Zhang Tianyi

Ye Shengtao YE Shengtao (1894- ) is a native of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. He began his writing career in 1914 and in 1921 was, along with the celebrated author Mao Dun and others, a founder member of the Literature Research Society. He has worked as an editor and a middle school and university...

In a paddy field, there stood a scarecrow made of bamboo and rice-straw, wearing a shabby basket on his head and holding a ragged fan in one hand. He was planted at the edge of the field, where he stood day and night. The scarecrow was devoted to his duty, and stood there ramrod-straight...