Secretary-general of Lu Xun Culture Foundation Zhou Lingfei (left), Nobel Prize laureate in physics Yang Zhenning, and Director of Chinese Traditional Painting Research Institute of Peking University Fan Zeng at the book launch in Beijing, March 22, 2017. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily]

A new book, Lu Xun's Stories with Fan Zeng Illustrations, was launched at the Peking University in Beijing on March 22, 2017.

Lu Xun, respected as the founder of modern Chinese literature, was one of the greatest writers of 20th century in China.

Fan Zeng created 44 illustrations for Lu Xun's stories in 1977, and this year marks its 40th anniversary.

His illustrations for Lu Xun's stories have been listed among the classics of Chinese art history, and they have been included in Chinese textbooks for students, influencing generations of Chinese people.

The new book combines his illustrations with the original stories.