Five Old and Eight Middle-aged
Five Old and Eight Middle-aged or Five Lao and Eight Zhong is a synonym for a nationally acclaimed academic group formed during the heyday of Wuhan University's Chinese Department in the 1950s, when the department topped the Chinese departments of colleges and universities across the country because of its strong faculty lineup.
Five Old
Source:- Liu Yongji, courtesy name Hongdu, known as "Hong Lao", was an expert in classical literature;
- Liu Ze, known as "Bo Lao", was an expert in the phonetics of characters. He studied under the master of Chinese literature, Huang Kan, and his academic standard was praised by the great masters of Chinese literature Zhang Taiyan and Mr. Huang Jigang.
- Huang Zhuo, known as "Yao Lao", was an expert in Chinese classical studies and poetry. He was the cousin of Huang Kan.
- Xi Lusi, known as "Lu Lao", an expert in classics and history.
- Chen Dengque, known as "Deng Lao", an expert in novels of the Tang and Song dynasties. He was the son of Chen Sanli and the younger brother of Chen Yinke.
Eight Middle-aged
Source:- Cheng Qianfan, an expert in classical literature, literary history and literature, and specializes in lecturing.
- Liu Shousong, mainly teaches courses on the history of new Chinese literature and is regarded as an expert on the history of new literature.
- Hu Guorui, expert in classical literature.
- Zhou Dapu, expert in linguistics.
- Li Jianzhang, head of the Classical Literature Program, an expert in classical literature, who wrote the inscription of the Memorial Pavilion for the June 1 Tragedy at Wuhan University.
- Li Gefei, expert in philology.
- Miao Kun
- Zhang Yongan