Xi Murong | |
Birth Date: | 15 October 1943 |
Birth Place: | Chongqing, China |
Occupation: | Poet, painter |
Language: | Chinese, Mongolian |
Alma Mater: | National Taiwan Normal University, Royal College of Arts |
Period: | 1981–present |
Genre: | Poetry |
Notableworks: | Qilixiang (Chinese: 《七里香》) |
Spouse: | Liu Haibei (Chinese: 劉海北) |
Children: | son: Liu Ankai (Chinese: 劉安凱) daughter: Liu Fangci (Chinese: 劉芳慈) |
Relatives: | father: mother: sister: Phyllis Gomda Hsi |
Xi Murong or Hsi Muren (; born 1943) is a writer and painter. She is most famous for her poetry, especially the collections Seven Miles of Fragrance (Chinese: 七里香; Qīlǐ Xiāng) and Unregrettable Youth (Chinese: 無怨的青春; Wúyuàn de Qīngchūn).[1]
On 15 October 1943, Xi was born in Chungking (now Chongqing).[2] She moved to Hong Kong with her family in 1949, and then to Taiwan in 1953.
In 1959, Xi entered the National Taiwan Normal University, majoring in fine art. In 1963, she graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, and started teaching at Taipei Renai Middle School.
In 1964, Xi entered the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Belgium, where she studied oil painting. In February 1966, she held her first art exhibition in Brussels.
In 1974, Xi held her first art exhibition in Taiwan.
In 1976, Xi participated in the Union Novel Prize where she won an award.[3]
1979: Drawing Portray
1981: Qi Li Xiang
1982: Baby In Store
1983: Regardless Youth
1987: Nine Works of Time
1988: In the Far Away Place
1992: Song of River
1997: Prairie of Time
2011: Name as Poetry[4]