Xi Murong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xi.

Xi Murong 席慕蓉
Born	(1943-10-15) October 15, 1943 (age 81) Chongqing, China
Occupation	Poet, painter
Language	Chinese, Mongolian
Alma mater	National Taiwan Normal University, Royal College of Arts
Period	1981–present
Genre	Poetry
Notable works	Qilixiang (《七里香》)
Spouse	Liu Haibei (劉海北)
Children	son: Liu Ankai (劉安凱) daughter: Liu Fangci (劉芳慈)
Relatives	father: Xi Zhenduo [zh] mother: Yue Zhufang [zh] sister: Phyllis Gomda Hsi

Xi Murong or Hsi Muren[1] (Chinese: 席慕容; pinyin: Xí Mùróng; born 1943) is a writer and painter. She is most famous for her poetry, especially the collections Seven Miles of Fragrance (七里香; Qīlǐ Xiāng)[1] and Unregrettable Youth[a] (無怨的青春; Wúyuàn de Qīngchūn).[2]

Personal life

On 15 October 1943, Xi was born in Chungking (now Chongqing).[1] 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]

Writing

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]

See also

• Taiwanese art

Notes

1. Also translated as Regretless Youth and Blameless Youth.

References

1. "Poet | Xi Mu-rong". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
2. Ying, Li-hua (2010). Historical dictionary of modern Chinese literature. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-8108-5516-8.
3. "席慕容简介".
4. "席慕锟斤拷锟斤拷品". Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.

External links

Poetry works

• A Blossoming tree The English translation of one of her most famous poems.