Hendrick? William? Long Fang is a world-famous writer, with works in history, culture, civilization and science, and a large number of readers, and is known as a big country with cultural popularization. He was born 1882 in a jeweler's family in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. When he was young, Rotterdam had begun to become the "hub of Europe"-the largest and busiest artificial port in the world, with ships with various flags moored at his door. Long Fang often goes to the port with his uncle to see cargo ships. When he started doodling on paper, the first thing he learned to paint was boats. The boat he later painted "sailed" to the back of the guest room guestbook, tablecloth and menu, and finally became "Ships and How They Sailed at Sea"-a book that introduced the professional knowledge about ships. The busy scene at sea gave him a basic impression of geography, and he began to draw maps seriously. The vast majority of children seek other entertainment after painting to a certain extent, but Long Fang has maintained his interest in painting all his life.

After visiting a museum called "The Earth and Human Knowledge and Navigation Affairs", the exotic costumes, bird specimens, ship models, masks of islanders in Bali, Indonesia, Lapland dolls and so on in the exhibits suddenly aroused Long Fang's desire to explore the whole world. Long Fang was shocked by history when he saw "the head of a prehistoric human who might have lived 30,000 years ago". He later said: "Since I was 10 years old, my desire to be a very famous historian has surpassed everything."

Because of the influence of his math scores, he once failed the grade. Long Fang was 15 years old when he transferred to Guda Middle School in The Hague. Two years later, he went to a middle school called Nursai in Falls J?tunheimr. Playing the violin, a skill he began to learn when he was a child, made him the protagonist of school entertainment activities. And his eloquence of quick counterattack and his ability to draw a cartoon with a few strokes also let the students find out how easy it is for him to really want to embarrass others. Long Fang's grades in the subjects valued by the new school (Latin and Greek) are also the best in the class.

1900, Long Fang loved his mother very much and died suddenly, leaving him about $30,000. Long Fang, who is dissatisfied with his father, has only one wish, and that is to escape. Long Fang's aunt Sally is an American. She introduced George from Cornell University to Long Fang. Professor Burr. With the help of the latter, in July 1902, 20-year-old Long Fang sailed to America on the other side of the ocean and entered Cornell University. Long Fang and Professor Burr have maintained a long-term friendship. In A Saint I Know written by 1939, Long Fang earnestly recalled his respect for Burr.

Van Loon University entered law school when she was a sophomore. But in his view, what he wants to do most is journalism, and studying law is just a way to broaden his horizons. Long Fang soon couldn't stand Cornell's monotonous campus life. He was famous for his eccentric behavior among his classmates. When he decided that he couldn't stand it any longer at Cornell University, he came to Harvard College to study as a sophomore with a recommendation letter written by Professor Burr. But he missed Cornell University almost immediately because Harvard didn't recognize his credits at Nursai Middle School. So he plans to go back to Cornell University. In the summer of 1904, he decided to go back to Holland first. On the boat home, he met his first wife Eliza, a famous woman from the Boston Buddy family.

1June, 905, Long Fang graduated from Cornell University. He quickly got a position in the Associated Press and was transferred to Washington. This year, after the "January massacre" of workers in front of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, the whole country went on strike, and turbulent Russia became a newsworthy place. The Associated Press decided to send the young Long Fang to Russia. On June 1906, Longfang married Eliza. The next day, the newlyweds went to Russia by boat via Europe.

For reporter Long Fang, Russia is a new environment that makes him pessimistic. After only one weekend in St. Petersburg, Long Fang was sent to Moscow, where he waited for fixed-point interview tasks including Moscow, Odessa and Warsaw. That summer, the upper class in Moscow fled to the Black Sea or France. Only churches and museums in Moscow have some sparse tourists. The Kremlin is empty, and drama and opera have stopped. For a young reporter who is eager to prove himself, this situation can especially dampen his enthusiasm.

Soon, Long Fang was ordered to Warsaw to set up a point for the Associated Press. Later, he was transferred to St. Petersburg, but by this time he had decided that journalism was a waste of time for him. So I went to Munich University to study for a doctorate. During the holiday, Long Fang went to Holland to collect research materials for his doctoral thesis. This paper is about "Holland on the eve of revolution: its influence on people's psychology in18th century". He listed the outline in Dutch, translated it into German with Eliza's help, and then rewritten it in English with Eliza's help.

19 1 10 In June, Long Fang returned to the United States with his wife. His doctoral thesis written in Munich was also renamed "Holland * * * and the Decline and Fall of China", which was published in 19 13 and was well received by the media. But this book only sold less than 700 copies, many of which were bought by Longfang himself. Later, Long Fang gradually turned his attention to the literary and art circles in new york, which he neglected in the past, and began to write book reviews.