Modern writers with Beijing flavor

Beijing-style modern writers include Lao She, Wang Xiaobo, Haizi, Hai Yan, Xiao Qian, etc.

1. Lao She: (February 3, 1899 - August 24, 1966), male, whose original name was Shu Qingchun. He also had the pen names Jie Qing, Hong Lai, Fei Wo, etc., with the courtesy name She Yu. Because Lao She was born at the beginning of spring, his parents named him "Qingchun", which probably means celebrating the coming of spring and a bright future. After going to school, he changed his name to Shu Sheyu, which means "giving up oneself", that is, "forgetting oneself".

Beijing Manchu Zhenghong Banner people. Born in Beijing on February 3, 1899. Chinese modern novelist, writer, language master, people's artist, the first writer in New China to win the title of "people's artist".

2. Wang Xiaobo: (May 13, 1952 - April 11, 1997), male, born in Beijing on May 13, 1952, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and is a writer. In 1968, he worked in the Yunnan Corps and began to try writing. After 1992, he became a freelance writer. Representative works include "Golden Age", "Silver Age", "Bronze Age", etc.

3. Haizi: Originally named Zha Haisheng, he was born on March 24, 1964 in Chawan Village, Gaohe Town, Huaining County, Anhui Province. He is a contemporary young poet. He grew up in a rural area and was admitted to the Law Department of Peking University at the age of 15. He began writing poetry while in college. After graduating from Peking University in 1983, he was assigned to work in the Philosophy Teaching and Research Section of China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing.

4. Hai Yan: His real name is Zhi Haiyan. He was born in Beijing on November 7, 1954. He is a Chinese writer and screenwriter. In 1985, he published his first novel "Plain Clothes Police" and adapted it into a TV series for the first time. In 1994, he created "Never Close Eyes" and won the second China Population Culture Award. In 2000, he began to attract attention due to the TV adaptation of "Never Rest in Eyes". In 2002, Hai Yan's "What Can I Do to Save You, My Lover" was adapted into a TV series, for which he won the Beijing TV Chunyan Award for Best Screenplay.

5. Xiao Qian: Male, formerly known as Xiao Bingqian and Xiao Bingqian (January 27, 1910 - February 11, 1999). Eight Banners Mongolians in Beijing. Chinese modern journalist, writer and translator. He studied at Beijing Fu Jen University, Yenching University, and Cambridge University in the UK. He has served as director and consultant of the Chinese Writers Association, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, director of the Central Museum of Literature and History, etc.