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Feng Jicai

フン ジサイ

Feng Jicai

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942 （Tianjin, China）
Nationality
China
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Residence History
Tianjin → Ningbo (family origin)

Career

Occupations
Author, Artist, Cultural scholar, Professor, Cultural heritage advocate
Active Years
1960-
Affiliations
Honorary President, China Folk Literature and Art Association, Dean/Professor/PhD Supervisor, Feng Jicai Institute of Literature and Art, Tianjin University, Adviser to the State Council (advisory roles), Vice Chair, National Intangible Cultural Heritage Evaluation Group, Director, China Traditional Village Protection Expert Committee, Former Vice Chairman, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Former Vice Chairman, China Association for Promoting Democracy, Former Member, Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Awards

Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award
2013
Organization: Montblanc Cultural Foundation
Result: 受賞
Lifetime Achievement Award in Folk Art and Literature
2018
Organization: China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Chrysanthemums and Other Stories

1985 Short stories / Short story collection

A collection of short stories depicting ordinary people in urban life, often focusing on memory and social change in post-revolutionary China.

urban lifememorysocial change
Translations
  • English

The Miraculous Pigtail

1987 Novella / Short novel with folkloric elements

A story intersecting tradition and individual life, depicting cultural heritage and folk practices in China.

traditionfolkloreindividual vs society
Translations
  • English

Ten Years of Madness: Oral Histories of China's Cultural Revolution

1996 Non-fiction / Oral history

An oral history based on interviews with participants of the Cultural Revolution, recording personal experiences and the era's wounds.

memorytraumatestimony
Translations
  • English

Faces in the Crowd: 36 Extraordinary Tales of Tianjin

2019 Short stories / Urban tales

A collection of short stories set in Tianjin portraying vivid portraits of ordinary people and the city.

Tianjinordinary peopleurban memory
Translations
  • English

A Looking-Glass World

2021 Essays / Cultural criticism

A collection of essays and cultural criticism on contemporary Chinese culture, art, and society, characterized by observational insight.

cultural criticismurban cultureart and society
Translations
  • English

Bibliography

  • Chrysanthemums and Other Stories
  • The Miraculous Pigtail
  • Ten Years of Madness: Oral Histories of China's Cultural Revolution
  • Three Inch Golden Lotus
  • Faces in the Crowd: 36 Extraordinary Tales of Tianjin
  • A Looking-Glass World

Translations of Works

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Dutch
  • Spanish
  • Korean
  • Vietnamese

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic, memory-oriented style focused on urban detailCultural-historical perspective emphasizing folklore and traditionA narrative approach that moves between fiction and oral-history non-fiction
Recurring Motifs
memory and testimonytradition and folklorecity and everyday life

Legacy

An author and cultural scholar known for safeguarding folk culture and excavating everyday memory. Associated with Scar Literature and influential in modern Chinese memory studies and folk heritage preservation.

Academic Societies

  • China Folk Literature and Art Association
  • China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (associated)

Trivia

  • Has published nearly one hundred literary works.
  • Proposed and directed the 'Project to Save Chinese Folk Cultural Heritages'.
  • Works have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese.