Yu Jie
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Yu Jie he is a writer and vice-president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPENC, 2005–2007), coming from Chengdu
, Sichuan
, China
. He is actively participating in China's human rights
activities, and openly expresses his own views related.
s in 13 years old. Yu Jie was admitted to Peking University
in 1992, then in 1997 got a Bachelor of Arts
degree, and a Master of Arts
degree in 2000.
, said: "Yu jie got the acute and sharp genre
in thought, and was emerged in free writing status. Forward, he put his essays with the internal charm and power. Therefore, he reached the realm than those who writers as they never got it in writing for life."
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. He is actively participating in China's human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activities, and openly expresses his own views related.
Biography
He was born in Chendu, Sichuan, on October 3, 1973. Then, he began to publish his literary workLiterature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
s in 13 years old. Yu Jie was admitted to Peking University
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
in 1992, then in 1997 got a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree, and a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in 2000.
Awards and honors
- In 1998, he made his literaryLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
debut, and was honoured with the "Top Ten Good Books" (literary) by Xi-shu reading club for the first book Fire and Ice. - In 2000, the political commentary "Fight for Freedom" which was awarded the "Most Acute Comment on the Year" by "Yazhou ZhoukanYazhou ZhoukanYazhou Zhoukan , literally as "Asia Weekly", is the only Chinese language international affairs newsweekly which has been published for over 20 years...
" (Asia Weekly). - In 2002, Yu Jie was awarded the "Certificate of Achievement Chan's Foundation of Journalism and Culture" in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA. - In 2006, with the novelNovelA novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Vanilla Mountain, being awarded the "Tang Qing Christian Literature Award" of Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
Academic visitings
- 2003 spring, Yu Jie was selected as a candidate of the "International Visitor Program" of the United States Department of StateUnited States Department of StateThe United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
. - 2003 fall, he was invited by the House of CouncillorsHouse of CouncillorsThe is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives...
of JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to visit Japan. - 2004 spring, being a visiting scholar to the Faculty of Political Science of the University of WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin SystemThe University of Wisconsin System is a university system of public universities in the state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher education systems in the country, enrolling more than 182,000 students each year and employing more than 32,000 faculty and staff statewide...
, USA. - 2004 fall, Ye jie was invited to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. - 2005 winter, he went to MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for attending the "Asia-Pacific Writers Forum." - 2006 summer, to attend the annual International PENInternational PENPEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany. - 2007 spring, he was invited by the Imprinting magazine to visit TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. - 2007 summer, to the United Staes for attending the "International Anti-Rightist MovementAnti-Rightist MovementThe Anti-Rightist Movement of the People's Republic of China in the 1950s and early 1960s consisted of a series of campaigns to purge alleged "rightists" within the Communist Party of China and abroad...
15th Anniversary Conference" in Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
.
Critics
Professor Xiao-hong Xia, the Faculty of Literature of Peking UniversityPeking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
, said: "Yu jie got the acute and sharp genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
in thought, and was emerged in free writing status. Forward, he put his essays with the internal charm and power. Therefore, he reached the realm than those who writers as they never got it in writing for life."
Main works
- 1998:
- Fire and Ice, Economy Daily Press, China.
- Screams within Iron House, Chinese Industry & Commerce Syndicate Press.
- 1999:
- Fire and Ice, (Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
edition), Cosmos Books. - To say, or Not To say, Culture and Art Publishing House.
- Awkward Times, YueLu Publishing House.
- Civilization Pain (Self Anthology), Bai Hua Publishing House.
- Fire and Ice, (Hong Kong
- 2000:
- Fly the Wings, China Film Publishing House.
- 2009:
- The Road of Wandering Hero - The Mind History of the Transformation Intellectuals in our times, Taiwan Linking Publishing Co.
- 2010:
- China's Best Actor: Wen Jiabao, New Century Publishing Co. (Yu Jie was interrogated by China police due to this book.)
Characters 'been judged
A lot of notables whom was judged by Yu Jie as follows.- Leung Kwok-hungLeung Kwok-hungLeung Kwok-hung , also known as Long Hair , is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , a founding member of the League of Social Democrats and a democratic political activist.-Biography:Leung is a self-proclaimed Trotskyist and a member of April Fifth Action, a radical socialist...
- Raymond Wong
- Albert HoAlbert HoAlbert Ho Chun-yan . He is currently secretary general of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and chairman of the Democratic Party. He is a solicitor and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong....
- Martin LeeMartin LeeMartin Lee , QC, SC, JP, was the founding chairman of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency...
- Lee Kuan YewLee Kuan YewLee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades...
- Suharto
- Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi, AC is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, her National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 81% of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained...
- Bo YangBo YangThis article is about the Chinese writer. His name in Western languages is homonymic with Bó Yáng .Boyang , also sometimes called Baiyang, was a Chinese language writer based in Taiwan...
- Li AoLi AoLi Ao , is a writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician in the Republic of China .He is considered by many to be one of the most important modern Chinese essayists today, although critics have termed him an intellectual narcissist...
- Wen JiabaoWen JiabaoWen Jiabao is the sixth and current Premier and Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government and leading its cabinet. In his capacity as Premier, Wen is regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy...