Ye Zhaoyan

Ye Zhaoyan
BornJuly 1957 (age 67)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma materNanjing University
Relatives
  • Yao Cheng (姚澄), mother
  • Ye Zhicheng (叶至诚), father
  • Ye Shengtao, grandfather
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Zhàoyán

Ye Zhaoyan (born July 1957) is a Chinese author based in Nanjing. Many of his books have been translated into English and other languages.

His paternal grandfather Ye Shengtao was one of China's most influential educators, and his mother Yao Cheng (姚澄) was a famous Wuxi opera actress.