Xiao San | |
|---|---|
 Xiao San | |
| Native name | 萧三 |
| Born | Xiao Kesen (萧克森) 10 October 1896 Xiangxiang, Hunan, Qing China |
| Died | 4 February 1983 (aged 86) Beijing, China |
| Pen name | Emi Siao Ai Mei |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Chinese, Russian, French, German, English |
| Alma mater | Hunan First Normal University Communist University of the Toilers of the East Moscow Sun Yat-sen University |
| Period | 1939–1983 |
| Genre | Poem |
| Notable works | Selected Poems of Xiao San |
| Spouse | Tan Xuejun Vassar Eva Sandberg Gan Lu |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Xiao Zisheng (brother) Xiao Yueying (father) |
Xiao San (simplified Chinese: 萧三; traditional Chinese: 蕭三; pinyin: Xiāo Sān; 10 October 1896 – 4 February 1983) was a Chinese poet and translator. He was fluent in Russian, French, German, and English.
Xiao San was the first writer to write a biography of Mao Zedong.[1]
- ^ Ye Jiefu (2012-11-11). "萧三：第一个为毛泽东写传的人". People's Daily (in Chinese).