Ai Qing
Ai Qing | |
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Ai Qing in Paris, France, 1929 | |
| Native name | 蔣正涵 |
| Born | Jiang Zhenghan March 27, 1910 Fantianjiang village, Jinhua county, Zhejiang province, China |
| Died | May 5, 1996 (aged 86) Beijing, China |
| Pen name | Ejia (莪加) Ke'a (克阿) Linbi (林壁) |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | Chinese |
| Alma mater | China Academy of Art |
| Period | 1936–1986 |
| Spouse | Gao Ying |
| Children | Ai Xuan, Ai Weiwei |
Ai Qing (Chinese: 艾青; pinyin: Ài Qīng; Wade–Giles: Ai Ch'ing, March 27, 1910 – May 5, 1996), born Jiang Zhenghan (Chinese: 蒋正涵; pinyin: Jiǎng Zhènghán) and styled Jiang Haicheng (Chinese: 蒋海澄; pinyin: Jiǎng Hǎichéng), was a 20th-century Chinese poet. He was known under his pen names Linbi (Chinese: 林壁; pinyin: Línbì), Ke'a (Chinese: 克阿; pinyin: Kè'ā) and Ejia (Chinese: 莪伽; pinyin: Éjiā).