Reading Zhangzhi's Proses From The Post-colonial Perspective

Zhang Chengzhi is unique in the literary world of China. His uniqueness is represented by the greatcontrast of his religion and nationality. They constantly appear in his proses. On one hand, he belongs to theHui nationality. On the other hand, he believes in Zheherenye. In the 1980s Zhang Chengzhi started to writeproses. After the publication of the Soul History, he gave up creating novels and began to write prose. ZhangChengzhi's proses contain post-colonial criticism color. In the early life, the Intellectuals were distracted to theremote areas. It was an opportunity to access the margin. In Inner Mongolia, the loess plateau and Xinjiang, hegained a perspective of the local lives. The heroism, the idealism in the Red Era and the religious spirit formeda rich base for criticism in his proses. The cultural crisis in globalization, a series of wars and culturalhegemony caused by the New-colonialism worried Zhang Chengzhi. Self-disciplined with the spirit of asoldier, he raises flags against New -colonialism and cultural hegemony.At the same time, Zhang Chengzhi firmly criticizes the domestics. He extremely hates the"colonized"intellectuals, and discloses the discrimination in and outside the nation. While pursuing for the equality ofcivilization and communication, he advocates the subjectivity of civilization and explores the ways tocivilization. He often declares himself as son of Inner Mongolia, lover of Xinjiang, and son of the loess plateau,which authorizes him to interpret their civilizations. In the process of deconstructing the Orientalism, ZhangChengzhi goes to al-Andalus for Muslim's civilization. In addition, he compares with Japanese culture to warnthe big Country Chinese mentality.While always calling for humanitarian, peace and justice, Zhang Chengzhi's proses also oppose war,power and injustice from the standpoint of the margin. With a post-colonial criticism view, his proses revealhis personality and embody unique academic value.