任祖荫先生,字席甫,山西省汾阳县杏花乡下堡村人。生于1874年,病逝于1947年。自幼家境清贫,又早年丧母。他克服种种困难,发愤攻读,在光绪年间考取了“拔贡”,并被委任为山西省浑源、浮山与陕西省彬县三县知事,前后达十年之久。由于他看不惯旧官场的腐败黑暗,遂托病自请引退,回故里耕读自娱。 任老先生膝下只有一子,是在他45岁时才出生的。1937年 Mr. Ren Zuyin, word Xi Fu, Fenyang County, Shanxi Province Xing Bao countryside people. Born in 1874, died in 1947. Poor family since childhood, and early mother. He overcame all kinds of difficulties and studied with indignation. He studied for “Bagong” during the Guangxu period and was appointed as governor of Hunyuan and Fushan of Shanxi Province and Binxian County of Shaanxi Province for ten years. Because he could not understand the corrupt darkness of the old officialdom, then asked to retire because of illness, back home entertain yourself. Mr. Lao Lao had only one child at his knees before he was 45 years old. 1937