About the author:

Bing Xin (1900.10.5—1999.2.28), formerly known as Xie Wanying, is a writer, poet and essayist in Changle District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. 192 1 Join the Literature Research Association. 1923 graduated from the Chinese Department of yenching university, and went to study in the United States in the same year. 1926 returned to China. She has taught in yenching university, Beiping Women's College of Arts and Sciences and Tsinghua University.

Since the publication of 19 19, his works have been translated into English, such as Essay for a Little Reader, Ode to Cherry Blossoms, Poems of Spring Stars, etc., which have enjoyed a good reputation in the history of literature and nurtured several generations of young people. Tagore's poems, Ma Hengda's poems and Indian fairy tales are all famous translations. In addition to the singles, there are three volumes of Selected Works translated by Bing Xin and six volumes of Selected Works published by Bing Xin. Empty Nest won the National Excellent Short Story Award 1980.