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Wang Xufeng (Chinese: 王旭烽; pinyin: Wáng Xùfēng; born 1955) is a Chinese writer and tea expert. She is a recipient of the Chinese Mao Dun Literature Prize.

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Wang Xufeng
Native name	王旭烽
Born	February 1955 (age 67) Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Hangzhou University
Period	1982 - present
Genre	Novel
Notable works	Trilogies of Teamen
Notable awards	Mao Dun Literature Prize 2000 Trilogies of Teamen

Biography

Wang's ancestral hometown was in Tongshan, Jiangsu Province. Wang was born in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province in February 1955. She studied in the Department of History of Hangzhou University (currently Zhejiang University) between 1978 and 1982. After graduation, Wang taught at Hangzhou 14th Middle School. She also worked in a Hangzhou local factory manufacturing radio technology.^{[citation needed]}

Wang is currently a researcher at China Tea Museum, a professor at Zhejiang Forestry University, and vice president of the Zhejiang Writers Association.

Works

Wang won the 5th Mao Dun Literature Prize for Three Trilogies of Teamen. The work took her ten years to write and is considered not only a story but also a scholarly work. The story is set against the history of China and deals with subjects like the Cultural Revolution. The theme of the book is the victory of culture over violence.[1] The award was made on November 11, 2000 in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, where Mao Dun was born.

• 《茶人三部曲》 (Trilogies of Teamen)
  • 《南方有嘉木》 "The Story of the Carefree Tea Mansion"[2]
  • 《不夜之候》
  • 《筑草为城》

Wang has also done many studies on tea and tea culture, such as:

• 《茶文化通论》 (Essays of Tea Culture)

References

External links

• Wang Xufeng's biography and works (in Chinese)
• Wang Xufeng's blog (in Chinese)
• Wang Xufeng's blog at Zhejiang BlogNet (in Chinese)

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