculty. His brief Sendai period became decisive in his turn toward literature. The quoted Japanese text states that Zhou Shuren began life as a medical student at the September 12 entrance ceremony in the Katahira-campus auditorium.

6. Departure from Sendai Medical School

   1906-01-01 · Sendai Medical School, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

   Having decided that literary work was more necessary than medical training, Lu Xun withdrew from Sendai Medical School and left Sendai in spring 1906. The source supports spring 1906 but not a more precise departure date.

7. Return to Tokyo after leaving medicine

   1906-03-01 · Tokyo, Japan

   After ending his pursuit of a medical degree, Lu Xun returned to Tokyo, registered at the local German Institute, and devoted himself to reading and essays. Coordinates represent central Tokyo; the historical German Institute's precise site is not supplied.

8. Marriage in Shaoxing

   1906-06-01 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

   

   Lu Xun returned home under his mother's summons and married Zhu An in an arranged marriage before leaving again for Japan. The passage identifies his return home but does not name Shaoxing in the quoted sentence; Shaoxing is his documented home town in the same biographical account.

9. Return voyage to Tokyo with Zhou Zuoren

   1906-06-01 · Tokyo, Japan

   Several days after his marriage, Lu Xun sailed back to Japan with his younger brother Zhou Zuoren and resumed literary and historical study in Tokyo. The exact arrival date and port are not supplied; Tokyo is supported by the immediately following account of his activities after returning to Japan.

10. Tokyo journey to retrieve Zhou Zuoren

    1911-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan

    Lu Xun returned to Japan in 1911 to bring his brother Zhou Zuoren back so that he could assist with family finances. The citation establishes Japan but not a particular Japanese city; Tokyo is used as the defensible representative location because of his prior documented residence there.

11. Residence in Beijing

    1912-01-01 · Beijing, China

    Lu Xun relocated with the Education Ministry to Beijing, where he lived from 1912 until 1926 while working as a civil servant, scholar, writer, and lecturer. Coordinates represent Beijing because this long residence encompassed multiple addresses and workplaces.

12. Ministry of Education work in Nanjing

    1912-02-01 · Ministry of Education, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    After the Xinhai Revolution, Lu Xun joined the Education Ministry of the new Republic of China and initially worked in Nanjing. Coordinates represent central Nanjing; the ministry office's historical address is not given.

13. Lecturer at Beijing colleges

    1920-01-01 · Peking University, Beijing, China

    Lu Xun began part-time teaching at Peking University, Beijing Normal University, and Beijing Women's College, lecturing on classical fiction and literary theory. The cited work identifies several institutions rather than one lecture venue; coordinates represent Beijing.

14. Flight to Xiamen and university teaching

    1926-01-01 · Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China

    When warlord troops took Beijing, Lu Xun left northern China for Xiamen, where he taught at Xiamen University and wrote during his short residence. The source does not provide a more precise arrival date.

15. Head of Chinese department in Guangzhou

    1927-01-01 · Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Lu Xun and Xu Guangping moved to Guangzhou, where he became head of the Chinese department at Sun Yat-sen University and also lectured at Whampoa Academy. Coordinates are for Sun Yat-sen University's Guangzhou South Campus, a defensible representative point for the historical university location.

16. Early Shanghai residence at Jingyunli

    1927-10-01 · 23 Jingyunli, Donghengbin Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

    

    After settling in Shanghai, Lu Xun first lived at 23 Jingyunli on Donghengbin Road in Hongkou, near the literary and publishing networks that shaped his final years. Coordinates are a representative point for the historical Jingyunli area; the source gives the address but not geodetic coordinates.

17. Arrival in Shanghai

    1927-10-03 · Shanghai, China

    Lu Xun arrived in Shanghai from Guangzhou with Xu Guangping and entered the final, intensely productive phase of his career as a professional writer and public intellectual. The quoted Chinese text states that Lu Xun arrived in Shanghai on the afternoon of 3 October 1927.

