Zhang Hong

Zhang Hong was born in December 1955 in Chenggu, Shaanxi, with ancestral roots in Hong'an, Hubei. A member of the Chinese Writers Association and vice chair of the Shaanxi Writers Association, she began writing in 1980. Her works include the novel Chukou, the story collections Hunduan Qingyang Ling and Dushi Honghuang, the essay collections Huigui Qingcaodi and Powu Nabian de Shi, and the poetry collection Hong, Wo de Yanse, among 14 titles. She has received the first Jiyuan Literature Award and the Liu Qing Literature Award. Three of her works are held in this collection, spanning medicine, biography, and social culture: Pingyue Zhenggu Yaowu Zhiliaoxue, Caihong Aoyun Meng, and Zhongguo Fuhao: Zhongguo Keju. These reflect her cross-disciplinary interests. Public information on her life is limited; her writing combines professional medical knowledge with accessible cultural popularization in a plain style.