Cheng Xiaoqing

Cheng Xiaoqing
Born(1893-06-02)2 June 1893
Died12 October 1976(1976-10-12) (aged 83)
OccupationWriter
NationalityChinese
GenreDetective Fiction
Notable worksSherlock in Shanghai
Cheng Xiaoqing
Simplified Chinese程小青
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéng XiǎoQīng
Wade–GilesCheng Xiaoqing

Cheng Xiaoqing (2 June 1893 – 12 October 1976) was a Chinese detective fiction writer and foreign detective fiction translator. He is known for his Huo Sang series, in which the main character, Huo Sang, is considered to be "the Eastern Sherlock Holmes".