Bing Xin, whose real name is Xie Wanying, her pen name Bing Xin comes from "a piece of ice heart in a jade pot". "A piece of ice in the jade pot" means: ice in the jade pot, which is a metaphor for people's integrity.
Bing Xin (October 5, 1900 - February 28, 1999), female, was from Changle District, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and a member of the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy (China Association for the Promotion of Democracy). Chinese poet, modern writer, translator, children's literature writer, social activist, and essayist.
Bing Xin died in Beijing Hospital at 21:12 on February 28, 1999. She was 99 years old and was known as the "Old Man of the Century."
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After returning to China in 1951, Bing Xin actively participated in various social activities and served as a director of the second and third council of the Chinese Writers Association and secretary and consultant of the Secretariat. Member and Vice Chairman of the 2nd to 4th National Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy, Representative of the 1st to 5th National People's Congress, and 5th to 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Member of the Standing Committee and the 8th and 9th National Committee, Vice President of the National Children's Welfare Foundation, Member of the Standing Committee of the China Women's Federation, etc.
Shortly after the founding of New China, Bing Xin returned from Japan and devoted herself to various cultural undertakings and international exchange activities. She has visited Japan, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and other countries, spreading friendship among people of all countries in the world.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Bing Xin