The famous writer in the United States died of illness in Lihua

Photo: Yu Lihua old photo Zhou Jianping photo

　　In the early morning of this morning Beijing time, a sad news came from the other side of the ocean: the famous writer yu Lihua died in the United States at the end of April due to illness at the age of 89.

　　Born in Shanghai in 1931, Yu Lihua is one of the famous Female Writers of China in the 20th Century, whose works are mainly based on the life of the children who stayed in The School, representative works include "See Palm Again, See Palm Again", "Dream Back to Qinghe", etc., known as the "leading goose" of international student literature, and her "See Palm Again, See Palm Again" published in 1967 was selected as one of the "Top 100 Novels of Chinese in the 20th Century".

　　After living in the United States, Yu Lihua returned to China for many times for sightseeing and inspection, frequently contacted relatives and writers in the motherland, and used her prestige accumulated over the years in the American education circles to promote the first batch of international cooperation and exchange projects in domestic colleges and universities.

　　In recent years, Yu Lihua has always paid attention to the literary cause in China, and she often communicates with young authors to encourage them to continue writing. "Young writers should not rush to become famous, and they should devote all their energy when writing," Yu Lihua said many times: "We must read more world famous works and Chinese classical literature, so that we have a strong foundation, otherwise we will be finished all at once, and maybe you will be forgotten next year." (Wen Yi)