Cheng Minghua

Chen Minghua (; born December 1950), also known as Chen Mo, is a Chinese poet, essayist and translator. He is a member of the Chinese Writers Association, chairman of the Qingyang Writers Association, and editor-in-chief of Beidou Magazine. Since the age of 20, Chen loved literature and have a special liking for art of poetry. During this period, in addition to devoting himself to the creation of local poems, he also began to write political lyric poems. He created a large number of passionate political lyric poems, which were published in "Gansu Daily" and "Gansu Literature and Art", and were selected into relevant books published by People's Literature Publishing House.

He published nearly a thousand poems in numerous literary magazines and many poetry collections, including Five-Colored Flowers, Huiyang Season, Listening to Hometown and Wind Blowing in the Western Regions. His poems have been included in the national middle school students' general Chinese textbook.

Awards and honours 1980: Gansu Province Excellent Literature Award 1994: "Insurance Cup" National Poetry Prize 2000: Dunhuang Literature and Art Award

Publications I Stand Guard on National Day Night [国庆之夜我站岗] Memories of the Motherland [祖国的怀念] My Family on the Plateau [我高原上的一家] Dreams of Three Dangerous Mountains [梦萦三危山] Huiyang Season [惠阳季] Spring Blossoms [春暖花开] Snow Falling Around the North of the County [雪落环县北] Neighboring with Shuofang [与朔方为邻] Walking around Shuofang [走遍朔方] West Wind Blowing Snow [西风吹雪] Wind Blowing Qinghai [风吹青海] Five-Colored Flowers [五色花] Returning to the Sun [回阳时节] Listening to Hometown [聆听乡土] Wind Blowing in the Western Regions [风吹西域]