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China Writers Association
The China Writers Association (CWA) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Literature Workers Association. In September 1953, it was renamed the Chinese Writers Association. In April 2012, the organization changed its translated name to China Writers Association. It now has more than 9,000 registered members, with branch associations across the nation. The first CWA Chair was Mao Dun, under the leadership of the then CFLAC Chairman Guo Moruo. In 1985, Mao Dun was succeeded by Ba Jin. The incumbent chair is Tie Ning since 2006. Other successive Associate Chairs include Ding Ling, Feng Xuefeng, Lao She, Ke Zhongping, Shao Quanlin and Liu Baiyu. History It was founded in July 1949 as the China National Literature Workers Association. In September 1953, it was renamed the Chinese Writers Association. The association's leadership was purged sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Organization
People's organization is a generic term for organizations in the China, People's Republic of China excluding governments, the official departments of government, and State-owned enterprises of China, state-owned enterprises or institutions, yet are recognized to be a part of Chinese Communist Party's United Front (China), united front. List of people's organizations Represented at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Other people's organizations See also *Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference *Corporatism *Government-organized non-governmental organization References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Yang (literary Theorist)
Zhou Yang or Chou Yang (November 7, 1908 – July 31, 1989), courtesy name Qiying (起应), was a Chinese literary theorist, translator and Marxist thinker, active from the founding of the League of the Left-Wing Writers in 1930. In the 1930s he was notable for his sharp disagreements with other leftist writers, including Lu Xun, concerning leftist literary theory.Lovell, Julia. "Introduction". In ''Lu Xun: The Real story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China, The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun.'' England: Penguin Classics. 2009. . p.xxxii Zhou also translated the works of Leo Tolstoy and other Russian writers into Chinese. History After the People's Republic of China was declared in 1949, Zhou became one of Mao Zedong's most-supported literary theorists. In August 1956, Ding Ling was accused during the Sufan Movement of forming an anti-party clique. As part of her response to the allegations, she criticized Zhou for his extramarital affair. Ding's criticism of Zhou was widely circul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Zhongshi
Chen Zhongshi (; 3 August 1942 – 29 April 2016) was a Chinese author. He started writing prose in 1965 and finished his magnum opus ''White Deer Field'' in 1993 (for which he won the Mao Dun Literature Prize in 1997). In 1979, he became a member of the Chinese Writers Association (which he at one point served as the association's vice chairman). Biography Chen was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi on 3 August 1942. After graduating from No. 34 High School of Xi'an in 1962, he got a teaching job in primary school and, after two years, became a senior high school teacher. In 1966, Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party. He was interested in literature and soon began devoting himself to a writing career. Chen became the vice director of Culture Bureau of Baqiao District Baqiao District () is one of 11 District (China), districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province, Northwest China, Northwest China. The district borders Gaoling County, Gaolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yazhou
Huang Yazhou (; born 1949) is a Chinese novelist, poet and screenwriter. He is now a member of Chinese Communist Party and the president of Zhejiang Writers Association. Biography Huang was born in 1949 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, with his ancestral hometown in Xiaoshan District, where was He Zhizhang's hometown. Huang primarily studied at Yinmajingxiang School (). When he was a senior high school student, he wrote a play ''Wang Banxian'' () and acted it out by himself. When the Down to the Countryside Movement was launched by Mao Zedong, Huang became a soldier in Zhejiang Production and Construction Corps, and he published his Novella ''Intersection'' () and a collection of poems, ''The Thick Grove'' (). In 1975, Huang was assigned to a factory in Tongxiang County as an official, his short story ''The Story of River Water and Well Water'' () won 1st Zhejiang Excellent Children's Literature Award. In 1979, his drama ''The Investigator's Love'' () was edited and filmed by Xi'an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ye Xin (writer)
Ye Xin (born Ye Chengxi on 16 October 1949) is a Chinese writer who has written profusely about "sent-down youths" (also known as "educated youths"), drawing from his own experience. A Shanghai native, Ye Xin "volunteered" to receive his "rustication" in remote Guizhou in 1969, where he spent 2 decades of his life. He has written over 20 novels, but is best known for writing the teleplay of mega-hit series '' Sinful Debt'' (1995), based on his 1992 novel '' Educated Youth''. Ye has been vice-chairman of China Writers Association since 1997, and president of Shanghai University College of Liberal Arts from 1997 to 2014. Life Ye Chengxi was born in Shanghai. Since his parents owned land before the Chinese Communist Revolution, the family was classified a member of the "Five Black Categories" and raided during the Cultural Revolution. Ye graduated from high school in 1966, and was " sent down" to work in Chongming Island (a rural island under the jurisdiction of Shanghai) in 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Zilong
Jiang Zilong (; born August 1941) is a Chinese author of fiction and essays. He is known as the founder of 'reform literature' which deals with China’s policy of reform and opening up. Biography Jiang was born in August 1941 in Hebei province, north China. After graduating from a technical school, he was assigned to the Tianjin Casting and Forging Centre Factory (later renamed Tianjin Heavy Machinery Factory). He was enlisted in the military in 1960, demobilised in 1965 and then rejoined the factory where he rose to the rank of director. After publishing many essays and stories during his tenure at the factory, Jiang wrote a novella titled ''A Day in the Life of the Chief of the Electrical Equipment Bureau,'' which was published in the journal ''People’s Literature'' in 1976. The story was condemned as “poisonous weed” for de-emphasising class struggle and praising Deng Xiaoping who was out of favour at the time. ''People's Literature'' drafted and published a self-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Huaizhong
