Bing Xin

Bing Xin (October 5, 1900 - February 28, 1999), whose real name was Xie Wanying, was a native of Fuzhou, Fujian. She was a modern Chinese female poet, novelist, essayist, children's literature writer, translator and social activist. She is regarded as a pioneer of Chinese children's literature and new poetry. His works, together with those of Lu Xun, Ye Shengtao, Mao Dun and others, are regarded as the source of Mandarin grammar standards. Her pen name Bing Xin is taken from the sentence "A heart of ice is in a jade pot" in Wang Changling's "Farewell to Xin Jian at the Furong Tower".