Icy Heart Children's Literature Collection—Poetry and Fiction Volume

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Features: The works showcase the author's femininity, allowing readers to savor tenderness, delicacy, warmth, simplicity, and love. — Zhang Tianyi
The love depicted by Bing Xin is one that transcends passion, embodying a mother's compassion and a child's purity. In the author's works, it serves as a moral foundation and a desire for peace. — Shen Congwen
In the past, we were all lonely children. Through her (Bing Xin's) works, we received much warmth and comfort. We learned to love the stars and the sea, and from those kind and beautiful words, we were warmed by the loss of our motherly love. I would like to present this Collected Works of Bing Xin as a New Year gift to them, hoping that this book, which has once soothed our hearts, can also bring a little warmth to them on cold nights and lonely dreams. — Ba Jin
When I was in primary school, three books deeply moved me. One was The School of Love by an Italian author, with the most touching story being A Journey of Six Thousand Li for My Mother. Another was Pinocchio, whose fate made me deeply concerned. The third was the Complete Works of Bing Xin published by Beishu Bookstore. Although I haven’t read books like these since I grew up, they did plant seeds of kindness, love, and aspiration in my heart. — Wang Meng
Any reader who has read her (Bing Xin’s) articles, even just a few, or anyone who has spoken with her, even for just a few minutes, will be deeply moved by her heart. — Shu Yi
Bing Xin’s Wuzhi Si (Whispers): This fiery love force moves this weary world step by step toward light! With my love, I have everything! Love is on the right, compassion is on the left. Walking by the roadside of life, sow seeds and bloom flowers at every turn, filling this long path with fragrant blossoms. Mother! You are the lotus leaf, I am the red lotus. When the rain of the heart comes, who is the shade for me under the open sky but you?
Bing Xin was a distinguished female writer of 20th-century China. Starting from the May Fourth Movement in 1919, she engaged in new literary activities and, over an eight-decade literary career, created a vast body of prose, poetry, and fiction, achieving outstanding accomplishments. Bing Xin’s works, with their unique style, have won the of a broad readership and have had a wide and profound influence. Particularly in the field of children’s literature, she was one of the earliest writers to create children’s literature alongside Mr. Ye Shengtao, becoming a foundational figure in modern Chinese children’s literature. She holds a revered position in the history of children’s literature in China and even worldwide.
To allow generations of young readers and the general public to read and appreciate Bing Xin’s children’s literary works together, we have edited and published this Complete Works of Bing Xin’s Children’s Literature. The collection is divided into two volumes: the first contains prose, and the second contains poetry and short stories. It includes a total of 75 pieces.
Bing Xin’s literary achievements are multifaceted. In the selection process, we carefully read and appreciated every work written for or suitable for young readers, ensuring that all included works are presented in their original form with only minor corrections to individual words and annotations for certain content. To provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of Bing Xin’s contributions and accomplishments, we have also compiled a Brief Chronology of Bing Xin’s Life and appended it at the end of the book.