Hai Zi
Hai Zi | |
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| Native name | 査海生 |
| Born | Zha Haisheng March 24, 1964 Huaining County, Anhui, China |
| Died | March 26, 1989 (aged 25) Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China |
| Pen name | 海子 (Hai Zi) |
| Occupation | Poet, editor |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese |
| Citizenship | China |
| Education | Law |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Period | Contemporary (20th century) |
| Genre | Pastoral poetry |
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| Literary movement | Great Poetry Movement, Misty Poets |
| Years active | 1979–1989 |
| Employer | China University of Political Science and Law |
| Notable works | Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms (《面朝大海，春暖花开》), other |
| Notable awards | Shiyue Magazine Prize (1988) |
Hai Zi (Chinese: 海子; March 24, 1964 – March 26, 1989) is the pen name of the Chinese poet Zha Haisheng (查海生). He was one of the most famous poets in Mainland China after the Cultural Revolution. He died on the evening of March 26, 1989 by suicide, lying in front of a train in Shanhaiguan at the age of 25.