Hsia Chih-yen (1932–2009)

Author of The coldest winter in Peking: A novel from inside China

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Canonical name: Hsia Chih-yen
Legal name: 林洲
 Lin Zhou
Other names: Xia Zhiyan
Birthdate: 1932
Date of death: 2009-03-21
Places of residence: Singapore
Shanghai, China
Beijing, China
Hong Kong
Japan
Short biography: Born in Singapore, he grew up in Shanghai and received his education in Beijing. He worked in a research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences before leaving for Hong Kong on the eve of the Cultural Revolution. After a brief stay in Hong Kong he emigrated to Japan.