Alpine lilies

Author: Sanmao
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Publish Date: 1996-10-01
Features: This is a continuation of "Journey Through Mountains and Rivers," a collection of Sanmao's works, describing the customs, cultures, and landscapes of Central and South America, showcasing a vibrant and colorful world. This is one of the books in the Sanmao works collection. Sanmao's real name is Chen Ping, born on March 26, 1943, in Dinghai County, Zhejiang Province. She graduated from the Philosophy Department of China University of Culture. She studied abroad and settled in the Canary Islands of the Spanish Sahara after marriage, writing a series of beloved works based on the local life. After returning to Taiwan in 1981, she taught at China University of Culture before resigning in 1984, focusing on writing and speaking. She passed away on January 4, 1991, at the age of 48. Her footsteps spanned the world, and her works were widely read among the Chinese communities globally, with a large readership in mainland China. Her life, writings, and translations are very rich, totaling twenty-four volumes. Sanmao's English name is ECHO. "Sanmao" was her pen name, and it is mentioned in the preface of "Sanmao's School Days" that "Sanmao" hides an I Ching hexagram, but the mystery remains unknown. However, Sanmao herself once said that she chose this name because it was unremarkable, and another reason was that she believed her writing was ordinary, only worth three cents. Sanmao was born on March 26, 1943 (February 21 in the lunar calendar) in Chongqing, Sichuan. As a child, Sanmao showed a love for books and was reading "Dream of the Red Chamber" by the time she was five and a half. During her junior high school years, she read almost all the world classics available. In her second year of junior high, she left school and was taught by her parents, building a solid foundation in poetry, classical Chinese, and English. She later studied painting with two painters, Gu Fusheng and Shao Youxuan.