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Biography Revised: 7/23/2008
Career Data Updated: 7/23/2008
Biography
Ba Jin, male, Han nationality, is a native of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He was born in 1904.
Ba Jin is one of China's most renown writers and the author of such works as "The Works of Ba Jin," "The Selected Works of Ba Jin," "Family," "Spring," "Autumn," and "The Trilogy of Love." He also served as editor of the following publications: "Cultural Life," "Literary and Art Monthly," "Harvest," and "Shanghai Literature."
He also has won several literary awards, including the Dante International Prize and the Fukuoka Special Asian Culture Prize. He is the chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and an honorary member of the American Institute of Arts and Literature.
Ba Jin was vice-chairman of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th CPPCC National Committees and a deputy to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th NPCs.
Career Data
| 2003—2005 | Vice-Chairman, 10th CPPCC, National Committee | |
| 1998—2003 | Vice-Chairman, 9th CPPCC, National Committee | |
| 1993—1998 | Vice-Chairman, 8th CPPCC, National Committee | |
| 1990 | (Awarded Fukuoka Special Asian Culture Prize) | |
| 1988—1993 | Vice-Chairman, 7th CPPCC, National Committee | |
| 1984 | Honorary Doctorate of Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR | |
| 1983—1988 | Vice-Chairman, 6th CPPCC, National Committee | |
| 1983 | (Entitled "Commander of the Legion of Honour) | |
| 1982— | Honorary Member, American Institute of Arts and Letters | |
| 1982 | (Awarded Dante International Prize) | |
| 1981—???? | Acting Chairman, Chinese Writers Association | |
| 1978—1983 | Member, 5th Standing Committee of the NPC | |
| 1975—1978 | Deputy, 4th NPC | |
| 1964—1975 | Deputy, 3rd NPC | |
| 1959—1964 | Deputy, 2nd NPC | |
| 1954—1959 | Deputy, 1st NPC | |
| 1949—???? | Chief Editor, Literary and Art Monthly | |
| 1949—???? | Chief Editor, Harvest | |
| 1949—???? | Chief Editor, Shanghai Literature | |
| 1935—1949 | Editor-in-Chief, Pingming Publishing House Shanghai Municipality | |
| 1935—1949 | Editor-in-Chief, Cultural Life | |
| 1926 | Author, ("Destruction") |
