Cheng Youshu | |
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Native name | 成幼殊 |
Born | 1924 Beijing, China |
Died | 5 May 2021 (aged 96–97) Beijing, China |
Pen name | Jin Sha (金沙) |
Occupation | Diplomat, poet |
Language | Chinese, English, Danish |
Alma mater | Saint John's University, Shanghai |
Period | 1937–2022 |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable works | The Surviving Rice Nb – Some Memories of Niels Henrik David Bohr |
Notable awards | The Surviving Rice 2005 3rd Lu Xun Literary Prize |
Spouse |
Chen Luzhi (
m. 1948) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Father:
Cheng Shewo sister: Cheng Zhifan brother: Cheng Siwei half-sister: Lucie Cheng half-sister: Cheng Chia-lin |
Cheng Youshu ( Chinese: 成幼殊; pinyin: Chéng Yòushū; 1924 – 5 May 2021 [1]) was a Chinese diplomat and poet. Cheng was fluent in English and Danish. [2]
Cheng was born in Beijing in 1924, with her ancestral hometown in Xiangxiang, Hunan. [2] Her father Cheng Shewo was a newspaperman. She is the second of five children. [2] Her sister, Cheng Zhifan (Chinese: 成之凡) (born in 1928), is French Chinese. [2] Her brother Cheng Siwei is a Chinese politician. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Cheng Youshu began writing poems at the age of 13. After high school, Cheng was accepted into Saint John's University, Shanghai, where she joined the Wenhui Fellowship—a Christian Fellowship. [2] [3] [4]
In 1945, Cheng and her schoolmate founded the Yehuo Poetry Club (Chinese: 野火诗社). [2] In May 1945, Cheng joined the Chinese Communist Party, and served in the New Fourth Army in Shanghai. [2]
In 1948, Cheng went to Hong Kong to work as a reporter. [2] While in Hong Kong, Cheng met her future husband, Chen Luzhi. [2] Cheng married Chen (Chinese: 陈鲁直) in Hong Kong. They have four children. [2]
In October 1949, Cheng moved in Guangzhou, her father went to Taiwan with Kuomintang. [2]
After the founding of the Communist State, Cheng worked in the Chinese Foreign Ministry. [2] From 1955 to 1961, Cheng worked in India as a diplomat. [2] In 1984, Cheng went to Denmark with her husband when he served as China's Ambassador to Denmark. [2]
Cheng died in Beijing on 5 May 2021. [6]
Cheng Youshu | |
---|---|
Native name | 成幼殊 |
Born | 1924 Beijing, China |
Died | 5 May 2021 (aged 96–97) Beijing, China |
Pen name | Jin Sha (金沙) |
Occupation | Diplomat, poet |
Language | Chinese, English, Danish |
Alma mater | Saint John's University, Shanghai |
Period | 1937–2022 |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable works | The Surviving Rice Nb – Some Memories of Niels Henrik David Bohr |
Notable awards | The Surviving Rice 2005 3rd Lu Xun Literary Prize |
Spouse |
Chen Luzhi (
m. 1948) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Father:
Cheng Shewo sister: Cheng Zhifan brother: Cheng Siwei half-sister: Lucie Cheng half-sister: Cheng Chia-lin |
Cheng Youshu ( Chinese: 成幼殊; pinyin: Chéng Yòushū; 1924 – 5 May 2021 [1]) was a Chinese diplomat and poet. Cheng was fluent in English and Danish. [2]
Cheng was born in Beijing in 1924, with her ancestral hometown in Xiangxiang, Hunan. [2] Her father Cheng Shewo was a newspaperman. She is the second of five children. [2] Her sister, Cheng Zhifan (Chinese: 成之凡) (born in 1928), is French Chinese. [2] Her brother Cheng Siwei is a Chinese politician. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Cheng Youshu began writing poems at the age of 13. After high school, Cheng was accepted into Saint John's University, Shanghai, where she joined the Wenhui Fellowship—a Christian Fellowship. [2] [3] [4]
In 1945, Cheng and her schoolmate founded the Yehuo Poetry Club (Chinese: 野火诗社). [2] In May 1945, Cheng joined the Chinese Communist Party, and served in the New Fourth Army in Shanghai. [2]
In 1948, Cheng went to Hong Kong to work as a reporter. [2] While in Hong Kong, Cheng met her future husband, Chen Luzhi. [2] Cheng married Chen (Chinese: 陈鲁直) in Hong Kong. They have four children. [2]
In October 1949, Cheng moved in Guangzhou, her father went to Taiwan with Kuomintang. [2]
After the founding of the Communist State, Cheng worked in the Chinese Foreign Ministry. [2] From 1955 to 1961, Cheng worked in India as a diplomat. [2] In 1984, Cheng went to Denmark with her husband when he served as China's Ambassador to Denmark. [2]
Cheng died in Beijing on 5 May 2021. [6]