Zunzi

Wong Kei-kwan (Chinese: 黃紀鈞, born 1955),[1] better known by his pen name Zunzi (Chinese: 尊子), is a political cartoonist living in Hong Kong.[2][3] Zunzi has been called "the territory's most prominent political cartoonist";[4] he has depicted Jiang Zemin, Liu Xiaobo and Xi Jinping.[5] Zunzi has held international exhibitions in places like Toronto[6] and Vancouver.[7] The Zunzi page at the Hong Kong Art Archive contains 16 works.[8]

Biography

Zunzi studied Fine Arts in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He started to publish cartoons in newspapers and magazines in the late 1970s. Zunzi has been working since 1980 for the Ming Pao Daily News, where he was given a daily column for his satirical political cartoons.[1] He has worked as a staff writer. Prior to 2002, his works were published mainly in the Ming Pao Daily, Apple Daily and Next Magazine.[8] Zunzi has chronicled Hong Kong affairs for over 40 years from his drawing board.[5]

See also

References
  1. Tsui, Enid (3 December 2018). "Political cartoonist takes aim at Chinese reform in new show". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. Bambury, Brent (29 May 2020). "Hong Kong political cartoonist Zunzi says he won't back down from China's new security law". CBC.
  3. Wong, Wendy Siuyi (2018). The Disappearance of Hong Kong in Comics, Advertising and Graphic Design. Springer. p. 63. ISBN 9783319920962.
  4. Lent, John A. (2015). Asian Comics. University Press of Mississippi. p. 143. ISBN 9781626742949.
  5. "Hong Kong political cartoonist takes aim at 40 years of Chinese reform in new show". South China Morning Post. 3 December 2018.
  6. "Renowned Hong Kong political cartoonist holds exhibit, forum at York". yfile, York University's News. 4 November 2019.
  7. Xu, Xiao (8 November 2019). "Hong Kong political cartoonist Zunzi brings his art to Canada". The Globe and Mail Inc.
  8. "Wong Kei Kwan - Hong Kong Art Archive". 18 January 2018.
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