Wen Rumin

Wen Rumin, born in 1946 in Zijin, Guangdong, is a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University. He has served as head of the department and president of the Modern Chinese Literature Research Association, and as chief editor of the Ministry of Education's unified primary and secondary school Chinese textbooks. His research focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese literature and Chinese language education. He is the author of A History of Modern Chinese Literary Criticism and co-author of Thirty Years of Modern Chinese Literature. His works include literary history textbooks, analyses of famous modern literary works, anthologies, study guides, and collections on Chinese language education, as well as essays, combining scholarly depth with teaching practicality. His writing links literary history with close reading of specific texts and has had a lasting influence in both modern literary studies and Chinese language education.