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The yeren (Chinese: 野 人, 'wild man') is a cryptid apeman reported to inhabit remote, mountainous regions of China, most famously in the Shennongjia Forestry District in the Hubei Province. Sightings of "hairy men" have remained constant since the Warring States Period circa 340 BC through the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD), before solidifying ...
Lin Yutang (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. One scholar commented that Lin's "particular blend of sophistication and casualness found a wide audience, and he became a major humorous and critical presence", and he made compilations and translations of the Chinese classics into English.
The story was originally serialized in Science Fiction World in 2006 before it was published as a standalone book in 2008. [2] In 2006, it received the Galaxy Award for Chinese science fiction. [3] In 2012, it was described as one of China's most successful full-length novels of the past two decades. [4]
Ye Shengtao (28 October 1894 – 16 February 1988) also known as Ye Shaojun, was a Chinese writer, journalist, educator, publisher and politician. He was a founder of the Association for Literary Studies ( 文學研究會 ), the first literature association during the May Fourth Movement in China.
Mo was also criticised by the author Salman Rushdie in 2012 after the announcement of the Nobel win, who called him a "patsy of the regime", after he refused to sign a petition calling for the freedom of Liu Xiaobo, [32] a dissident involved in campaigns to end one party rule in China and the first Chinese citizen to be awarded the Nobel Peace ...
The Tang dynasty ended in 907 CE and, after a period of disunity, was succeeded by the Song dynasty in 960 CE. The Song poetry style, although drawing on traditional forms, is especially noted for the development of the ci ( Wade-Giles : t'zu ) form, which was characterized by providing fresh lyrics to fixed-meter tunes.
After Li lost power and was exiled after Emperor Wuzong's death and succession by his uncle Emperor Xuānzong in 846, [4] Liu Ye lost his support, and became a traveling author in the Yangtze River-Qiantang River region, writing to support himself. It was said that his writing ability became well known in the region.
Ye Fashan or Yeh Fa-shan (Chinese: 葉法善; 631–720), also known as Perfect Man Ye, was a Taoist wonder-worker reportedly from the Tang dynasty. According to hagiographic legend, he ascended to Heaven as an immortal "in broad daylight," 12 July, 720.