Yu Shouzhen is an author credited in Chinese book publishing, but available public information about his life is limited: his dates of birth and death, place of origin, education, and professional career are not clearly recorded. Among the works held in the collection, he is the author of Mencius Fairy Tales, a single title that retells the ideas and stories of Mencius in the manner of fairy tales and is classified as parenting reading. The subject suggests that the author was concerned with adapting classical texts for children, seeking to introduce young readers to basic notions in Mencius and his sayings through simple, story-rich writing. Such work requires familiarity with the original text as well as the ability to turn classical reasoning into plots and language children can understand, balancing the transmission of knowledge with the pleasure of reading. Mencius Fairy Tales can thus be seen as an attempt at traditional cultural启蒙 reading, suitable for parents reading with children, and it offers a reference sample for studying the popularization of national learning and children's writing since the Republican period. Given the limited historical sources, further verification is needed regarding Yu Shouzhen's other writings and activities.