18. Lecture visit to Peking

    1929-05-13 · Peking University, Beijing, China

    Lu Xun returned to Peking to visit his mother and give invited talks at Peking University, Yenching University, and other Beijing institutions; on 29 May he lectured at Peking University. The quoted Chinese text dates his return to Peking to 13 May 1929; coordinates represent Beijing because multiple institutions were involved.

19. League of Left-Wing Writers founding meeting

    1930-03-02 · Chinese Arts University, Duolun Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

    Lu Xun took part in organizing the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai, was elected to its standing committee, and delivered an important address at its founding meeting. The source identifies Shanghai; the Chinese Arts University on nearby Duolun Road is identified as the founding site in the associated page caption.

20. Fiftieth-birthday gathering

    1930-09-17 · Holland West Restaurant, Chongqing South Road, Shanghai, China

    

    Shanghai left-wing cultural groups secretly held a fiftieth-birthday celebration for Lu Xun at the Holland West Restaurant; he arrived early with Xu Guangping and their son to receive attendees. Coordinates are a representative point for the historical Chongqing South Road site; the former restaurant building is not independently geocoded here.

21. Meeting at Uchiyama Bookstore

    1932-01-01 · Uchiyama Bookstore, North Sichuan Road, Shanghai, China

    

    During a Japanese peace activist's visit to Shanghai, Lu Xun met her for a meal on the second floor of Uchiyama Bookstore and discussed his Japanese study years and Fujino Genkuro. The source fixes the encounter to January 1932 but does not provide its day; coordinates represent the historical North Sichuan Road bookstore area.

22. Second Peking lecture visit

    1932-11-13 · Beijing, China

    Lu Xun made another visit to Peking and delivered five talks at Beijing institutions, demonstrating his continuing public role beyond Shanghai. The quoted Chinese text gives 13 November 1932 and says that he gave five lectures at Beijing colleges; individual venues are not specified.

23. Move to Continental Terrace residence

    1933-04-11 · 9 Continental Terrace, Lane 132 Shanyin Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

    

    Lu Xun moved into the rented house at 9 Continental Terrace, which became his last home and the place where he continued writing, translating, and receiving visitors. Coordinates represent the documented former-residence address.

24. Protest at German Consulate

    1933-05-13 · German Consulate, Shanghai, China

    Lu Xun went with Soong Ching-ling and others to the German consulate in Shanghai to protest Nazi terror, an appearance connected with the China Civil Rights Protection League. The cited Chinese text directly places him at the German consulate on 13 May 1933; coordinates represent central Shanghai because the historical consulate address is not specified on the cited page.

25. Meeting with Yamamoto Sanhiko

    1936-02-11 · Xinyue Pavilion, Zhabei, Shanghai, China

    Lu Xun met Japanese publisher Yamamoto Sanhiko at Xinyue Pavilion in Zhabei to discuss Sino-Japanese cultural exchange before joining him for lunch. The source gives the date and Zhabei venue; coordinates are a representative point for Zhabei because the historic pavilion's exact location is uncertain.

26. National woodcut exhibition appearance

    1936-10-08 · Baxianqiao YMCA, Shanghai, China

    

    Eleven days before his death, Lu Xun attended the Second National Traveling Woodcut Exhibition at the Baxianqiao YMCA in Shanghai; the event was photographed by Sha Fei. The quoted Chinese photo caption places Lu Xun at the exhibition on 8 October 1936; coordinates are a representative point for the Baxianqiao YMCA area.

27. Death at Continental Terrace

    1936-10-19 · 9 Continental Terrace, Lane 132 Shanyin Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China

    

    Lu Xun died at his Shanghai home at Continental Terrace after prolonged pulmonary illness. His death prompted a major public funeral and enduring commemoration. The quoted Chinese text records death at the Shanghai Continental Terrace residence at 5:25 a.m.; it differs from some English accounts that give 5:11 a.m.