page_title: Xiaosi
section_title: Inspiration from Tang Junyi
hierarchical_section_title: Xiaosi / Life as an Educationist / Inspiration from Tang Junyi
caption_attribution_description: 中文: 位於深水埗桂林街的新亞書院舊校舍遺址。 English: Old campus of New Asia College at Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po.
context_page_description: Lu Wei-luan, better known by her pen name Xiaosi, is a Hong Kong essayist, educator, and scholar. She also writes under the pseudonyms of Mingchuan and Lufan. Her major publications include Talk on the Way《路上談》, Moving in Daylight Shadows《日影行》, and Notes from Discipleship 《承教小記》. Lu has been an eminent researcher of Hong Kong literature for decades and holds an honorary position at the Hong Kong Literature Research Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was also invited to be the columnist of two Hong Kong newspapers, the Sing Tao Daily and the Ming Pao.
context_section_description: Tang Jun-yi was not only the teacher of Lu in New Asia College, but also a mentor in supporting and inspiring her. In Lu's early time, she lost both her parent and her brother. She was alone, mentally unstable, and even isolated herself from others for four years. Mr. Mo Ke-fei, Lu's teacher in secondary school, introduced her to read Tang's The Sequel of Experience of Life《人生之體驗》. This book gave her a new lease of life and pulled her out from the depression. She was inspired by the writing of Mr. Tang and determined to study in New Asia College. She later received education in New Asia College and became Mr. Tang's student. After graduation, she started her teaching career in a secondary school. In 1971, Lu failed to lead some of her students back from sidetrack. She lost her faith in teaching and suffered from depression. Mr. Tang, therefore, suggested her to take a break from teaching, review and evaluation herself. It led to her decision of studying in Japan in 1973, which became a turning point in her life.
  Tang's teaching motto and his New Confucianism have greatly influenced Lu's teaching and writings. As referring to Mr. Tang, teaching a student is similar to "carrying a student to walk near the edge of a cliff". A teacher should be especially careful when teaching and notice any possible danger. This idea was deep-rooted in Lu's mind and inspired her to devote her life in passes the knowledge and spirit to next generation. It is, at the same time, important for her students to honor the teachers and respects their teaching. On the other hand, the idea of New Confucianism could also be found in many of her writings. She reminds people not to blindly follow the traditions. Instead, people should learn to find the balance between conformity to social norms and rebellion against inequality.
caption: Old campus of New Asia College at Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po.
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