Li Gongpu and Wen Yiduo, Zhu disregarded his own safety to attend the funeral of both men. Zhu later died on August 12, 1948 after joining the rebellion of refusing aid from the United States. Though it is a common belief that Zhu died of starvation due to Mao Zedong's famous article "Farewell, Leighton Stuart". However, the real cause of Zhu's death was gastric perforation resulting from his severe stomach ulcers. References Portrait Zhu Ziqing. A Portrait by Kong Kai Ming at Portrait Gallery of Chinese Writers (Hong Kong Baptist University Library). External links Biography Capsule biography from Renditions Bilingual edition of Zhu Ziqing's "Retreating Figure" Bibliography of Secondary Works from the MCLC Resource Center 1898 births 1948 deaths National University of Peking alumni Academic staff of Tsinghua University Academic staff of the National Southwestern Associated University Writers from Lianyungang Republic of China poets Republic of China essayists Poets from Jiangsu 20th-century Chinese poets 20th-century essayists