Zhu Ziqing, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Zhu Ziqing

Chinese poet

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1898

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1948

Profession: poet

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Zhu Ziqing (November 22, 1898 – August 12, 1948), born Zhu Zihua, was a renowned Chinese poet and essayist.
Zhu studied at Peking University, and during the May Fourth Movement became one of several pioneers of modernism in China during the 1920s.
Zhu was a prolific writer of both prose and poetry, but is best known for essays like "Retreating Figure" (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Bèiying), and "You.
Me." (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Ni wo).
His best known work in verse is the long poem "Destruction" or Huimie (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Huimiè).