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Yu Kwang-chung was born on 21 October, 1928 in Nanking, Republic of China, is a Taiwanese poet. Discover Yu Kwang-chung's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

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Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 21 October 1928
Birthday 21 October
Birthplace Nanking, Republic of China
Date of death 14 December, 2017
Died Place Sanmin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Nationality China

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1928

Yu Kwang-chung, also romanised as Yu Guangzhong (21 October 1928 – 14 December 2017) was a Taiwanese writer, poet, educator and critic.

Yu was born in 1928 in Nanking to Yu Chaoying and Sun Xiujun, but fled with his family during the Japanese invasion.

After returning to Nanjing many years later, he again was forced to flee due to the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War.

1947

Yu entered the University of Nanking for English Major in 1947, and then transferred to Amoy University.

He enrolled at National Taiwan University and was one of the first students to graduate with a degree in foreign languages.

He held a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa.

1950

Yu and his family fled to Taiwan via British Hong Kong in 1950 with the Kuomintang-led Government.

1956

After graduation, he began his career as a university teacher in 1956.

He was married to Fan Wo-tsun from 1956 until his death.

He published 17 poetry collections and 12 prose collections.

1970

Yu's poetry since the 1970s had focused on the theme of longing for China felt by many Mainland Chinese soldiers and Nationalist Government workers who fled to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War.

Yu's works often focused on four fundamental aspects of literature; namely poetry, prose, translation, and commentary.

Among writers using Chinese, Yu Kwang-chung became well-received to readers by showing innovative humour in his essays, exhibiting wit in his appreciations, and evincing his understanding of humanistic culture in his poetry.

A former professor at the Chinese language and literature faculty at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Yu was internationally acclaimed for his command of traditional Chinese as well as modern literature.

Besides his proficiency in the English language, for which he had been appointed professor at departments of English in Taiwan and the US, Yu was also an eager learner of languages, especially European ones.

He spoke French, German, Spanish, and Italian, languages which he sometimes cited in his Chinese essays when juxtaposing the Chinese and Western cultures.

He also learned Russian.

1974

Yu became a reader within the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1974.

1977

He targeted the Taiwanese literature movement in an August 1977 publication titled "The Wolf Is Coming", comparing nativist writings to "worker-peasant-soldier arts and literature" and linking them with Mao Zedong.

1978

Coupled with a Peng Ke editorial that appeared in the Central Daily News, Yu's piece engendered heavy criticism of nativist literature that lasted until January 1978.

1985

He joined the faculty of National Sun Yat-sen University in 1985 as dean of arts.

He taught in the United States, including at Gettysburg College.

1989

He was awarded a National Award for Arts in 1989 and a National Cultural Award in 2014.

2017

Yu died on 14 December 2017 from pneumonia, at Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung.