Yaoshan Dong

Dong Leshan (; 14 November 192416 January 1999) was a Chinese author and translator. Described as "one of the best and most prolific Chinese translators in the 20th century", he had a career that spanned half a century. He translated numerous English publications into Chinese, including The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Glory and the Dream, and Red Star Over China.

Early life Dong was born on 14 November 1924 in Ningbo, Zhejiang. While in college, he began translating from English to Chinese works.

Dong's translation for Red Star over China included a previously omitted chapter on Comintern advisor Otto Braun (Li De).

Death Having worked as a translator for over fifty years, Dong died on 16 January 1999 in Beijing.

Reception Dong was accused of being a "Rightist" during the Anti-Rightist Campaign in 1957. He was persecuted again during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). Nonetheless, he was well received by the Chinese literati. In 1994, Dong received the Sino-American Literary Exchange Award for his contributions to translation in China. According to Yuwu Song in the Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China, Dong was "one of the best and most prolific Chinese translators in the 20th century".