Chung Chao-cheng

Chung Chao-cheng (Chinese: 鍾肇政; Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng Sau-chṳn; Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Cheng Tiāu-chèng; 20 January 1925 – 16 May 2020) was a Taiwanese novelist of Hakka descent born in the Hsinchu Prefecture during the Japanese rule period (now part of Lungtan District, Taoyuan City). Revered as the "Mother of Taiwanese Literature" in Taiwan, he is also frequently mentioned alongside Taiwanese writer Yeh Shih-tao, collectively known as "North Chung, South Yeh".

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