Hong Chen (writer)
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Template:Chinese name Hong Chen (Template:Zh) is a Chinese travel writer and professor at Chongqing Technology and Business University, Sichuan.[1] She is also a self-professed dharmic wanderer.[2]
Education
Hong graduated from her undergraduate degree in 1986. She then went on to finish her master's degree, graduating in 1989.[3]
In 1996, Hong returned to education, studying English. She then went to St. Cloud State University as a visiting student in 1998. This experience inspired one of her earliest travel books, On the Road: Stories in American Universities.[3]
Career
Hong worked as a journalist from 1989-1996, rising to the position of chief editor of a newspaper. She founded a female magazine, inspired by the style of the American Reader's Digest.[3]
During her stay in the United States as a visiting student to St. Cloud State University, Hong volunteered with a Living Library programme at elementary schools, where she told stories from Chinese culture. She established a similar programme at Chongqing Technology and Business University with the aim of encouraging attendees to turn themselves into a good book.[4]
Her publication Mouth of a Porcelain Vessel has been adapted into 30-minute televised essays and broadcast by China Central Television.[5]
Philanthropoy
Hong donated the proceeds from sales of her book, To the Top of the Himalayas on Foot: See You There, to relief efforts for the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.[4]
Publications
- Zai lu shang: Meiguo daxue shenghuo tuben 在路上：美国大学生活图本 [On the road : stories in American universities]. Xi'an: Shanxi shifan daxue chubanshe, 2008. (ISBN 978-7-5613-4119-3).
- Yindu yu jiasheng di mima 印度与伽圣地密码 [Yoga code in holy land of India]. Changsha : Hunan ke xue ji shu chu ban she, 2010. (ISBN 978-7-5357-6403-4).
- Yueye yue Xizang 越野越西藏 [Driving 4x4 to paradise Tibet]. Beijing: Zhongguo lüyou chubanshe, 2011. (ISBN 978-7-5032-4217-5).
- Tubu Ximalaya jidi yu ni xiang'ou 徒步喜马拉雅极地 与你相遇 [To the top of the Himalayas on foot: see you there]. Beijing : Zhongguo duiwai fanyi chuban youxian gongsi, 2014. (ISBN 978-7-5001-3713-9).
Awards
- To the Top of the Himalayas on Foot: See You There listed in the Top 100 Lifestyle Books of the 2014 China Good Book List.[5]
- New Woman Magazine Cultural Figure of the Year Award (2013).[5]
- 100 Books Most Beloved by Travellers Prize for Driving 4x4 to Paradise Tibet.[5]
References
- ↑ Cai, Xiaomei (24 July 2015). "Zui mei de shiguang zai lu shang 最美的时光在路上 [The most beautiful moment on the road"]. cqggrw.com. http://www.cqggrw.com/renwu_content_act_39_b_10.html. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wangyi Nüren. "Renwu dang'an 人物档案 [Character file"]. http://lady.163.com/special/sense/life4hongchen.html. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Huang, Chen; Liu, Siyan (8 June 2015). "Chongqing gongshang daxue shouban "zhenren tushuguan" tiyan huodong 重庆工商大学首办"真人图书馆"体验活动 [A 'Living Library' experience is held at Chongqing Technology and Business University"]. http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/2015-06/08/c_1115546167.htm. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Jiaoshou minglu (shuju tongji jiezhi 2015 nian 10 yue) 教授名录(数据统计截至2015年10月) [List of professors (data updated in October 2015)"]. 14 October 2015. http://ljc2014.ctbu.edu.cn/info/1038/1993.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
