Chi Zijian

Chi Zijian (; born 27 February 1964) is a Chinese novelist. She is best known for her novel The Last Quarter of the Moon which won the Mao Dun Literary Prize, one of the most prestigious literature prizes in China.

Biography Chi was born in Mohe County, Heilongjiang in February 1964. Her father, Chi Zefeng , was the president of a local school. Chi Zijian was named after his father's idol Cao Zijian, a poet and prince of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period.

Chi entered Daxing'anling Normal College in 1981, graduating in 1984. She started to publish novels in 1983.

In 1988, Chi was accepted to Northwest University, majoring in writing. One year later, she attended Beijing Normal University and Lu Xun Literary Institute.

In 1990, Chi joined the Heilongjiang Writers Association.

Her novel, The Last Quarter of the Moon, was published in 2005, which won the Mao Dun Literary Prize in 2008.

Chi won the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 1996, 2000, and 2007.

Political career Chi was a member of the 12th and 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). On January 15, 2020, she was elected vice-chairwoman of the CPPCC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee. 1997 晨钟响彻黄昏 (The Morning Bell Rings at Dusk) Jiangsu Literature and Art Publishing House 9787539911519 1998 热鸟 (Hot Bird) Tomorrow Publishing House 9787501610433 2000 伪满洲国 (Manchukuo) Writers Publishing House 9787506319812 2001 树下 (Under the Tree) Beiyue Literature and Art Publishing House 9787537822633 2003 越过云层的晴朗 (The Brightness Beyond the Clouds) Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House 9787532124954 2004 伪满洲国 (Manchukuo) People's Literature Publishing House 9787020074464 2005 额尔古纳河右岸 (The Last Quarter of the Moon) Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House 9787530209936 2009 越过云层的晴朗 (The Brightness Beyond the Clouds) Writers Publishing House 9787506348683 2010 白雪乌鸦 (White Snow, Black Crows) People's Literature Publishing House 9787020081677 2015 群山之巅 (Atop the Mountains) People's Literature Publishing House 9787020106936 2020 烟火漫卷 (Smoke Fire Sweeps Through) People's Literature Publishing House 9787020134007

Novellas White Snow and Crow All Night in the World Yellow Chicken and White Wine Good Night, Rose

Short stories Fog, Moon, and the Cattle Pen Qingshui Xichen A Jar of Lard

Translated Works

Awards 6th Zhuang Zhongwen Literary Prize (1993) Fog, Moon, and the Cattle Pen – Lu Xun Literary Prize (1996) Qingshui Xichen – Lu Xun Literary Prize (2000) All Night in the World – Lu Xun Literary Prize (2007) The Last Quarter of the Moon – Mao Dun Literature Prize (2008)

Personal life In 1998, Chi married Huang Shijun , who was the CPC County Committee Secretary of Tahe. In May 2002, Huang died in a car accident.