Liu Heng

Liu Heng 刘恒
Born	May 1954 (age 62) Beijing
Resting place	Beijing
Occupation	Novelist、screenwriter
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Beijing Normal University
Period	1977 - present
Genre	Novel, drama
Literary movement	Literary Realism
Notable works	Fu Xi, Fu Xi Black Snow

Liu Heng (Chinese: 刘恒; pinyin: Liú Héng; born in May, 1954) is a Chinese writer. He is generally seen as a realist writer. He became a professional writer in the 1970s after having worked as a peasant farmer, a factory worker and a soldier, classes which have served as fodder for his stories and, not coincidentally, classes which Mao Zedong promoted as the audience for literature in his 1942 Talks At The Yenan Forum On Literature And Art. "Dogshit Food" won the 1985-86 best short story award. "Fuxi Fuxi" won him the national Prize for Best Novelettes in 1987, and was the basis for the movie Ju Dou. His novel "Hēi de xuě" (Black Snow; 黑的雪), about the problems faced by a young juvenile delinquent upon his release from prison, was made into a feature film, and "Pínzuǐ Zhāng Dàmín dē xìngfú shēnghuó" (The Happy Life of Chatter-box Zhang Damin;贫嘴张大民的幸福生活) has been made into a television series in the same name.

Liu Heng was born in May, 1954 in Beijing. Liu's native place is Mentougou District, Beijing. He attended the affiliated primary school and junior school of Beijing Foreign Studies University. In 1966, Mao Zhedong, the Chairman of China, started the Cultural Revolution, with all the schools were closed, so Liu and his mother had to back to the countryside and did farm works. Later, schools were open again. Liu joined the PLA Navy after graduating from the junior school. In 1975, Liu left the army and returned to Beijing, the superior offered him two works to choose: Beijing Museum of History and Beijing Agricultural Machinery Research Institute. As a result, Liu exchanged with a demobilized soldier and he became an assembler in Beijing Automobile Works, while worked on the assembly line.

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