About the author
Sha Shuang is an author about whom limited public information is available. Her works are mainly biographies of Chinese historical figures, and three titles are included in the collection. She has written biographies of three historical figures: Tang Yin, Lu You, and Yue Fei. "The Master of Peach Blossom Hut: A Biography of Tang Yin" focuses on the life and talent of the Ming dynasty literatus Tang Yin. "Lu You," part of the "Chinese Sages Stories" series, recounts the life and patriotic sentiments of the Southern Song poet Lu You and was selected as a key publication of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee's 2022 themed publishing program. Another work, "Yue Fei," centers on the deeds of the Southern Song general Yue Fei. Judging from her subjects, Sha Shuang writes for general readers, presenting the lives and spirits of historical figures in an accessible, story-driven manner with plain language and clear narrative, suitable for young readers and the public. Her works are commonly classified under general biography, and she is somewhat representative in popular historical biography.
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Rating 3.9★ Master of the Peach Blossom Hut: A Biography of Tang Yin 沙爽 Writers Publishing House · 2025 Tang Yin was a celebrated painter and man of letters of Ming-dynasty China. This book sets Tang Yin against the broad backdrop of the Ming era, weavin… Rating 3.4★ Yue Fei 沙爽 Zhonghua Book Company · 2023 Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju, was a native of Tangyin County in Xiangzhou (present-day Henan) and a renowned general of the Southern Song dynasty who… Rating 3.6★ Lu You: Biographical Stories of Chinese Sages and Worthies [Key Themed Publication of 2022, Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee] 沙爽 Zhonghua Book Company · 2021 Lu You was a celebrated patriotic poet of the Southern Song dynasty. At his birth, the Jin army was advancing south, and he fled the chaos with his fa…Publishers
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