1. Ai Qing (March 27, 1910 - May 5, 1996), whose original name was Jiang Zhenghan, was given the courtesy name Yangyuan and the nickname Haicheng. He once used the pen names Ejia, Kea, Linbi, etc. Born in Jinhua, Zhejiang, he is a modern and contemporary writer, poet and painter.
2. In 1928, after graduating from middle school, Ai Qing was admitted to the National Hangzhou West Lake Art Academy. In 1933, he published a long poem "Dayan River - My Nanny" for the first time under a pseudonym. In 1932, he joined the Chinese Left-Wing Artists Alliance in Shanghai and engaged in revolutionary literary and artistic activities. In 1935, the first collection of poems "Dayan River" was published. In 1957, he was mistakenly classified as a rightist. He once lived and worked in Heilongjiang and Xinjiang, and his creation was suspended for more than 20 years. After being rehabilitated in 1979, he served as vice president of the Chinese Writers Association and vice president of the International PEN Center. In 1985, he won the highest medal of French literature and art.
3. Died of illness at 4:15 a.m. on May 5, 1996 at the age of 86. Ai Qing is considered one of the representative poets of modern Chinese poetry. His major works include "Dayan River - My Nanny" and "Selected Poems of Ai Qing".