Feng Jicai

Feng Jicai, born in Tianjin in 1942 with ancestral roots in Cixi, Zhejiang, is a contemporary Chinese writer, painter and cultural scholar. His work spans fiction, essays and folk literature. His social novels focus on the lives and fortunes of ordinary city dwellers, while his essays reflect on rural life, ancient towns and everyday experience in a plain yet engaging style. The collection includes 12 of his works, among them a selected works edition, the essay collections Where the Soul Belongs Is My Hometown and The Nest of the Soul, as well as Hao Zui Yang Ba, Each Has Their Own Way of Living, Ancient Cities Abroad, Ancient Villages and Folk Customs, and Chronicle of the Mount Tai Porters. He has long been devoted to rescuing and protecting folk cultural heritage, a concern that also runs through his writing.