Lung Ying-tai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lung.
Lung Ying-Tai
龍應台
1st Minister of Culture of the Republic of China
(Minister of Council for Cultural Affairs until 19 May 2012)
In office
6 February 2012 – 7 December 2014
DeputyGeorge Hsu, Chang Yun-cheng, Lin Chin-tien
George Hsu, Hung Meng-chi, Lee Ying-ping
Preceded byOvid Tzeng
Lin Chin-tian (acting)
Succeeded byHung Meng-chi
Personal details
Born (1952-02-13) 13 February 1952 (age 72)
Daliao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan (Republic of China)
ChildrenTwo sons
Alma materNational Cheng Kung University
Kansas State University

Lung Ying-tai (Chinese: 龍應台; pinyin: Lóng Yìngtái) is a writer, cultural critic, and public intellectual. With more than 30 books to her credit, she not only has a large number of readers in her native Taiwan, but her works also have an impact in Chinese-language communities in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and North America.[1] Lung became widely known for her criticism on the Kuomintang party's martial law regime and has since become a critic of Mainland China's increasing restrictions on press freedom and civil liberties.[2][3] Her critical essays on cultural and political issues contributed to the democratization of Taiwan.[4]

Lung Ying-tai served as Taipei's first Cultural Bureau Chief (1999–2003)[5] and Taiwan's first Minister of Culture (2012–2014).[6] She established the Lung Ying-tai Cultural Foundation in 2005. She is currently engaged in full-time writing, residing in eastern Taiwan by the Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ "Writing Across Fences | US-China Institute". china.usc.edu. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Woman of letters". South China Morning Post. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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  4. ^ Yu, Verna (5 October 2009). "Untold Stories of China and Taiwan". New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  5. ^ Affairs, Department of Cultural (26 July 2009). "Department of Cultural Affairs". Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ "中華民國文化部-歷任首長". 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2023.