Zhu Ziqing |
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| Born | Zhu Zihua
(1898-11-22)22 November 1898 |
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| Died | 12 August 1948(1948-08-12) (aged 49) |
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| Occupation | Poet, essayist |
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| Language | Chinese |
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| Alma mater | Peking University |
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| Period | 1920–1948 |
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| Genre | Poem, essay |
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Zhu Ziqing (November 22, 1898 – August 12, 1948), born Zhu Zihua, was a renowned Chinese poet and essayist. Zhu studied at Peking University, and during the May Fourth Movement became one of several pioneers of modernism in China during the 1920s. Zhu was a prolific writer of both prose and poetry, but is best known for essays like "Retreating Figure" (Chinese: 背影; pinyin: Bèiyǐng), and "You. Me." (Chinese: 你我; pinyin: Nǐ wǒ). His best known work in verse is the long poem "Destruction" or Huimie (Chinese: 毀滅; pinyin: Huǐmiè).
