Bing Xin (Xie Wanying)

Bing Xin (1900–1999), originally named Xie Wanying, was a native of Changle, Fujian, and a modern Chinese poet, writer, translator, and author of children's literature. She entered the literary world during the May Fourth period. Her representative works include the poetry collections Stars and Spring Water and the prose collection Letters to Little Readers, the latter regarded as a foundational work of Chinese children's literature; her lucid, sincere style has influenced generations of readers. She also devoted herself to translating foreign literature, rendering works by Tagore and Gibran, and made notable contributions to bringing foreign literature to Chinese readers. The collection holds seventeen of her works, spanning foreign literature, prose and miscellany, and classic works, including both translations and personal collections.