He Jingzhi
He Jingzhi | |||||||
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贺敬之 | |||||||
Standing Committee Member of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||
In office March 1993 – March 1998 | |||||||
Chairman | Li Ruihuan | ||||||
Standing Committee Member of the 7th National People's Congress | |||||||
In office 1988–1993 | |||||||
Chairman | Wan Li | ||||||
Member of the 12th and 13th CCP Central Committee | |||||||
In office September 1982 – 1987 | |||||||
General_secretary | Hu Yaobang | ||||||
Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China | |||||||
In office 1992–1992 | |||||||
Premier | Li Peng | ||||||
Preceded by | Wang Meng | ||||||
Succeeded by | Liu Zhongde | ||||||
Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||
In office 1980–1987 | |||||||
Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China | |||||||
In office 1977 – August 1980 | |||||||
Premier | Hua Guofeng | ||||||
Minister | Huang Zhen | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | November 1924 (age 99) Yi County, Shandong, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Spouse | Ke Yan (m. 1953–2011) | ||||||
Alma mater | Department of Literature of Luxun Art Academy of Yan'an | ||||||
Occupation | Politician, poet | ||||||
Profession | Chinese Literature | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 賀敬之 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 贺敬之 | ||||||
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He Jingzhi (born November 1924), also known by his pen names Aimo (艾漠) and Jingzhi (荆直), is a politician and poet of People's Republic of China. He was a standing committee member of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a standing committee member of the 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 12th and 13th CCP Central Committee. He served as Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China and deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Yi County, Shandong Province, Republic of China in 1924. He went to Yan'an in 1940,[2]: 151 he graduated from Department of Literature of Luxun Art Academy of Yan'an in 1942, where he majored in Chinese Literature. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1941, at the age of 17.[2]: 151 He continued writing from the 1940s, such as Collection of Fangge (放歌集), Selected of He Jingzhi Poetry (贺敬之诗选), Return to Yan'an (回延安), Song of Leifeng (雷锋之歌) and China's October (中国的十月). Return to Yan'an is often considered his masterpiece and was included in many editions of school text books.[2]: 151 He wrote The White Haired Girl (白毛女) with Ding Yi in 1945.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He married Ke Yan (Chinese: 柯岩; pinyin: Kē Yán; 1924-2011) in October 1953, who was also a poet.[4][5][6]
Works
[edit]- Collection of Fangge (放歌集)
- Selected of He Jingzhi Poetry (贺敬之诗选)
- Return to Yan'an (回延安)
- Song of Leifeng (雷锋之歌)
- China's October (中国的十月)
- The White Haired Girl (白毛女)
References
[edit]- ^ 贺敬之:与人民同心. 163.com (in Chinese). 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ a b c Lin, Chunfeng (2023). Red Tourism in China: Commodification of Propaganda. Routledge. ISBN 9781032139609.
- ^ 革命理想铸就经典之作——访著名诗人贺敬之. Xinhuanews (in Chinese). 2015-09-08. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016.
- ^ Zhang Qixue (2007-03-19). 走近贺敬之、柯岩夫妇. Chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ Zhou Ming (2009-08-27). 贺敬之 柯岩 阳光伉俪 浪漫诗情. Chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ Tianjin daily (2011-12-30). 柯岩贺敬之伉俪情深 “背对背唱和”成追忆(图). Chinanews (in Chinese).