Liang Heng

Liang Heng was born in Huozhou, Shanxi, in May 1946, and graduated from Renmin University of China in 1968. He is a contemporary essayist, scholar, journalism theorist and popular science writer. He has served as a reporter for Guangming Daily, deputy director of the National Press and Publication Administration, and deputy editor-in-chief of People's Daily, and has been a doctoral supervisor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin University of China. His essays range across historical figures, natural landscapes and cultural reflection. Representative works include Where to Find the Ferry, Jinci Temple, Hukou Waterfall, Beauty Across a Century and A Popular History of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Two of his books are included in the collection: China on the Treetops and Everyone Can Be a King: Selected Essays by Liang Heng, reflecting the enduring influence of his essays on contemporary readers.