Jia Pingwa

Jia Pingwa is the chairman of the Shaanxi Writers Association and one of the most influential contemporary Chinese writers. His representative works include "Turbulence", "Waste Capital", "Shaanxi Opera", "Ancient Stove", "Shanben", "Records of Qinling Mountains", "Tales of Rivers and Mountains", and others. His works have won numerous major awards, including the Mao Dun Literature Award, Lu Xun Literature Award, and Shi Naian Literature Award, and have been translated into over 40 languages such as English, French, German, and Russian for publication. They have also been adapted into various artistic forms such as films, TV dramas, and plays.