Character introduction Liu Zhang[1], a contemporary poet, first-class writer, Han nationality, formerly known as Liu Xi, courtesy name Eryu, pen name Dongxu, nicknamed Wulingshanren and Yanshan Madman. 27 poetry collections have been published, including "Selected Poems of Liu Zhang", "Nostalgic Poems of Liu Zhang", "Selected Prose of Liu Zhang", "Love in Beishan", etc. In the 1999 selection of "Your Favorite 50 Poets in the 50 Years Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China" organized by the "Poetry Magazine" of the Chinese Writers Association, readers voted that Guo Xiaochuan and Liu Zhang both won this honor. Chengde people were proud of it and became the leading poets in the Chengde poetry circle. of pride.
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Liu Zhang was born on January 22, 1939, in Shangzhuang Village in the east of Xinglong County, Hebei Province, on the north side of the Great Wall. Before he was one year old, his biological father Liu Wenchao was deported by the Japanese and died in Aihui County, Heilongjiang Province. His body has not yet been collected. Liu Zhang began to learn poetry writing when he was in junior high school. In 1956, he began to publish works in newspapers and periodicals in Chengde area. He began to publish works in "People's Daily" and "Hebei Daily" in 1957. In 1958, due to his mother's illness and other reasons, he dropped out of Chengde High School and returned to work in the countryside. However, he still insisted on writing poems under the kerosene lamp after working. In the October issue of the "Poetry Magazine" of that year, he published "Singing to the Sunrise" in an important position. His 20 short poems "Sunset" attracted the attention of the Chinese poetry circle and had a certain influence on readers and society. He was soon transferred to the Banbishan Commune Cultural Center at that time. During this period, "Poetry Magazine" successively published his "Wufeng Mountain" "Singing" and other wounds, and organized many review articles. In 1959, Tianjin Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House published his collection of poems "Songs of Yanshan" as a gift for the 10th anniversary of the National Day. In 1960, he attended the county and local cultural and educational heroes meeting. In 1962, he was admitted as a member of the Chinese Writers Association and published a collection of poems, "Sunflower Collection". In 1964, he served as the deputy captain of Shangzhuang Village; in 1965, he joined the Communist Party of China. During this period, he honorably attended the National Amateur Young Writers and Activists Conference held in Beijing. In 1966, he was forced to herd sheep in barren mountains during the Cultural Revolution. He endured the hardships of being exposed to wind and rain. Under the harsh conditions, he created and brewed a number of masterpieces of "shepherd songs": "Half the mountain is filled with flowers, half the mountain is grass, and half the mountain is white clouds." In the middle of the mountain, the birds are so crowded that they fly into the sky. The sheep are fat and the grass is fresh. The sheep gnaw on the grass like rain, and a cloud of smoke moves gently..." These popular poems can still be recited by many people today. In 1975, he served as deputy director of the County Cultural Center. In 1976, he was seconded to work in Beijing's "Poetry Magazine" and soon became the acting leader of the works team. I had the opportunity to travel south three times on business, which broadened my horizons and created a collection of poems "Travel to the South". In 1979, Liu Zhang created the poem "Beishan Love", which won the National Youth Poets Outstanding Works Award from 1979 to 1980. In 1980, he attended the Fourth Literary Congress of Hebei Federation of Literary and Art Circles and was elected as a member. In 1982, she was transferred to the Shijiazhuang Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and soon became the vice chairman and concurrently the editor-in-chief of "New Land". In 1985, she founded "Women's Literature". In June 1987, he attended the founding meeting of the Chinese Poetry Society and was elected as a director; in June 1988, he was appointed as a director of the World Chinese Poets Association (located in Hong Kong); in 1992, he was appointed as an editorial board member of the "Poetry Journal" by the Chinese Writers Association, and in the same year he was appointed by Shijiazhuang He was rated as one of the 100 outstanding intellectuals by the city; in 1993, he became an expert enjoying special government allowances from the State Council; in 2004, he was appointed as a consultant to the editorial board of "Grand View of Representative Works of Contemporary Chinese Poets and Lyricists". His literary and social positions include: Vice President of the Chinese Song Society; President of the Chinese Native Poets Association; Member of the Presidium of the Hebei Branch of the Writers Association; Vice President of the Hebei Poetry Society.
