[2] After graduating from the Huazhong University in Yancheng, Lu took part in the Chinese Communist Revolution in northern Jiangsu.
In 1957 he joined Gao Xiaosheng (高晓声, 20th century author) and some others to found the magazine The Explorers (Tanqiuzhe, 探求者).
During the three years as a mechanic, Lu was awarded the honor of "Excellent Apprentice", "Advanced Worker" and "Crackerjack at Technical Innovations".
Nevertheless, with the Cultural Revolution breaking out in 1966, Lu was denounced once again and was sent to the fields for reeducation through labor until 1976, which experience he later wrote of as a manual labour:"I was 'struggled against', forced to confess my crimes and paraded through the streets with a placard around my neck.
"[4] After the Cultural Revolution ended with Mao Zedong's death in 1976, Lu returned to Suzhou in November, 1978, at the age of 50.
The works reflected on the unsettled and thought-provoking memories of modern history:"Poverty, backwardness, hardship, chaos: these are not necessarily obstacles to literature.
[7] Therefore, Lu Wenfu was known in Chinese literary circles for his catering business, as an authentic gourmet both in name and fact.
It is a short story written in 1956, the first period of his writing career, which describes the real life of a prostitute named Xu Wenxia.
By creating the character of a crazy gourmet, Zhu Ziye, Lu shows the tortuous developing road of our nation, making people at that time think much more about our future generation.
[clarification needed] Up to now, this novel has been translated into English, French, Japanese, etc., introducing Chinese traditions to the outside world.
Lu Wenfu left his distinctive literary memories of Suzhou in different perspectives, including political, cultural, economic, and personal imprints.