A Textual Research of Different Views of ZHU Xiang's Grandfather-in-Law

ZHU Xiang is a famous poet in the history of Chinese modern literature.As for whom his grandfather-in-law is,opinions vary greatly.Some believes his grandfather-in-law is ZHANG Zhi-dong;some others hold that his grandfather-in-law is ZHANG Zhi-dong's elder brother.ZHU Xiang himself never mentions it in his poems.A textual research by starting with ZHU Xiang's mother's natural father,it can be concluded that his grandfather-in-law is ZAHNG Zhi-dong's second elder brother ZHANG Wen-qing.