| Cai Chongda | |||||||
| Native Name: | 蔡崇達 | ||||||
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| Birth Date: | 27 May 1982 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Dongshi, Fujian, China | ||||||
| Nationality: | Chinese | ||||||
| Alma Mater: | Quanzhou Normal University | ||||||
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| Notable Works: | Vessel: A Memoir | ||||||
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Cai Chongda (born May 27, 1982) is a Chinese journalist, magazine editor, and writer, best known for his memoir, Vessel: A Memoir . He currently serves as the executive editor of China News Weekly.
Cai was born on May 27, 1982, in the seaside town of Dongshi, Fujian, China to an underprivileged family.[1] At the age of 16, he won first place at a national composition competition, and published a book the following year. He attended Quanzhou Normal University, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2004.[2]
At 24, Cai became the News Editor of Modern Weekly, a Chinese magazine.[3] At the age of 27, Cai became Director of Reporting at GQ China, becoming the youngest person to hold this position across GQ's 17 international branches. In 2015, he founded Magmode, a menswear brand.
In 2014, he published the essay collection, Pínáng (皮囊). The book became a bestseller in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, selling over 3 million copies in China.[4] In 2021, it was translated by Dylan Levi King into English, published under the title Vessel: A Memoir.[5] Vessel