About He Xi
Born 1971. He Xi is a Chinese novelist, science fiction writer and writer.
He Xi (Chinese 何夕, Pinyin Hé Xī; * born December 1971 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China), born as He Hongwei (Chinese 何宏伟, Pinyin Hé Hóngwěi), is a Chinese science fiction author. He has won the Galaxy Award fifteen times
Biography After a comeback in 1998, He Xi officially changed his name from He Hongwei to He Xi. He (Xi) took the pun "今夕何夕" (Pinyin jīnxī hé xī, Tonight: He Xi) from the Etsujin Song (Chinese 越人歌, Pinyin yuè rén gē) as basis and argued it better fits him wondering about the eternal flow of time (顺带抒发自己面对时间这个永恒命题时的迷惑).
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Who is He Xi?
science fiction writer
When was He Xi born?
He Xi was born in 1971 in Chengdu.
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He Xi is a novelist, science fiction writer and writer.
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He Xi is Chinese.
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