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Chen Yu-hui
陳宇慧
Taken in Taipei International Book Exhibition 2008[1]Born 1973
Taipei, TaiwanResidence Hong Kong Nationality Republic of China Other names Zheng Feng (鄭丰)[2] Education Graduated in private university Alma mater HSNU
MITOccupation Wuxia novelist,
Director of ABN AMRO (Hong Kong)Known for Writer Spouse Cheng Hsing Children 3 sons, 1 daughter Parents Chen Li-an Chen Yu-hui[3] (simplified Chinese: 陈宇慧; traditional Chinese: 陳宇慧; pinyin: Chén Yǔhuì) is a Taiwanese wuxia writer and a director of ABN AMRO (Hong Kong).
She is the daughter of Chen Li-an, the former president of the Control Yuan.[4]
Born in Taipei,[5] Taiwan, in 1973, she emigrated to Hong Kong in 1995. She speaks fluent Taiwanese Mandarin, Cantonese and English.[citation needed]
Chen is best known in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong for her wuxia novel Duoqing Langzi Chiqing Xia (Chinese: 多情浪子痴情侠; pinyin: Duō qíng làng zǐ chī qíng xiá), which won the Wuxia Novel Competition 2006 (2006 武侠小说大赛) under the pen name Zheng Feng[2](simplified Chinese: 郑丰; traditional Chinese: 鄭丰; pinyin: Zhèng Fēng), which is taken from her husband's surname, Zheng, and the upper-left corner part in the second Chinese character of her first name. This debut novel was published as 天觀雙俠 in Taiwan, which was its original name.[6]
Biography
Chen is the granddaughter of Chen Cheng, the 3rd term vice president of the Republic of China; the daughter of Chen Li-an, the former president of Control Yuan. She has four brothers.[7] She graduated from the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University (HSNU) in 1990 and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1995.
Family
Chen and her husband have four children.[4]
References
- ^ Taipei International Book Exhibition 2008 Seminar: "Talking about the Possibilities of Writing Chinese Books - Chatting Between Zhang Da-qian and Chen Yu-hui" ( 暢談華文創作的各種可能─張大春‧陳宇慧對談) (17-2-2008, Taipei World Trade Center)
- ^ a b The "Introduction of the Author" (作者簡介) on the folded front page of "Duo qing lang zi chi qing xia" (Book 1)
- ^ Her pen name, "Zheng Feng", has become famous since she uploaded her wuxia novel in 2006. Anything prior to 2006 will contain her original name Chen Yu-hui. There are exceptions, e.g. she was a guest-host in the seminar in TIBE 2008 as a writer, but the seminar title specify her name is "Chen Yu-hui" but not "Zheng Feng".
- ^ a b The "Rich Famous" (名人雜誌) of "Sing Tao Daily" on May 29, 2007, p. 7(鄭丰‧于丹:甘願湊女不做作家)
- ^ (Chinese) Chung Hwa Book's New Books on shelf (新書上架)
- ^ http://www.readingtimes.com.tw/timeshtml/ad/1ho003_web/1ho003.htm
- ^ (Chinese) Interviewing Zheng Feng, the Literature Activity in Hong Kong in 2007 (香港文學活動2007訪寫計劃:鄭丰)
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong businesspeople
- Hong Kong writers
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- People from Taipei
- Taiwanese novelists
- Taiwanese women writers
- Wuxia writers
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