Lin Haiyin | |
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| Native name | 林海音 |
| Born | 18 March 1918 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 1 December 2001 (aged 83) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | News and Broadcast Institute |
Lin Haiyin (Chinese: 林海音; pinyin: Lín Hǎiyīn; born Lin Hanying; 18 March 1918 – 1 December 2001) was a Taiwanese writer and editor from a family in Miaoli County, Taiwan. She was born in Osaka, Japan, and lived in New Taipei City's Panchiao district until the age of four before relocating to Beijing. Lin worked as a journalist and editor for the World Journal (世界日報) in Beijing before moving back to Taiwan with her family in 1948. In Taiwan, she served as an editor for the Mandarin Daily News (國語日報) and as the editor of the United Daily News (聯合報) supplement. She is best known for her 1960 book Memories of Peking: South Side Stories (城南舊事), a novelistic tribute to her childhood reminiscences of Beijing.