Zheng Yi

Zheng Yi (March 10, 1947 -), formerly known as Zheng Guangzhao, is a contemporary Chinese writer, former chairman of the Shanxi Branch of the China Film Association, a member of the Chinese Writers Association, and one of the representatives of the scar literature and root-seeking literature genres. After the June 4th Incident in 1989, he fled to the United States, joined the Princeton China Society, and served as the president of the Independent Chinese PEN Society. Zheng Yi's representative works include "Maple", "Old Well", "Far Village", "Red Monument", etc. Among them, "Maple" and "Old Well" were adapted into movies in the 1980s. The latter won the "Golden Kirin Award" at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 1987, the Best Feature Film Award and the Best Actor and Actor Award at the 11th Hundred Flowers Awards in 1988.