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Qin Wenjun
Qin Wenjun (; born 1954) is an author of children's literature. She writes in Chinese. Life and work Qin Wenjun was born in Shanghai in 1954. In 1971, as one of the educated youth sent to work in the rural China, Qin was sent to a forested area in Daxing'an Ling Prefecture, Heilongjiang province, in north-east China. Her first publication was a novella "Shining Fireflies" (《闪亮的萤火虫》) in 1981. In 1984 she graduated from East China Normal University's Department of language and literature, and then worked as an editor at the Shanghai Children's Press (少年儿童出版社). She is now Director-General of the Shanghai Board on Books for Young People (SHBBY, part of IBBY), Vice President of the Shanghai Writers Association, and a National Committee Member of the China Writers Association. Qin's novels have been adapted for films and TV series, and have attained China's highest honours for film and TV series. Her works have been translated into English, Dutch, Japanese, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educated Youth
The sent-down, rusticated, or "educated" youth (), also known as the ''zhiqing'', were the young people who—beginning in the 1950s until the end of the Cultural Revolution, willingly or under coercion—left the urban districts of the People's Republic of China to live and work in rural areas as part of the "Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement". "The Zhiqing and the Rustication Movement "Zhiqing" is the abbreviation for ''zhishi qingnian'', which is usually translated as "educated youth". (Zhishi means "knowledge" while qingnian means "youth".) The term zhishi qingnian appeared during " The vast majority of those young folks who went to the rural communities had received elementary to high school education, and only a small minority had matriculated to the post-secondary or university level. Down to the Countryside Movement After the People's Republic of China was established, in order to resolve employment problems in the cities, starting in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Songs Children's Literature Award
The Nine Songs Contemporary Children's Literature Award (九歌現代少兒文學獎), or Nine Songs Children's Literature Award (九歌儿童文学奖), is an award for children’s literature created in Taiwan. Eligible works should be between 40,000-45,000 words, and suitable to children aged 10–15 years. Also known as the ChiuKo Award. History The award was launched in 1992 by the Jiu Ge Cultural and Educational Foundation (founded by Chiuko inyin: Jiu GePublishers, which was founded by Tsai Wen-fu) with the specific aim of encouraging the creation of children’s literature in Taiwan. ''Nine Songs'' refers to ''Jiu Ge'', nine songs attributed to the poet Qu Yuan, in the third century BC. A list of award-winners with details of their books is available in Chinese. 25th Awards (2017) 104 works were considered were considered by judges Li Weiwen 李偉文, Ling Xingjie 凌性傑, Chen Anyi 陳安儀, Feng Jimei 馮季眉, You Peiyun 游珮芸 *First Prize: 李明珊:《飛鞋� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Women Children's Writers
Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group in the world and the majority ethnic group in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore ** Ethnic minorities in China, people of non-Han Chinese ethnicities in modern China ** Ethnic groups in Chinese history, people of various ethnicities in historical China ** Nationals of the People's Republic of China ** Nationals of the Republic of China ** Overseas Chinese, Chinese people residing outside the territories of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan * Sinitic languages, the major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family ** Chinese language, a group of related languages spoken predominantly in China, sharing a written script (Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Children's Writers
Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group in the world and the majority ethnic group in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore ** Ethnic minorities in China, people of non-Han Chinese ethnicities in modern China ** Ethnic groups in Chinese history, people of various ethnicities in historical China ** Nationals of the People's Republic of China ** Nationals of the Republic of China ** Overseas Chinese, Chinese people residing outside the territories of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan * Sinitic languages, the major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family ** Chinese language, a group of related languages spoken predominantly in China, sharing a written script (Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Yu Rong
Yu Rong (郁蓉) is a Chinese illustrator of children's picture books, especially known for her use of papercutting artwork. Biography Born in China, Yu Rong first trained as a primary school teacher, then studied for a BA in Chinese Painting and Contemporary Art Design (Nanjing Normal University's Art College) and an MA in Communication and Design (Royal College of Art, London). She now lives near Cambridge, UK. Awards, honours, exhibitions * 1999 - The Folio Society Illustration Awards * 1999 - The Quentin Blake Award for Narrative Illustration * 2000 - RCA Graduating Students Book Awards, RCA Final Degree Show * 2000 - RCA Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize * 2001&2002 - Contemporary Decorative Arts Exhibition, Sotheby's * 2008 - American Library Association (ALA) - Notable Children's Book * 2013 - Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) - Golden Apple Award - for ''Free as a Cloud'' * 2013 - China's 8th National Book Design Exhibition - Best book in children's book cate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daxing'anling Prefecture
Daxing'anling Prefecture (), also known as Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture, is the northernmost Chinese prefecture-level division, located in northwestern Heilongjiang Province. It covers and has a population of 520,000, as of 2004. It is named after the Greater Khingan Range (Daxing'anling; ; Amba Hinggan Dabagan) Mountains. In 2007 it had a GDP of RMB 6.1 billion and a growth rate of 11.1%. In 2015 Daxing'anling Prefecture had a GDP of RMB 13.49 billion, while a GDP of RMB 15.39 billion in the year 2014. Administrative divisions Daxing'anling Prefecture administrates 1 county-level city, 2 counties, and 4 administration zones. These counties and management districts contain 6 urban subdistricts, 24 towns, 11 townships, 2 ethnic townships, 41 residential communities, and 80 villages. Forestry divisions Administrate by the State Forestry Administration's Heilongjiang Daxing'anling Forestry Group Corporation () with 10 Forestry Bureaux and 61 Woodlands. Administrate by Daxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Outstanding Children’s Literature Award (China)
The National Outstanding Children's Literature Award () is a major literary award in China, established in 1986. It is run by the China Writers Association, and is awarded every three years in the categories of novels, picture books, poetry, essays and non-fiction. It was one of a series of literary awards organised on a national level from 1978, typically known as "National Outstanding" prizes. In the 1950s there had been awards for theatrical works and performance, but not for fiction, poetry and the other arts. The First Awards (1980-1985) Novels *Yan Zhen 严阵 《荒漠奇踪》 * Yan Yan 颜烟 《盐丁儿》 *Ke Yan 柯岩 《寻找回来的世界》 * Xiao Yuxuan 萧育轩 《乱世少年》 Novellas *Cheng Wei 程玮 《来自异国的孩子》 * Zheng Chunhua 郑春华 《紫罗兰幼儿园》 Short stories * Guan Xizhi 关夕之 《五虎将和他们的教练》 * Qiu Xun 邱勋 《三色圆珠笔》 *Cao Wenxuan 曹文轩 《再见了，我的星星》 * Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
