About the author
Hai Zi (1964–1989), originally named Zha Haisheng, was born in Huaining County, Anhui Province, and was a contemporary poet. He entered the Law Department of Peking University at the age of 15 and, after graduation, was assigned to work in the philosophy teaching and research section of the China University of Political Science and Law. His poems are known for their vivid lyricism and their plain yet passionate language, often centering on land, wheat fields, the sun, and his hometown, and combining romantic imagination with a deep sense of solitude. Works such as "Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms," "Asian Bronze," and "Wheat Field" are widely read, and collections of his poetry as well as books of appreciation of his verse continue to be published, making him one of the most influential poets in contemporary Chinese-language poetry. On March 26, 1989, Hai Zi lay down on the tracks at Shanhaiguan and died at the age of only 25.
Written (7)
Rating 4.2★ You Come to This World Once, You Should Look at the Sun Hai Zi Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 Marking the 30th anniversary of the poet Hai Zi's death, we present this selected volume of his poetry—to honor his memory and to try to perceive and … Rating 4.0★ You Came to This World Once, You Should Look at the Sun: To Lonely Passersby (12 Volumes) Yu Minhong / Chiang Hsun / Chua Lam / Hai Zi 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 This boxed set comprises 12 volumes: Traveling Far Through the Years, All Beings at This Moment, The Fun of Being Human, Living This Life Well, Quiet … Rating 4.5★ Poems of Hai Zi Hai Zi Jiangxi People's Publishing House · 2021 Hai Zi was a genius poet and a phenomenon in his own right. He entered Peking University at fifteen, joined the philosophy faculty at China University… Rating 3.8★ Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms: An Appreciation of Haizi's Classic Poems Hai Zi China Pictorial Publishing House · 2020 Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms: An Appreciation of Hai Zi's Classic Poems (hardcover, color-illustrated edition) presents the poems of this lege… Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms: Selected Poems of Hai Zi Hai Zi / 谭五昌 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2018 This is an illustrated selection of Hai Zi's lyric poetry, edited and annotated poem by poem by the poet and critic Tan Wuchang, with dozens of illust… Rating 4.6★ The Complete Poems of Haizi Hai Zi / 西川 Writers Publishing House · 2009 The Complete Poems of Haizi, compiled by the poet Xi Chuan and published by Writers Publishing House in March 2009, marks the twentieth anniversary of… Rating 4.7★ The Complete Poems of Haizi Hai Zi / 西川 Shanghai Joint Publishing Company · 1997 The Complete Poems of Haizi is the first systematically compiled collection of all the poems by the poet Haizi (1964–1989) after his death. Edited by …Publishers
Shanghai Joint Publishing CompanyChina Pictorial Publishing HouseWriters Publishing House天津博集新媒科技有限公司Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing HouseJiangxi People's Publishing HouseHunan Literature and Art Publishing House