Cheng Youshu

Cheng Youshu
Cheng Youshu
Native name	成幼殊
Born	1924 (age 95–96); Beijing, China
Pen name	Jin Sha (金沙)
Occupation	Diplomat, poet
Language	Chinese, English, Danish
Residence	Beijing
Alma mater	Saint John's University, Shanghai
Period	1937 - present
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

Cheng Youshu (Chinese: 成幼殊; pinyin: Chéng Yòushū; born 1924) is a Chinese diplomat and poet. Cheng is fluent in English and Danish.[1]

Biography

Cheng was born in Beijing in 1924, with her ancestral hometown in Xiangxiang, Hunan.[1] Her father Cheng Shewo was a newspaperman. She is the second of three children.[1] Her sister, Cheng Zhifan (Chinese: 成之凡) (born in 1928), is French Chinese.[1] Her brother Cheng Siwei is a Chinese politician.[1][2][3][4]

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.[1][2][3]

In 1945, Cheng and her schoolmate founded the Yehuo Poetry Club (Chinese: 野火诗社).[1] In May 1945, Cheng joined the Chinese Communist Party, and served in the New Fourth Army in Shanghai.[1]

In 1948, Cheng went to Hong Kong to work as a reporter.[1] While in Hong Kong, Cheng met her future husband, Chen Luzhi.[1] Cheng married Chen (Chinese: 陈鲁直) in Hong Kong. They have four children.[1]

In October 1949, Cheng moved in Guangzhou, her father went to Taiwan with Kuomintang.[1]

After the founding of the Communist State, Cheng worked in the Chinese Foreign Ministry.[1] From 1955 to 1961, Cheng worked in India as a diplomat.[1] In 1984, Cheng went to Denmark with her husband when he served as China's Ambassador to Denmark.[1]

Works

Poems

The Surviving Rice (Chinese: 幸存的一粟)[5]

Translation

Nb—Some Memories of Niels Henrik David Bohr (Chinese: NB—关于尼尔斯·波尔的一些回忆)

Awards

The Surviving Rice - 3rd Lu Xun Literary Prize (2005)[1]

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References

Cui Shuwei (2012). 《成幼殊：诗歌伴随我一生》. 《老年人》 (in Chinese). 4: 24–26. ISSN 1007-2616.
成幼殊：一生与诗相伴. Zhang Bing (in Chinese). People. 2007.
成幼殊：一生与诗相伴(图) (in Chinese). Sohu. 2007.
成幼殊：一生与诗相伴 (in Chinese). People. 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
沧桑岁月不老情——成幼殊的诗歌创作 (in Chinese). China Writers Association. 2007.

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[lion-1] Cui Shuwei (2012). 《成幼殊：诗歌伴随我一生》. 《老年人》 (in Chinese). 4: 24–26. ISSN 1007-2616.

[time-2] 成幼殊：一生与诗相伴. Zhang Bing (in Chinese). People. 2007.

[long-3] 成幼殊：一生与诗相伴(图) (in Chinese). Sohu. 2007.

[rmw-4] 成幼殊：一生与诗相伴 (in Chinese). People. 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-27.

[5] 沧桑岁月不老情——成幼殊的诗歌创作 (in Chinese). China Writers Association. 2007.