Liu Xianping facts for kids
Liu Xianping (刘先平) is an award-winning Chinese writer, best known for writing ecological literature (green 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 (《安徽文学》). 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.
