He Jingzhi

In this Chinese name, the family name is He.
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 CCP 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 Chinese Communist Party
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
Born (1924-11-05) 5 November 1924 (age 100)
Yi County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
Ke Yan
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(m. 1953⁠–⁠2011)​
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHe Jingzhi

He Jingzhi (born 5 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

He was born in Yi County, Shandong Province, Republic of China on November 5, 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

He married Ke Yan (Chinese: 柯岩; pinyin: Kē Yán; 1924-2011) in October 1953, who was also a poet.[4][5][6]

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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Lin, Chunfeng (2023). Red Tourism in China: Commodification of Propaganda. Routledge. ISBN 9781032139609.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Zhang Qixue (2007-03-19). 走近贺敬之、柯岩夫妇. Chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
  5. ^ Zhou Ming (2009-08-27). 贺敬之 柯岩 阳光伉俪 浪漫诗情. Chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
  6. ^ 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 Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China
1992–1992 		Succeeded by