柳青

Liǔqīng

popculture

Meanings

1 Liu Qing (1916-1978), Chinese novelist, author of The Builders (创业史)

Characters

willow; Liu (surname)

green; blue; young

Examples

柳青的《创业史》是当代文学经典。

Liǔqīng de «Chuàngyèshǐ» shì dāngdài wénxué jīngdiǎn.

Liu Qing's The Builders is a classic of contemporary literature.

柳青长期住在陕西农村体验生活。

Liǔqīng chángqī zhù zài Shǎnxī nóngcūn tǐyàn shēnghuó.

Liu Qing lived for years in the Shaanxi countryside to experience rural life.

Tips

culture

Moved into a temple in Shaanxi's Huxian county (皇甫村) for 14 years to live alongside the peasants he was writing about — the ultimate 深入生活 ('immerse in life') model for PRC socialist-realist writers. 《创业史》 chronicles the collectivization movement in one village.

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