Huang Qiuyun

Huang Qiuyun

Huang Qiuyun, formerly known as Huang Chaoxian, has pseudonyms of Qiuyun, Zhaoyan and Barui. Writers.

Born in Hong Kong in 1918, he was born in Longjiang Township, Shunde County, Guangdong Province, and his ancestral home is Foshan City.

experience

He joined the Communist Party of China in 1936. Tsinghua University. He graduated from Sun Yat sen University in 1943. He used to be a member of the CPC Hong Kong Culture and Culture Commission, and a staff officer of the first detachment of the Guangdong Jiangxi Hunan border column, including youth knowledge, new construction and Xueyuan. In 1935, at the age of 17, Huang Qiuyun finished middle school in Hong Kong and was admitted to five universities, namely, the University of Hong Kong, the University of London, Tsinghua University, Yenching University and Sun Yat sen University. His father hoped that he would inherit the legacy passed down from generation to generation and study medicine at the University of Hong Kong or the University of London. With his excellent examination results at that time, he has won scholarships from these two universities. However, influenced by his uncle, Nanshe poet Ma Xiaojin and uncle Huang Shuru, Huang Qiuyun had a strong interest in literature since he was a child. He loved to read literary classics at all times and in all countries, especially Chinese classical poetry. Famous universities such as Tsinghua University and Yanjing attracted him. Under the influence of the Anti Japanese and national salvation thoughts at that time, Huang Qiuyun convinced his enlightened father to come to Beiping alone and chose the Department of Chinese culture of Tsinghua University, hoping to take literature as his lifelong career. after the founding of the people's Republic of China, he successively served as acting president of Fujian Branch of Xinhua news agency, deputy director of literature and Art News Department, deputy director of Guangdong Provincial Publishing administration, vice chairman of Guangdong Branch of China Writers' Association, President of Guangzhou pen association center of China, and fourth director of China Writers' Association. His works include Huang Qiuyun's anthology, Huang Qiuyun's prose anthology, Huang Qiuyun's literature review anthology, and his memoir, years of wind and rain. he has worked in Guangzhou Military Control Commission, South China United University, South China College of literature and art, Nanfang Daily, Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee and Xinhua news agency. Later, he served as acting president of Fujian Branch of Xinhua news agency. Autumn 1954. He was transferred to the Chinese writers' Association as the standing editorial board member of "literature and art study". He joined the Chinese Writers Association in February 1956. At the beginning of 1959, he transferred to Wenyi Bao until the spring of 1966. In the "Cultural Revolution", he was subjected to isolation and censorship for three years. In September 1969, he announced his liberation and lived in the May 7th cadre school for one year. In the autumn of 1970, the propaganda office of the Guangdong provincial Revolutionary Committee was transferred to the Guangdong people's publishing house the following year. After that, it was transferred to the Guangdong publishing authority, deputy director general. Since 1976, he has been seconded by the state Publishing Bureau to take charge of revising the etymology of a large ancient Chinese dictionary. From 1983 to 1985, he was seconded by the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to compile the history of the December 9th Movement. After attending the fourth member congress of China Writers Association in 1985, he served as director of China Writers Association, vice chairman of Guangdong Branch of China Writers Association, President of Guangzhou International Pen Club, vice chairman of Guangdong Branch of China International Cultural Exchange Center, and editorial board member of Chinese literature volume of Encyclopedia of China. In 1981 and 1982, he was invited to give lectures in the United States, participated in the activities organized by the international writing program center of the University of Iowa and the seminar on Contemporary Chinese literature held by St. John's University of New York, and was awarded the honorary member by the international writing program center of the University of Iowa. In May 1984, he participated as a member of the Chinese writers' delegation in the 47th international pen conference held in Tokyo; in June 1986, he participated as a member of the Chinese writers' delegation in the 49th international pen conference held in Hamburg, West Germany; in May 1987, he participated as a member of the Chinese writers' delegation in the 50th International PEN conference held in Lugano, Switzerland; and in August 1988, he participated as a member of the Chinese writers' delegation The 52nd international pen conference was held in Seoul.

old age

In his later years, Huang Qiuyun lived a simple life, seldom socialized, and often read books and planted flowers at home. On May 1, 2001, Huang Qiuyun, 84, suffered a stroke and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Due to his serious condition, he died three months later. According to his last wish, "no obituary, no farewell ceremony, no disturbance to relatives and friends," there was no scene of sadness and music, only a bunch of flowers and his favorite song "friendship forever", accompanied by Huang Qiuyun to finish his life as a writer and revolutionary.

Main works

The tragedy of rusted soul (1980), under lilac flowers (198), selected essays by Huang Qiuyun (1983), selected literary comments by Huang Qiuyun (1983), selected works by Huang Qiuyun (1986), past events are not like smoke (1987), Selected Essays (1988) and years of wind and rain (1988). His translations include Roman Rolland's novel fight (1999). A total of one short story and three papers have been translated into English and included in the anthology of literature in a hundred flowers bloom, which was published by Columbia University Press. Autumn water, a magazine published in the United States, also reprinted works such as "lost tower in the fog", "under lilac flowers" and "confession of the strange cat". Some essays have been translated into Korean and Thai. Years of wind and rain was translated into Japanese by Japanese sinologist jiushansheng and published.

Award winning

Huang Qiuyun's selected prose has won the "Lu Xun Literature Award" in Guangdong Province, and the TV play "lost tower in fog" adapted from the prose of the same name has won the "Golden Sail Award". "The past is not like smoke", won the 1989 National Excellent calendar collection award.

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