 The cover of Harvard Girl, showing Liu with her Harvard acceptance letter. | |
| Author | Liu Weihua, Zhang Xinwu |
|---|---|
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | Parenting |
| Publisher | Writers Publishing House[1] |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication place | People's Republic of China |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 7-5063-1942-X |
Harvard Girl (full title Harvard Girl Liu Yiting: A Character Training Record; Chinese: 哈佛女孩刘亦婷：素质培养纪实; pinyin: Hāfó Nǚhái Liú Yìtíng: sùzhì péixùn jìshí) is a book written by Liu Weihua (刘卫华) and Zhang Xinwu (张欣武), which describes how they raised their daughter, Liu Yiting (刘亦婷), to be accepted to Harvard University.
Published in 2000 in Chinese by the Writers Publishing House, the book details the rigorous lifestyle that Liu led and includes advice from Liu's parents on how to raise children to gain acceptance to top-tier universities; it has been described as a "manual" for child-rearing and early education.[2]
The book was a bestseller in mainland China and made both Harvard and Liu Yiting household names among Chinese parents and students. It has since had numerous imitators, spawning an entire genre of how-to books on child-rearing for Chinese parents.