Tu An

Jiang Bihou (; 22 November 1923 – 16 December 2017), better known by his pen name Tu An , was a Chinese poet and translator. He was a member of China Writers Association.

Jiang was the first person from China to write a sonnet in Chinese and among the first few in China who translated the works of John Keats into the Chinese language.

His translations are well respected by domestic and overseas scholars. His translation work, Poetry of John Keats, which won the 2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize.

Biography Jiang was born into a scholarly family in November 1923 in Changzhou, Jiangsu. His father Jiang Ji was an architect who graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology. His granduncle, Tu Ji , was a scholar and historian; his uncle, Tu Kuan , was an educator and politician. In 1973, Jiang was assigned to the People's Literature Publishing House.

Works Poetry of John Keats Tu'an's Sonnets

Award Poetry of John Keats - 2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize

Personal life Jiang married Zhang Miaoying , who was a Chinese author and editor graduated from Saint John's University, she died in 1998. The couple had three children.