Tang Haoming Explained

Tang Haoming
Native Name:唐浩明
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Hengyang, Hunan, China
Occupation:Novelist
Language:Chinese
Alma Mater:Central China Normal University
Period:1986–2002
Genre:Historical novel
Notable Works:Zeng Guofan
Yang Du
Zhang Zhidong
Relatives:Tang Zhenchun (father)
Wang Dehui (mother)
Tang Yiming (brother)
Awards:Full list

Tang Haoming (; born October 1946), also known as Deng Yunsheng, is a Chinese novelist. He is best known for writing biographical novels of Zeng Guofan, Zhang Zhidong, and Yang Du.[1] [2] He is now the vice president of Hunan Writers Association.

Biography

Tang was born in 1946 in Hengyang, Hunan, which was also the hometown of Wang Fuzhi.[3] His father Tang Zhenchu (;1914 - 1999) was a member of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang and official in the National Government.[4] [5] His mother named Wang Dehui .[4] [5] His elder brother Tang Yiming (; born 1942) is a scholar on Wei and Jin dynasties literature who graduated from Wuhan University and Columbia University.[4] [5] His elder sister Tang Shuming died of dysentery during the Land Reform Movement in the 1950s.[4] In 1949, before moving to Taiwan, Tang's parents entrusted their children to Tang Zhenchu's elder brother Tang Xuanzu .[4] In the Land Reform Movement, Tang Xuanzu was brought to be persecuted because he was a landlord.[4] Shortly after, Tang Haoming was adopted by Deng Xianhong, a hairdresser of Hengyang No. 2 Middle School, and renamed Deng Yunsheng .[4]

He was a graduate student in water conservancy at the Central China College of Water Conservancy. After graduation, he worked in a farm and hydropower station as a technician.

In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, at this time, he read the Twenty-Four Histories. With the resumption of the University Entrance Examination in 1977, he was accepted to the Central China Normal University and graduated in 1982. After graduation, he worked in Yuelu Publishing House as an editor.[6]

In 1986, Tang became famous for his novel, Zeng Guofan. In 2002, Tang published the novel Zhang Zhidong. He no longer writes, so this book has become his last novel.[7]

He became president of Hunan Writers Association in September 2004,[8] and was re-elected in June 2011.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listen Tang Hao-ming told Zeng Guofan and traditional culture . 2013 .
  2. Web site: http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/2010/2010-03/30/content_19386361.htm. zh:《唐浩明》. 2010-03-30. Xinhuanews. Chinese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204001136/http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/2010/2010-03/30/content_19386361.htm. 2013-12-04.
  3. Web site: http://www.sznews.com/epaper/szwb/content/2006-11/04/content_509039.htm. zh:《唐浩明:小说笔法谈古论今》. 2006-11-04. sznews.com. Liu Yuhong. Chinese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234708/http://www.sznews.com/epaper/szwb/content/2006-11/04/content_509039.htm. 2013-12-02.
  4. News: Gan Jianhua (Chinese: 甘建华). http://www.voc.com.cn/Topic/article/201609/201609200941176051.html . zh:衡岳湘水 大时代下的唐家 . voc.com.cn . 20 September 2016. 29 September 2019 . zh.
  5. News: Liu Yajing (Chinese: 刘雅婧). http://www.bjnews.com.cn/book/2012/11/17/234176.html . zh:唐浩明与唐翼明 兄弟·家教·问学 . bjnews.com.cn . 17 November 2012 . 29 September 2019 . zh.
  6. Web site: http://www.zg0734.cn/main/showMR.asp?id=336&type=15. zh:《唐浩明:敬畏历史 感悟智慧》. Zhongguohengyang. Chinese. dead. https://archive.today/20130424173344/http://www.zg0734.cn/main/showMR.asp?id=336&type=15. 2013-04-24.
  7. Web site: http://news.163.com/07/1128/05/3UC4T612000120GU.html. zh:《唐浩明不再创作历史长篇》. 2007-11-28 . 163.com. Chinese.
  8. News: Zeng Henglin (Chinese: 曾衡林). zh:湖南省作协第六届主席团产生 . http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/zw/2004/2004-09-08/5561.html . 2020-12-03 . China Writers Association . 2004-09-08. zh.
  9. News: Xu Hairui (Chinese: 徐海瑞). zh:唐浩明连任省作协主席 湖南省作家协会第七次代表大会闭幕 . http://epaper.xxcb.cn/xxcba/html/2011-06/22/content_2501952.htm . 2020-12-03 . Xiaoxiang Morning Post . 2011-06-22. zh.
  10. Web site: http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2003-07-04/08111276022.html. Yuan Xin. zh:《唐浩明:从来没用过手机》. 2003-07-04. Sina. Chinese.