Song Ge

Song Ge is a Chinese writer of children's books who has long been engaged in popular writing on history, the Chinese classics, and the natural sciences. Her/his works span a wide range of subjects, including history and traditional culture books for young readers such as Reading Zizhi Tongjian as a Youngster and The Remarkable Chinese Culture, as well as popular guides to the classics like The Complete Book of Chinese Idiom Stories (Latest Updated Edition) and Vernacular Selections from Liaozhai. In the areas of health and daily life, Song Ge wrote A Guide to Running in China (Not Running Is Fatal); in finance and travel, the works touch on comparative research into housing provident fund systems and on the geography and culture of Silk Road countries such as Turkey, Thailand, and Russia. Little is known publicly about Song Ge's birth year, native place, or other personal details, as authoritative records are limited. Overall, Song Ge's writing aims at popularizing knowledge, turning specialized material into accessible language for general readers; despite the variety of subjects, the style remains plain and readable.