About the author

Xie Shijun is a Chinese author active in popular science and biography writing. Public information about him is limited, and his dates of birth and death, nationality, and educational background are not clearly documented. Judging from the eleven works held in the collection, his interests span three areas: popular science, biography, and history. In popular science, he has written Anecdotes from the History of Meteorology, Chatting About Sea Breezes, and volumes on cold waves and floods in the Weather in All Its Forms series, and he has also tried his hand at science fiction for young readers in Sun Wukong's Three Explorations of the Small Quark, showing an ability to turn specialized meteorological knowledge into accessible narrative. In biography, The Biography of Zhu Kezhen and The Man Who Explored the Secrets of the Heavenly Palace: The Story of Scientist Zhao Jiuxing focus on the lives and contributions of modern Chinese scientists, combining documentary research with readability. In addition, The Sage of Commerce: A Complete Biography of Fan Li shows his interest in historical figures. Overall, his works are known for their informative and narrative qualities and are suited to general readers.

Written (11)

Biography of Zhu Kezhen cover
Rating 4.1
Biography of Zhu Kezhen 谢世俊 Chongqing Publishing House · 2026 This book gives a detailed account of the extraordinary life of Zhu Kezhen, founder of meteorology in China and former president of Zhejiang Universit…
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Rating 3.5
Sun Wukong's Three Explorations of the Tiny Quark 谢世俊 Liaoning People's Publishing House · 2026 This book is a carefully crafted work by the renowned popular science writer Xie Shijun. Centering on the classic mythological figure Sun Wukong, it l…
The Man Who Explored the Mysteries of the Heavenly Palace: The Story of Scientist Zhao Jiuzhang cover
Rating 3.5
The Man Who Explored the Mysteries of the Heavenly Palace: The Story of Scientist Zhao Jiuzhang 谢世俊 Sichuan Juvenile and Children's Publishing House · 2026 Written by Xie Shijun, this book vividly recounts the remarkable life of Zhao Jiuzhang, a pioneer of China's meteorology, geophysics, and space physic…
Informal Talks on the History of Meteorology cover
Rating 3.5
Informal Talks on the History of Meteorology 谢世俊 · 2026 Written by Xie Shijun, a veteran scholar in meteorology, this book traces the development of meteorology in China and abroad in accessible, fluent pro…
Casual Talks on the Sea Breeze cover
Rating 3.3
Casual Talks on the Sea Breeze 谢世俊 China Ocean Press · 2026 This book is carefully compiled by Xie Shijun, a senior scholar in the field of meteorology. In accessible and fluent language, it sorts out the devel…
The Business Sage: A Complete Biography of Fan Li cover
Rating 3.3
The Business Sage: A Complete Biography of Fan Li 谢世俊 Northern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe) · 2026 With detailed historical sources and a literary style, The Sage of Commerce: A Complete Biography of Fan Li gives a full account of the sweeping life …
A Myriad of Weather: Cold Wave cover
Rating 3.2
A Myriad of Weather: Cold Wave 谢世俊 · 2026 This popular science book on meteorology, by veteran meteorologist Xie Shijun, systematically explains how cold waves form, their source regions and p…
Sowing Rain from the Sky cover
Rating 3.0
Sowing Rain from the Sky 谢世俊 · 2026 Acclaimed science writer Xie Shijun blends science fiction with scientific knowledge in this tale of a young meteorologist who arrives at the space st…
The Myriad Faces of Weather: Floods cover
Rating 3.0
The Myriad Faces of Weather: Floods 谢世俊 Meteorological Press · 2026 This book is a meticulously researched and engagingly written introduction to floods by Xie Shijun, a specialist in meteorological science popularizat…
The Legend of Guiguzi (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.0
The Legend of Guiguzi (2 Volumes) 谢世俊 China Culture and History Press · 2026 An epic of intrigue from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods! He was a direct disciple of Laozi and the founding master of the School of …
The Vicissitudes of Heaven and Earth cover
Rating 3.0
The Vicissitudes of Heaven and Earth 谢世俊 Meteorological Press · 2026 This book, meticulously compiled by the renowned meteorology popular science writer Xie Shijun, is one volume of the New Meteorology Knowledge Series.…

Publishers

China Culture and History PressNorthern Literature and Art Publishing House (Beifang Wenyi Chubanshe)Sichuan Juvenile and Children's Publishing HouseMeteorological PressChina Ocean PressLiaoning People's Publishing HouseChongqing Publishing House