Zhang Cao

Zhang Cao

Zhang Cao (June 10, 1972) was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Zhang Cao refers to the cursive script of Zhang Xu, a great calligrapher in Tang Dynasty.

curriculum vitae

Born in 1972 in Sabah, Malaysia, the third generation of overseas Chinese. His ancestral home is Nanhai, Guangdong. graduated from the Chinese kindergarten in Kota Kinabalu in 1978. graduated from Yapi Zhonghua primary school in 1984. I have been a member of the chorus for five years in middle school. I have served as a recreational, deputy head, head and conductor of the chorus. the first year of senior high school won the open group champion of Qiu taochun cup literature award. in senior three, I taught chorus in three primary schools. I was very busy and didn't think about books. graduated from Sabah Chongzheng middle school in 1990. Gemini O-type, life without the main star, the moon with the beam. My father's sentence "miscellaneous but not refined" is really simple and to the point! They are very interested in science, history, five arts, vocal music, fine arts and movies, and some of them are good at it. These interests have been growing with each passing day. love novels, or read or think or write. like coffee, or drink or smell or bubble. currently active in crown magazine. In 1991, he went to the overseas Chinese University of Taiwan. He graduated from the Department of Dentistry of NTU in 1998 and won one of the double prizes of the third crown popular novel award. In 2000, he left the ranks of bachelor and enjoyed a married life. In 2002, he returned to the motherland to serve his hometown. the first published work is the series of "cloud in the sky" in 1998, which is based on the legend of a Taoist traveling around the world during the northern and Southern Song Dynasty. The content covers history, science fiction, fantasy and other elements. In 1999, he won the first prize of "the third crown Popular Fiction Award" for his science fiction "the fall of Beijing". Later, he published "the fall of gods" and "the fall of tomorrow", forming the "ruin Trilogy".

List of works

1998: yunkongxing series, 1999: the trilogy of destruction: the fall of Beijing, the fall of gods, the fall of tomorrow, 2000: cool night like water, 2004: Hungry: Zhang Cao's short story, 2005: painful: Zhang Cao's Short Story 2

Zhang Cao's comments on "very hungry"

"If you are afraid of death, why don't you first experience the feeling of death? Malaysian science fiction writer Zhang Cao came to Taiwan to publish his collection of short stories "very hungry". Many stories in the book depict the experience of supernatural and death, and let readers experience the feeling of death with imagination. "The thing I fear most in my life is death. Zhang Cao, who likes to write scary and mysterious stories, is a sunny boy with a bright smile. Because of his fear of death, Zhang Cao spent a lot of time studying death from the perspective of science and Buddhism. "Death is the end everyone will come to, so we should be ready to face the moment of death at any time. For example, master Yinguang hung a "death" as his motto in his study. "Dust with light" describes the experience of falling from a building in the first person. From the walking lantern recalled before dying to the feeling of death after falling to the ground, it reads as if I had experienced it personally. After the completion of the first draft, it was rejected many times for "excessive darkness"; on the contrary, after Zhang Guorong committed suicide, it was published in two media at the same time. After learning Buddhism, Zhang Cao also changed the ending of "the same dust with the light", so that the protagonist after his death could repeat the horrible experience of "jumping off a building". "Sticky people" describes ghosts as "a big pool of sticky gas, emitting a gloomy smell", which is described by Zhang Cao according to his friends of "Yin Yang eyes". "My flying horse is not aimless! Zhang Cao explained that the difference between "science fiction" and "fantasy" is that science fiction writers analyze mysterious events with a "scientific attitude". Therefore, behind his horror stories, there is always a vein of science. Why are you so fond of ghost stories? Zhang Cao said that he was born in Sabah, Malaysia, surrounded by "mountains, seas and forests". He faced the mysterious "holy mountain" at his home. "In our hometown, ghosts are a part of life! "He winked playfully. He said that when he was a child, he saw countless faces on the ceiling. Since then, he has a strong interest in unofficial legends and rare anecdotes, and the mysterious legends in the jungle of his hometown provide an endless stream of subjects.

Zhang Xu's cursive script

What is "Zhang Cao"? Calligraphy lovers all know that it refers to the cursive script of Zhang Xu, a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Xu is not only good at seven unique poems, but also known as "Eight Immortals in wine" together with Li Bai and he Zhizhang. He is also proficient in calligraphy, especially cursive. After getting drunk, he wrote crazily, accompanied by shouting. Most of the strokes left on the chalk wall were magical, so he was respected as a master of cursive calligraphy by later generations. Zhang Xu (unknown year of birth and death), Bo Gao, Ji Ming, Han nationality, was born in Wu county (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province) of Tang Dynasty. He lived in Kaiyuan and Tianbao. He once served as a county magistrate of Changshu and a historian of Jin Wu. He is famous for his cursive script, poems by Li Bai and sword dance by Pei min, which are called "three unique skills". The poem also has a unique style. It is famous for its seven unique skills. It is one of the Eight Immortals in drinking with Li Bai and he Zhizhang. Together with he Zhizhang, Zhang Ruoxu and Bao Rong, they are known as the "four scholars in Wuzhong". Calligraphy is as famous as huaisu.

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