Jia Yinghua
Jia Yinghua 賈英華 | |
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| Born | Jia Yinghua (賈英華) 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Pen name | 西貝、曲折 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Chinese |
| Education | History- Beijing Normal University |
| Period | 1979 – present |
| Subject | History, Biography |
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| Notable awards | Gold Key Award in the 5th Chinese Books Fair ? The Later Half of the Last Emperor’s Life The country's top prize for biographies in the 4th The Extraordinary Life of The Last Emperor of China |
Jia Yinghua (simplified Chinese: 贾英华; traditional Chinese: 賈英華; pinyin: Jiǎ Yīnghuá) was a Chinese writer and researcher who focused on the late Qing dynasty. He served as Vice President of the Biography Society of China, commissioner of National Commission of the Chinese Writers’ Association, President of China中国's Electrical Power Writers' Association. Representative works of his include The Later Half of the Last Emperor's Life (Chinese: 末代皇帝的後半生), The Last Eunuch of China: The Life of Sun Yaoting (Chinese: 末代太監孫耀庭傳), The Last Emperor’s Brother: The Life of Pujie (Chinese: 末代皇弟溥傑傳).
The Japanese version of The Later Half of the Last Emperor's Life is a bestseller in Japan, attracting great attention and garnering enormous popularity. According to authoritative media and press organizations in more than 100 countries and regions, including China, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan this book is a successful continuation of From Emperor to Citizen (Chinese: 我的前半生): The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi (simplified Chinese: 爱新觉罗 溥仪; traditional Chinese: 愛新覺羅 溥儀) written by Puyi himself. The Chinese version of The Later Half of the Last Emperor’s Life is always a domestic bestseller and has been published nine times in total, and also won the Gold Key Award in the 5th Chinese Books Fair. His calligraphic works were also incorporated into First Exhibition of Chinese Celebrities’ Calligraphic Works, Exhibition of Contemporary Celebrities’ Paintings and Calligraphies, etc.
His book The Extraordinary Life of The Last Emperor of China was awarded the country's top prize for biographies in 2013.