About the Author

Xie Mian, born in 1932, is renowned as a literary critic, poet, writer, and academic expert in contemporary Chinese literature.He holds various titles including Honorary Vice President of the Beijing Writers Association, and Vice President of the Chinese Association of Contemporary Literature. His publications include Treatise on Contemporary Chinese Poets (1986), The Green Revolution of Literature (1988), Water Flowing Afar (1997), and Campus of Eternity (1997).