Yang Xiuwu, Miao nationality, 1955 was born in Enshi City, Hubei Province. Member of Chinese Writers Association, member of Hubei Writers Association, chairman of Enshi Autonomous Prefecture Writers Association, director of Hefeng County Tourism Bureau. He has published a collection of poems, Dreams in Qingjiang, Songs of Pakistan and Li Ge, and a collection of essays, Romantic Land and Romantic People.
Chinese name: Yang Xiuwu
Nationality: China.
Ethnic group: Miao nationality
Place of Birth: Enshi City, Hubei Province
Date of birth: 1955
Occupation: Director of Hefeng County Tourism Bureau
Representative works: romantic land, romantic people
He has published many collections of poems and essays, and won the National Minority Literature Horse Award, Hubei Literature Award and Qu Yuan Literature Award.
He has been a teacher of Shi Yao Senior Middle School in Enshi City, Hubei Province, vice chairman and chairman of Hefeng County Federation of Literary and Art Circles, stationmaster of Hefeng reporter station of Enshi Daily, deputy director of propaganda department of Hefeng County Committee, director of Hefeng County Ethnic Affairs Committee, and now director of Hefeng County Tourism Bureau. 1982 began to publish works. Joined the Chinese Writers Association in 2009. He is the author of poetry anthology Dream of Qingjiang River, Song of Pakistan, Song of Li, and prose anthology Romantic Land and Romantic People. "Western Hubei" won the Qu Yuan Cup New Poets Competition, and the poetry collection "Qingjiang Dream" won the second minority literature prize in Hubei Province.
From teaching to politics, from a farmer in a red soil country to a director in Hefeng County and then to the vice chairman of Enshi Writers Association, what is constantly changing and changing is his personal identity. What will never change is the essence and character of his poet, and his love, ideal and pursuit of poetry for many years. Because of Yang Xiuwu's persistence and unremitting efforts, he finally succeeded and won the glory of many poems. In 2008, he won the "Horse Award" of the 9th National Minority Literature Creation, which is the first minority poet in Hubei Province to win the National Literature Award so far.