Xu Huaizhong (; 29 September 1929–13 January 2023) was a Chinese novelist. He is best known for his novel ''That Which Can't Be Washed Away'' which won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Prize (2019), one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China. Biography Xu was born Xu Huaizhong () in Handan, Hebei, on September 29, 1929. At the age of 12, he went to school in the counter-Japanese base area of Taihang Mountains. After high school in 1945, he joined the People's Liberation Army, where he was in charge of art and propaganda. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in the following year. In 1950 he was researcher at the Cultural Work Corps of Political Department of Southwest Military Region. He started to publish works in 1954, when he published his first novella ''The Rainbow on the Earth''. He worked as an assistant in the Cultural Department of the Political Department of Kunming Army in 1955. In 1956, his first novel, ''We Sow Love'', was published. In 1958, he served as e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Zhun
Li Zhun (; 4 July 1928 – 2 February 2000) was a Chinese novelist who was the vice president of China Writers Association and the librarian of Chinese Modern Literature Museum. Biography Li was born into an ethnic Mongolian family of teachers in Luoyang, Henan in 1928. His grandfather, Li Zulian (), his uncles, Li Mingzhao () and Li Mingshan (), all were teachers. His father, Li Mingxuan (), was a businessman. His mother came from a family of doctors. In 1934, Li studied at Matun school (), by age 6. Then he attended Dade High School (), a high school in Changdai Town, Luoyang County (). In 1942, Li fled from famine to Xi'an, Shaanxi. At the age of 15, Li was an apprentice in a store. Li worked as a postman in Matun Post Office () by age 17. Two years later, Li studied Chinese opera in Matun Theatre Troupe (). In 1948, Li worked in Zhongzhou Bank (), then he was transferred to Luoyang to teach Chinese. Li started to publish works in 1953. Li was transferred from Luoyang to Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Meng (author)
Wang Meng (; born 15 October 1934) is a Chinese writer who served as China's Minister of Culture from 1986 to 1989. Biography Wang was born in Beijing in 1934. During his middle school years, he was introduced to the Chinese Communist Party ideology and joined the Communist Youth League. Wang Meng has published over 60 books since 1955, including six novels, ten short-story collections, as well as other works of poetry, prose and critical essays. In 1956 Wang published a controversial piece, "The Young Newcomer in the Organizational Department" (). This caused a great uproar. He served as China's Minister of Culture from July 1986 to September 1989. On 27 June 2015 at the United International College's 7th Graduation Ceremony in Zhuhai, Wang Meng was rewarded with the Honorary Fellowships. In 2015 he was awarded the Mao Dun Literature Prize for ''The Scenery Around Here''. Selected publication ;Books available in English: * ''100 Glimpses into China: Short Short Stories f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Wenfu
Lu Wenfu (, March 23, 1927 – July 9, 2005) was a contemporary Chinese writer. He was interested in literature from an early age and devoted all his life to it. He worked for many years as journalist and a magazine editor and served as president of the Jiangsu Writers' Association ( :zh:江蘇作家協會, 江苏作家协会) and vice president of the Chinese Writers' Association ( :zh:中國作家協會, 中国作家协会). Lu's life ended in Suzhou, his favorite city in Jiangsu province. All his work is a mirror of this old city and that's why his novels are generally regarded as ''Suzhou literature''. He is famous for his first story ''Deep within a Lane (小巷深处)''. From then on, Lu started producing a lot of fictions and essays. Life Lu Wenfu was born in 1927 in Taixing, Jiangsu province. Being kept under the thoughtful and careful love of his mother, Lu spent a peaceful childhood. When 6 years old, Lu Wenfu went to an old-style school, where his teacher was impress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feng Zhi
Feng Zhi (; 17 September 1905 – 22 February 1993) was a Chinese writer and translator. He was also the director and then honorary director of the Institute of Foreign Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences since 1964. Feng published several collections of poems, including ''Songs of Yesterday'' and ''Northern Journey and Other Poems'', in his early life. Then he went to Germany and introduced the poetry of Rilke, Goethe, Heine, along with Novalis afterwards, thus he was bestowed Goethe Medal in the 1980s. He was also a scholar of Du Fu Du Fu (; 712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty. Together with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai, Du is often considered one of the greatest Chinese poets of his time. His greatest ambition was to serve .... References {{Authority control 1905 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Chinese male writers 20th-century Chinese translators 20th-century Chinese poets Writers from Baoding Poets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Binyan
Liu Binyan (; 7 February 1925 – 5 December 2005) was a Chinese author, journalist, and political dissident. Many of the events in Liu's life are recounted in his memoir, ''A Higher Kind of Loyalty''. Early life Liu Binyan, whose family hails from Shandong province, was born in 1925, in the city of Changchun, Jilin Province. He grew up in Harbin, in Heilongjiang province, where he went to school until the ninth grade, after which he had to withdraw for lack of tuition money. He persisted in reading voraciously, especially works about World War II, and in 1944, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After 1949 he worked as a reporter and editor for China Youth News and began a long career of writing rooted in an iron devotion to social ideals, an affection for China's ordinary people, and an insistence on honest expression even at the cost of great personal sacrifice. Outspoken Critic in Early Years of PRC Liu Binyan published influential critiques of the consequences of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
