About Ya Xian
Lived 1932 – 2024 (aged 91–92). Ya Xian was a Taiwanese writer, philologist, sinologist and literary scholar.
Ya Hsien in 2012Ya Hsien (1932 – 11 October 2024), real name Wang Ching-lin, was a Taiwanese poet and scholar.
Early life and education Ya Hsien was born in Henan province in China in 1932. In 1949 his family moved to Taiwan as a result of the Chinese Civil War.
He first attended Fu Hsing Kang College gaining a degree in film and drama. He then attended the University of Wisconsin where he was awarded a master's degree.
Career His first poem, entitled "A Small Flower" (我是一勺靜美的小花朵), was published in 1954. Also in 1954 alongside fellow poets and Luo Fu he founded the Epoch Poetry Society which subsequently became highly influential.
He died on 11 October 2024 at the age of 92.
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Taiwanese writer
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Ya Xian was born in 1932.
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Ya Xian died in 2024.
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Ya Xian was a writer, philologist, sinologist and literary scholar.
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Ya Xian was Taiwanese.
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