Rong Zi
Rong Zi (蓉子) was the pen name of Wang Rongzi (王蓉芷; 4 May 1922 – 9 January 2021), a Chinese-born Taiwanese writer who is considered to be a leading modern day Taiwanese poet. She continued her education at an agricultural college. She first worked as a teacher and then later at a radio station; she came to Taipei in 1949.
Also recorded as Jung-tzu · Yung-tzu · Yungtze · Wang Jung-chih
Rong Zi
- Name
- Wang Rongzi
- Born
- 4 May 1922
- Died
- 9 January 2021
- Occupation
- Writer, poet
- Birthplace
- Jiangsu, Republic of China
- Place of death
- Xuzhou, China
- Full name
- Wang Rongzhi.
- Fields
- poetry
- Languages
- Chinese
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Rong Zi (蓉子) was the pen name of Wang Rongzi (王蓉芷; 4 May 1922 – 9 January 2021), a Chinese-born Taiwanese writer who is considered to be a leading modern day Taiwanese poet. She continued her education at an agricultural college. She first worked as a teacher and then later at a radio station; she came to Taipei in 1949.
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She retired from the Taipei International Telecommunications Bureau in 1976. She published her first book of poetry Qingniao ji (Blue Bird) in 1953. Rongzi married the poet Luo Men in 1955. The couple has been called "the Brownings of Chinese Modern Poetry". Besides several volumes of poetry, she also published essays and a volume of children's literature. She received national and international awards for her work. Zi returned to Jiangsu in 2019, to live with a relative. She died in Xuzhou on 9 January 2021.
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• Name — Wang Rongzi • Born — 4 May 1922 • Died — 9 January 2021 • Occupation — Writer, poet • Native Name — 王蓉芷 • Pen Name — Rong Zi 蓉子 • Birthplace — Jiangsu, Republic of China • Place of death — Xuzhou, China • Period — 1953–2021 • Genre — Modern Chinese poetry, prose, children's literature
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1922
Rong Zi born at Yangzhou.
2021
Rong Zi died at Xuzhou.
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- 1.Lin, Julia C. Twentieth-century Chinese Women's Poetry: An Anthology. 102. 2014. 978-1317453208.
- 2.Yeh, Michelle. Frontier Taiwan: An Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry. 144. 2013. 978-0231518413.
- 3.Miller, Jane Eldridge. Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. 278. 2001. 0415159806.
- 4.Government of Taiwan. Taipei Poetry Festival 2009.
- 5.詩人蓉子於中國辭世 享耆壽99歲. Liberty Times. 21 January 2021.
- 6.張, 雅淨. 「永遠的青鳥」詩人蓉子逝世 長年為文學界奉獻. Central News Agency. 11 January 2021.
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Rong Zi was recorded at birth as Wang Rongzhi. The authorities additionally record the headings Jung-tzu, Yung-tzu, Yungtze, Wang Jung-chih and Wang Rongzhi. Her recorded language was Chinese.
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