Liu Xianping


Liu Xianping is an award-winning Chinese writer, best known for writing ecological literature, and children's books. He is known as the Father of Modern Nature Writing in China.

Biography

Liu was born in Feidong, Anhui province, in 1938. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Zhejiang University in 1961. He is a member of the China Writers Association, the Children's Literature Committee, and various government organisations in Anhui province. He worked for many years as a teacher, and as editor of Anhui Literature. His first publications were in 1957, initially poetry, essays and theory, but stopped writing in 1963. He resumed writing in 1978, concentrating on nature writing. He was admitted to the China Writers Association in 1982. He has travelled extensively in China, spending long periods of time in the wilds, eg in Xinjiang, Yunnan, Tibet and other areas.

Honours and awards

Liu has been honoured with numerous national level honours - and in 1992 the State Council of China awarded him the title of "Expert who has made an outstanding contribution". He has received a National Outstanding Children's Literature Award on two occasions. He was on the IBBY Honour List 2008, and has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Publications

The following is a selection of Liu's works: