Yu Shicun

Yu Shicun, born in Suizhou, Hubei in 1969, graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University and is a contemporary scholar, poet and writer. He formerly served as executive editor of Strategy and Management and has hosted the Contemporary Chinese Language Contribution Award, devoting long-term attention to Chinese time culture and spiritual life. His writing spans cultural essays, miscellaneous prose, education and documentary literature. Representative works include The Book of Time, The Book of Festivals, 1839: A Journey of Gong Zizhen, Chinese Family Traditions, Eastern Classics and Be Your Own Lighthouse; six of his works are held in the collection. His writing often starts from solar terms, festivals, family histories and figures' journeys, connecting traditional experience with contemporary circumstances, and is both informative and readable. Several of his books have received the Wenjin Book Award.