Wei Huangnu


Wei Shaozhen better known by his pen name Wei Huangnu, is a Chinese translator and professor.
He is among the first few in China who translated the works of Nikolay Nekrasov's into Chinese language.

Early life

Wei was born as Shao Zhen in Wuji County, Hebei, China in August 2, 1918.

Education

During his early years, Wei learned Esperanto by himself.
Wei graduated from Zunyi Foreign Studies College in 1940, where he majored in Russian language.

Career

In 1938, Wei started to public sh his wo ks.
Wei worked in Fenglin Literature and Art and Poetry and Literature as the chief editor.
Wei joined the China Writers Association in 1949.
After the founding of the Communist State, Wei became a professor at Peking University.
He died in 2006.

Works