About the author

Xin Yao is an author with limited publicly available information. The existing works are mainly concentrated in two categories: inspirational personal growth and prose miscellany. The library holds eight works by this author, most of which explore the spiritual worlds of modern and contemporary Chinese figures. They include compiled inspirational anthologies devoted to Liang Yuchun, Qu Qiubai, Xu Dishan, Yu Dafu, and Li Dazhao, as well as quotation and aphorism collections such as One Word, One Feeling: Chinese Inspirational Sayings and The Realm of Living: Inspirational Aphorisms of Chinese Sages and Great Scholars. There is also a work titled The Sower of Sunshine: Rembrandt, which extends the inspirational theme to the life of a Western artist. Judging from these works, Xin Yao's editorial focus is on selecting texts that embody struggle, responsibility, and a passion for life, setting personal experience alongside maxims so that the two illuminate each other. The style is plain and readable, suited to readers interested in inspirational prose and traditional Chinese aphorisms.

Written (8)

Kissing the Fire of Life: Selected Inspirational Writings of Liang Yuchun cover
Rating 3.8
Kissing the Fire of Life: Selected Inspirational Writings of Liang Yuchun Liang Yuchun / 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 The essays collected in Kissing the Fire of Life: Selected Inspirational Writings of Liang Yuchun span life, values, artistic pursuit and reflections …
The Gentlest Blade: Selected Inspirational Writings of Qu Qiubai cover
Rating 3.6
The Gentlest Blade: Selected Inspirational Writings of Qu Qiubai Qu Qiubai / 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 The Gentlest Blade: Selected Inspirational Writings of Qu Qiubai gathers 100 books, including biographies, collected works, and anthologies. We want t…
Who Made the Divine Rain Fall on the Empty Mountain: Selected Inspirational Writings of Xu Dishan cover
Rating 3.6
Who Made the Divine Rain Fall on the Empty Mountain: Selected Inspirational Writings of Xu Dishan Xu Dishan / 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Who Calls the Holy Rain to Fall on the Empty Mountain: Selected Inspirational Writings of Xu Dishan is a collection of Xu Dishan's works—lyrical ficti…
To Live, to Live and Struggle: Selected Inspirational Writings of Yu Dafu cover
Rating 3.6
To Live, to Live and Struggle: Selected Inspirational Writings of Yu Dafu Yu Dafu / 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 This collection brings together Yu Dafu's essays, travel sketches, diaries, and autobiographical writings. The selected pieces reveal both an unyieldi…
Iron Shoulders Carry Morality and Justice: Selected Inspirational Writings of Li Dazhao cover
Rating 3.5
Iron Shoulders Carry Morality and Justice: Selected Inspirational Writings of Li Dazhao Li Dazhao / 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 With Iron Shoulders Bearing Moral Duty: Selected Inspirational Writings of Li Dazhao portrays the fine qualities and traditional virtues that Chinese …
One Word, One Sentiment: Famous Inspirational Sayings of China cover
Rating 3.5
One Word, One Sentiment: Famous Inspirational Sayings of China 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Compiled by Xin Yao, this book selects famous sayings and brilliant phrases from ancient times, from the pre-Qin period to the late Qing, and groups t…
The Realm of Living: Inspirational Maxims of Chinese Sages and Great Scholars cover
Rating 3.5
The Realm of Living: Inspirational Maxims of Chinese Sages and Great Scholars 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 In the long river of history, there are always some who lead by example, using their own life experience to constantly remind us to reflect on the mea…
The Sower of Sunlight: Rembrandt cover
Rating 3.3
The Sower of Sunlight: Rembrandt 隆恩 / 辛尧 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 In this book, author John van Loon, writing from the perspective of a friend and family doctor, presents an objective portrait of Rembrandt in plain, …

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China Industry and Commerce Associated Press