Xiao Hong

Xiao Hong
Portrait of Xiao Hong.
Born(1911-06-02)2 June 1911
Died22 January 1942(1942-01-22) (aged 30)
SpouseDuanmu Hongliang (m.1938)
Signature
Xiao Hong
Traditional Chinese蕭紅
Simplified Chinese萧红
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāo Hóng
Wade–GilesHsiao Hung

Xiao Hong or Hsiao Hung (1 June 1911 – 22 January 1942) was a Chinese writer. Her infant name (乳名,ruming) was Zhang Ronghua (張榮華). Her formal name used at school (學名,xueming) was Zhang Xiuhuan (張秀環). Her name Zhang Naiying (張廼瑩) was changed by her grandfather;[1] she also used the pen names Qiao Yin and Lingling.

  1. ^ Nicole, Huang (2007). "Xiao Hong". Chinese Fiction Writers, 1900-1949.