He Qifang, born on February 5, 1912 in Wanzhou, Chongqing, is a modern poet, essayist and literary critic.

Graduated from the Philosophy Department of Peking University in 1935. In 1938, he went to Yan'an Lu Xun Art Institute to teach. In the same year, he joined the Communist Party of China and did a lot of pioneering work for revolutionary literature and art. In the same year, he published his works "How Vast Life Is" and "I Sing for Boys and Girls".

He Qifang once served as a member of the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles, a director and secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Writers Association, and director of the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He was elected to the first, second, and third National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Member, representative of the Third National People's Congress.

On July 24, 1977, he died in Beijing at the age of 65 due to ineffective treatment.

Extended information:

1. Poetry was the literary style that He Qifang first loved and used. He claimed that when he began to create, he "dreamed about some beautiful and gentle things all day long." His early works clearly showed the thoughts, feelings and personality of a petty bourgeois intellectual youth.

2. He is dissatisfied with the ugly reality and does not know the way out; he eagerly yearns for the beautiful things in life, but lacks passionate pursuit. So I wander more in nostalgia, longing and dreams, leaving only loneliness and melancholy.

3. In terms of poetry, He Qifang paid great attention to complete form, strict rhyme, and harmonious rhythm from the beginning of his creation, and paid attention to expressing the image and artistic conception of the poem. Therefore, his poetry is obviously characterized by delicacy and gorgeousness.

4. In terms of prose creation, He Qifang claims that "my job is to discover a new place for lyrical prose". He is good at integrating the characteristics of poetry, writing rich and lingering words, and borrowing novelty. The metaphors and allusions, as well as the imaginative colors and patterns, make He Qifang's prose unique.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-He Qifang