Li Ying

Li Ying (1926–2019) was a contemporary Chinese poet from Fengrun, Hebei. He served as director of the Culture Department of the PLA General Political Department, a member of the Presidium of the China Writers Association, and vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. He began publishing in 1942 and wrote more than fifty poetry collections, including Red Willow Collection, I Am Proud, I Am a Tree, A January Elegy, and Life Is a Leaf, and received the poetry prize of the first Lu Xun Literary Award. His poems often draw on military life and nature, with plain, concise language and sincere feeling. The library also lists works under the name Li Ying on self-help, finance, and applied psychology, such as Every Day Love Yourself, Write Down Every Day of Loving Yourself, Your Parenting Is Worth a Fortune, Tax Management (3rd Edition), The Caterpillar That Clings to Instinct, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, and Smile at Life. Because the name is shared, public information is limited and it remains unverified whether all these works are by the poet Li Ying.