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His works include poetry collections "Travel to the South", "Love in the North Mountains", "Maple Forest Song", "Sauvignon Blanc", "Azalea", "Poppy Poppies" (co-authored with others), "Yanshan Spring", "Selected Poems of Liu Zhang", "Selected Prose of Liu Zhang" and Liu Zhang's poems about hotel travel, "Chinese Scenery" and "Father and Son Poems", etc. His lyrics "Looking at the Sea Tide and Duanyang Poetry Festival" won the third Hebei Provincial Revitalization Award, and "Liu Zhang's Selected Poems" won the fourth Literary and Art Revitalization Award. He is influential at home and abroad, and his name has been included as an entry in "Biographies of World Chinese Cultural Celebrities" and many dictionaries. In September 1991, Hebei Provincial Writers Association, Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Hebei Daily Literary and Art Department, Hebei Literature Editorial Department, Poetry God Editorial Department, Chengde Regional Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Writers Association, Shijiazhuang Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, Municipal Writers Association, Municipal The Federation of Literary and Art Circles jointly organized a research meeting on Liu Zhang's poetry in Shijiazhuang City. He is good at writing poetry and has a profound life background. He is not pretentious or fashionable. He speaks from his feelings and has a moving voice. He incorporates old styles, philosophy, satire and other works of writing. He also writes poetry, prose, reviews, sketches, and more. His works are simple, intrinsic, upward, and broad. They read with ups and downs, are catchy, and have endless aftertaste, forming his own worldly style. His words and sentences are rigorous, his personifications are appropriate, his roughness and delicacy are appropriate, and he can be said to be in a class of his own. He is a rare poet and writer who appeals to the voices of farmers and people from all walks of life. He is responsible for society and future generations, and instead of following the trend of making money, he writes about gaudy "martial arts and love" stuff! He always shouts for the purification of social atmosphere and the holiness of the poetry world, for the spiritual enrichment of the people and the prosperity of the motherland, and has a high sense of social responsibility and historical mission.
Liu Zhang has been engaged in building fields and dams, pruning trees and hoeing crops, and herding sheep in the mountains. He has also served as production team leader, deputy team leader, party branch secretary, and deputy director of the county cultural center. He has a very profound and solid life background, and has the experience of rural life and The customs and customs of his hometown are his inexhaustible source of creation. Over the past forty years, he has formed his unique artistic style!
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He is very nostalgic, and more than half of his works are about the scenery of his hometown and his relatives. Here are some excerpts from his essay "Nostalgia" written in Shijiazhuang from October 29 to November 2, 1978, for the benefit of readers and future generations: "Flowers bloom and leaves fall, making people easily miss their hometown. If there is a trace of it, A few days ago, Lao Zhu from the Xinglong County Party Committee Office sent a letter saying that the whole county had a bumper harvest of grain and fruits, which aroused my nostalgia and made me wish I could jump back. I took back a handful of the food and joy from every farm, but the mountains and rivers were far away, and they couldn’t stop the wings of my heart. My hometown, I wish you a good harvest. Singing; hard-working folks, please accept the respectful gaze I cast from thousands of miles away!
Xinglong is a famous hometown of flowers and fruits, and a hometown of silkworms. It has majestic and majestic mountains. There are dense forests and unnamed birds. Among the hundreds of grasses and flowers, there are countless precious medicinal materials.
The mountains and rivers are like pictures; even the name of the place (Hanshan) is like a song. The name, the name of the village) is also like a poem, with sound and color, listen! Qingsong Ridge, Hongshili; Dalongwan, Laohugou; Nine Temples, Sanxian Cave; Ginsenggou, Banquet Hall.
Hometown, you are like a flower in front of my eyes, with thousands of shapes and shapes that I never tire of seeing; you are my sweetheart, I miss you every day, and I am deeply affectionate. In the spring, when there is a few days of drought, I think of you and the seedlings are thirsty; in the autumn, I think of you and the seedlings are thirsty. At that time, the cold current invaded my skin, and I was worried about your premature frost. I have a fateful connection with you, a flesh-and-blood relationship!
I feel nostalgic, put my pen to the window, and look at my hometown, the majestic mountains and the autumn water. "Roaring" Liu Zhang's works use this kind of real passion and are soaked in the blood of patriotism to sing the scenery and relatives of his hometown, Xinglong, Chengde, Hebei and China! One of Liu Zhang's favorite songs, "Ode to the Clear Spring in Shijing, a Thin Line of the Sky", has been written as a banner and sent abroad to Vietnam. In Liu Zhang's simple words, "A hundred years later I will turn into a cloud and go around the mist spirit." No matter how the climate changes at home and abroad, he always loves the motherland passionately: "Motherland, mother, listen to me, my passionate love is hidden deep in my heart. My words will burst into flames when written on paper, and the black ink will also burn. Will give birth to the color of fire! Now that the light is ahead, what are the bumps and bumps to be afraid of? Now that the road has been opened, what are the twists and turns? "A poem "Motherland, Listen to Me" expresses the poet's patriotic feelings. with firm faith.