CUI Jian (Cūn Jiàn 崔健)|Cūn Jiàn 崔健 (CUI Jian)
Alexa OLESEN The rock star Cui Jian. PHOTO BY CHANG GONG. Cui Jian is China’s first rock and roll star.
LAO She (Lǎo Shě 老舍)|Lǎo Shě 老舍 (LAO She)
Bent NIELSEN Drawing of a man being transported in a rickshaw, from the ancient painting manual The Book of Jen
SHEN Congwen (Shěn Cóngwén 沈从文)|Shěn Cóngwén 沈从文 (SHEN Congwen)
Elizabeth VANDERVEN Shen Congwen, pictured with his wife, the writer Zhang Zhaohe; they were one of China’s most famous literary
BA Jin (Bā Jīn 巴金)|Bā Jīn 巴金 (BA Jin)
Nirmal DASS One of the most influential and popular modern Chinese writers, Ba Jin critiqued the harsh realities of feudal
Chuci (Chǔ cí 楚辞)|Chǔ cí 楚辞 (Chuci)
Timothy Wai Keung CHAN Qu Yuan (c. 340–278 BCE), once a high official of the state of Chu. Many works
Han Yu (Hànyǔ 汉语)|Hànyǔ 汉语 (Han Yu)
Nirmal DASS Han Yu was a poet and a Confucian thinker. His carefully wrought essay style earned him a reputation