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| Chen Minghua | |||||||
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| 陈明华 | |||||||
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| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Zhengning, Gansu, China | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | poet, translator | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳明華 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈明华 | ||||||
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Chen Minghua (simplified Chinese: 陈明华; traditional Chinese: 陳明華; pinyin: Chén Mínghuá; born 1950), also known as Chen Mo, is a Chinese poet and translator. He is a member of the Chinese Writers Association, chairman of the Qingyang Writers Association, and editor-in-chief of Beidou Magazine. In 1974, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Biography
Chen was born on 1950 in Zhengning County, Gansu. He graduated high school in 1970 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
Chen began publishing his works in 1970. He has published nearly a thousand poems in domestic and foreign newspapers and magazines. He has published many poetry collections, including Five-Colored Flowers, Huiyang Season, Listening to Hometown and Wind Blowing in the Western Regions.
In 1983, Chen won the Feitian Literature Award, and in 1994, he won the first prize of the "Insurance Cup" National Poetry Competition. He has won the Qingyang City "Five One Project" Award many times, and served as the director of the jury of the first to sixth sessions of the Qingyang Dragon Boat Festival Sachet Folk Culture Festival Book Exhibition.
His poems have been included in the national middle school students' general "Chinese" textbook. His poetic style has transformed from cold beauty to tranquil beauty, and has penetrated from the countryside to the frontier. He has a huge influence on the formation and development of the Qingyang poetry scene and is a famous contemporary poet.
Publications
- Five-Colored Flowers
- Returning to the Sun
- Listening to Hometown
- Wind Blowing in the Western Regions
- Huiyang Season
- Spring Blossoms
References
- ^ "Qingyang Poet". ytshn43.com (in Chinese). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- "Nobelarkivet–1974" (PDF). svenskaakademien (in Swedish). January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- "陈默". baike.sogou (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Gansu Poets Map - Qingyang Poetry Group". blog.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
