Lung Ying-tai (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Lóng Yìngtái; born 13 February 1952 in Kaohsiung) is a Taiwanese essayist and cultural critic.
She occasionally writes under the pen name 'Hu Meili' (???; ???; Hú Meilì).
Lung's poignant and critical essays contributed to the democratization of Taiwan and as the only Taiwanese writer with a column in major mainland Chinese newspapers, she is an influential writer in Mainland China.
She has written 17 books.Lung Ying-tai has held two positions within Taiwan's government as Taipei's first Cultural Bureau Chief (1999–2003) and as Taiwan's first Culture Minister (2012–2014).