Eryue He

Ling Jiefang
Native name
凌解放
Born(1945-11-03)3 November 1945
Xiyang County, Shanxi, China
Died15 December 2018(2018-12-15) (aged 73)
Beijing, China
Pen nameEryue He
OccupationNovelist
LanguageChinese
NationalityChinese
GenreHistorical fiction
Notable worksKangxi Emperor
Yongzheng Emperor
Qianlong Emperor
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLíng Jiěfàng
Wade–GilesLing Chieh-fang

Ling Jiefang (Chinese: 凌解放; 3 November 1945 – 15 December 2018), better known by his pen name Eryue He (Chinese: 二月河; lit. 'February River'), was a Chinese historical fiction writer. He is best known for writing biographical novels of three Qing dynasty emperors (Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong), all of which have been adapted into award-winning television series.

He was the dean of College of Liberal Arts of Zhengzhou University. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress and the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the China Writers Association.