Ai Qing

Ai Qing
Ai Qing
	Ai Qing in Paris, France, 1929
Native name	蔣正涵
Born	Jiang Zhenghan; March 27, 1910; Fantianjiang village, Jinhua county, Zhejiang province, China
Died	May 5, 1996 (aged 86); Beijing, China
Pen name	Ejia (莪加); Ke'a (克阿); Linbi (林壁)
Occupation	poet
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	China Academy of Art
Period	1936–1986
Spouse	Gao Ying
Children	Ai Xuan, Ai Weiwei

Ai Qing (Chinese: 艾青; pinyin: Ài Qīng; Wade–Giles: Ai Ch'ing, March 27, 1910 – May 5, 1996), born Jiang Zhenghan (Chinese: 蒋正涵; pinyin: Jiǎng Zhènghán) and styled Jiang Haicheng (Chinese: 蒋海澄; pinyin: Jiǎng Hǎichéng), was a 20th-century Chinese poet. He was known under his pen names Linbi (Chinese: 林壁; pinyin: Línbì), Ke'a (Chinese: 克阿; pinyin: Kè'ā) and Ejia (Chinese: 莪伽; pinyin: Éjiā).