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Bing Xin
Fuzhou (Fujian), Qing Empire
Archival Overview
Pioneering Chinese poet, essayist, and children's author whose delicate collections A Maze of Stars and Letters to Young Readers nurtured generations of Chinese readers.
Biographical Record
Xie Wanying (pen name Bing Xin, 1900–1999) was one of the earliest female writers of the May Fourth Movement. Influenced by Rabindranath Tagore, she pioneered modern Chinese micro-poetry in 'Fanxing' ('A Maze of Stars') and 'Chunshui' ('Spring Waters') in 1923, praising maternal love, innocence, and nature.
While studying at Wellesley College in America, she composed 'Letters to Young Readers' ('Ji xiao duzhe'), establishing modern Chinese children's literature. She translated Tagore and Kahlil Gibran into Chinese and lived to nearly one hundred.
Key Life Milestones
Publication of 'A Maze of Stars'
Published the first influential collection of modern free-verse vignettes in China.
Letters to Young Readers
Published the foundational classic of modern Chinese juvenile literature.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialBeijing, China