Xi Murong

Xi Murong
席慕容

Xi Murong
Born October 15, 1943
Chongqing, China
Resting place Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation Poet, painter
Language Chinese, Mongolian
Alma mater National Taiwan Normal University
Royal College of Arts
Period 1981 - present
Genre Poetry
Notable works Qilixiang (《七里香》)
Spouse Liu Haibei (劉海北)
Children son: Liu Ankai (劉安凱)
daughter: Liu Fangci (劉芳慈)
Relatives father: Xi Zhenduo (席振鐸)
mother: Le Zhufang (樂竹芳)
sister: Xi Mude (席慕德)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xi.

Xi Murong (Chinese: 席慕容; pinyin: Xí Mùróng; born 1943) is a writer and painter. She is most famous for her poetry, especially the collections Qi li xiang (Seven-li scent) and Wuyuan de qingchun (Unregrettable Youth).[1]

Personal life

Xi was born in 1943 in China. She moved with her family to Hong Kong in 1949 and then to Taiwan in 1955.[1] Her grandmother is a royal princess of Inner Mongolia.

Xi attended the Royal Academy for Science and the Arts in Brussels, Belgium. Subsequently she became a teacher of painting in Taiwan.

Writing

Xi Murong's first book of poems was Qi li xiang, published in 1981.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ying, Li-hua (2010). Historical dictionary of modern Chinese literature. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-8108-5516-8.

External links

Poetry works