Five Old and Eight Middle-aged

Five Old and Eight Middle-aged or Five Lao and Eight Zhong (Chinese: 五老八中) 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.

[1][2] Source:[3] Source:[3] The specific members of the "Five Old and Eight Middle-aged" have changed slightly, with Xu Tianmin (Chinese: 徐天闵) in the Five Old and Shen Zufen (Chinese: 沈祖棻) in the Eight Middle-aged.

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