Wang Xufeng
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Wang Xufeng is an influential Chinese
woman writer and tea
expert. She is a recipient of the most prestigious Mao Dun Literature Prize
in China.
, Zhejiang Province. 1978~1982, Wang studied history
at the Department of History, Hangzhou University (previous and current Zhejiang University
). After graduation, Wang taught at Hangzhou 14th Middle School as a teacher. She also worked in a Hangzhou local factory of radio technology. Wang then joined Zhejiang Labours Association, Zhejiang Tea Museum, and Zhejiang Writers Association.
Wang currently is a researcher at Zhejiang Tea Museum. She also teaches at Zhejiang Forestry University. She is the Vice-president of Zhejiang Writers Association.
Zhejiang Province where Mao Dun
was born, she received the prize.
Wang also did many studies on tea and tea culture, such as:
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
woman writer and tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
expert. She is a recipient of the most prestigious Mao Dun Literature Prize
Mao Dun Literature Prize
Mao Dun Literature Prize is a prize for novels sponsored by the Chinese Writers Association. Awarded every four years, it is one of most prestigious literature prizes in China. It was first awarded in 1982.-Background:...
in China.
Career
Wang's ancestral hometown was in Tongshan, Jiangsu Province. February 1955, Wang was born in Pinghu, JiaxingJiaxing
Jiaxing is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north....
, Zhejiang Province. 1978~1982, Wang studied history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at the Department of History, Hangzhou University (previous and current Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
). After graduation, Wang taught at Hangzhou 14th Middle School as a teacher. She also worked in a Hangzhou local factory of radio technology. Wang then joined Zhejiang Labours Association, Zhejiang Tea Museum, and Zhejiang Writers Association.
Wang currently is a researcher at Zhejiang Tea Museum. She also teaches at Zhejiang Forestry University. She is the Vice-president of Zhejiang Writers Association.
Works
Wang's most famous work is Three Trilogies of Teamen, by which she won the 5th Mao Dun Literature Prize. On November 11th 2000 in TongxiangTongxiang
Tongxiang City is a county-level city, part of Jiaxing , in northern Zhejiang Province, China. Population : 109,976.The scenic town of Wuzhen is part of Tongxiang....
Zhejiang Province where Mao Dun
Mao Dun
Mao Dun was the pen name of Shen Dehong , a 20th century Chinese novelist, cultural critic, and journalist. He was also the Minister of Culture of China from 1949 to 1965. He is currently renowned as one of the best realist novelists in the history of modern China...
was born, she received the prize.
- 《茶人三部曲》 (Trilogies of Teamen)
- 《南方有嘉木》
- 《不夜之候》
- 《筑草为城》
Wang also did many studies on tea and tea culture, such as:
- 《茶文化通论》 (Essays of Tea Culture)