Ai Qing

Ai Qing
Ai Qing in Paris, France, 1929
Ai Qing in Paris, France, 1929
Native name
蔣正涵
BornJiang Zhenghan
(1910-03-27)March 27, 1910
Fantianjiang village, Jinhua county, Zhejiang province, China
DiedMay 5, 1996(1996-05-05) (aged 86)
Beijing, China
Pen nameEjia (莪加)
Ke'a (克阿)
Linbi (林壁)
Occupationpoet
LanguageChinese
Alma materChina Academy of Art
Period1936–1986
SpouseGao Ying
ChildrenAi Xuan, Ai Weiwei

Ai Qing (Chinese: 艾青; pinyin: Ài Qīng; Wade–Giles: Ai Ch'ing, March 27, 1910 – May 5, 1996), born Jiang Zhenghan (Chinese: 蒋正涵; pinyin: Jiǎng Zhènghán) and styled Jiang Haicheng (Chinese: 蒋海澄; pinyin: Jiǎng Hǎichéng), was a 20th-century Chinese poet. He was known under his pen names Linbi (Chinese: 林壁; pinyin: Línbì), Ke'a (Chinese: 克阿; pinyin: Kè'ā) and Ejia (Chinese: 莪伽; pinyin: Éjiā).