He Jingzhi

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 CPC Central Committee. He served as Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China and deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China.[1]

He Jingzhi
贺敬之
Standing Committee Member of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
March 1993  March 1998
ChairmanLi Ruihuan
Standing Committee Member of the 7th National People's Congress
In office
1988–1993
ChairmanWan Li
Member of the 12th and 13th CPC Central Committee
In office
September 1982  1987
General_secretaryHu Yaobang
Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China
In office
1992–1992
PremierLi Peng
Preceded byWang Meng
Succeeded byLiu Zhongde
Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China
In office
1980–1987
Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China
In office
1977  August 1980
PremierHua Guofeng
MinisterHuang Zhen
Personal details
BornNovember 1924 (age 96)
Yi County, Shandong, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Spouse(s)
Ke Yan
(m. 19532011)
Alma materDepartment of Literature of Luxun Art Academy of Yan'an
OccupationPolitician, poet
ProfessionChinese Literature
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese賀敬之
Simplified Chinese贺敬之

Biography

He was born in Yi County, Shandong Province, Republic of China in 1924. He went to Yan'an in 1940, he graduated from Department of Literature of Luxun Art Academy of Yan'an in 1942, where he majored in Chinese Literature. He joined the Communist Party of China at the age of 17. 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). He wrote The White Haired Girl (白毛女) with Ding Yi in 1945.[2]

Personal life

He married Ke Yan (Chinese: 柯岩; pinyin: Kē Yán; 1924-2011) in October 1953, who was also a poet.[3][4][5]

Works

  • 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

  1. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 革命理想铸就经典之作——访著名诗人贺敬之. Xinhuanews (in Chinese). 2015-09-08.
  3. Zhang Qixue (2007-03-19). 走近贺敬之、柯岩夫妇. Chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
  4. Zhou Ming (2009-08-27). 贺敬之 柯岩 阳光伉俪 浪漫诗情. Chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
  5. 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).
Government offices
Preceded by
Wang Meng
Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China
1992-1992
Succeeded by
Liu Zhongde
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