Zheng Yi

Zheng Yi (Chinese: 郑义; born 10 March, 1947) is a Chinese writer and a notable figure of the scar literature. Zheng served as the president of Shanxi Branch of the China Film Association, and the president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center. Zheng's well-known works include Feng (The Maples), Old Well, Scarlet Memorial, and so on. Zheng moved to Hong Kong and then to the United States after the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989.

Biography Zheng Yi was born in Chongqing in March 1947. In 2001, Zheng became the founding Vice President of the Independent Chinese PEN Center (独立中文笔会), affiliated with the PEN International, and was elected its president in 2007.