I. Introduction to the author:
Bing Xin (1900.10.5-1999.2.28) is a contemporary female writer and a children's literature writer. Formerly known as Xie Wanying, his ancestral home was Changle, Fujian, and he was born in Fuzhou. He was widely exposed to China's classical novels and translations in his childhood. I started studying at home at the age of 7, and started writing novels secretly at the age of 8.
19 18 entered the preparatory course of Concord Women's University and actively participated in the May 4th Movement.
The first novel "Two Houses" was published in 19 19. Since then, there have been "problem novels" that discuss life problems, such as I am lonely and going to the countryside. At the same time, influenced by Tagore's Birds, he wrote untitled free poems. These crystal clear, beautiful, gentle and elegant poems were later published as "Stars" and "Spring Water", which were called "Spring Water".
192 1 Join the Literature Research Association. In the same year, he published a collection of essays, Laughter and Past Events.
1923 graduated from yenching university Art Department. I went to Wellesley Women's University to study English literature. During my stay in the United States, I wrote a collection of essays for young readers, which showed the characteristics of graceful and elegant, light and elegant, concise and smooth, and had high artistic expression, which made me achieve higher achievements than novels and poems. This unique style was once called "Ice Heart Body" by people at that time, which had a wide influence.
1986, donated to Soong Ching Ling Foundation 10000 yuan. In the following years, he made many donations to his hometown in Fujian, the disaster area in Anhui and the "Hope Project".
1995, awarded the national medal by Lebanon.
1999 died in Beijing on February 28th.
Second, the writer's works:
19 18, Xie Wanying, a female student, contributed "Reflections on Hearing No.21"in Beijing Morning Post, which is her first article published.
19 19, Beijing Morning Post serialized her first novel Two Families. For the first time, I used Bing Xin as my pen name.
1920, she published her earliest collection of poems: influence, nature and autumn, signed by Wan Ying.
1923, the collection of poems "Stars" was published by the Commercial Press. In May, Superman, a collection of short stories and essays, was published by the Commercial Press. Spring Water, a collection of poems, was published by Xinchao Society.