Hongying Yang

Yang Hongying is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Sichuan Writers Association, and actively engaged in writing children’s fiction.

Yang grew up in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province in southwest China and became a Chinese language teacher at a local primary school at the age of 18. Yang began to publish children's literature at the age of 19. After her first year on the job, she began writing on children’s fiction, in order to supplement students’ reading material.

Madam Yang’s children’s books have been enthusiastically embraced by Chinese children over the past two decades, making her as the most admired author among Chinese children. She has published over 120 stories, including fables, novels, and short stories. To date, she has sold more than 220 million copies.

In August 2000, Diary of a Girl was published by Writers' Publishing House. It was one of Yang’s famous works and her first bestseller. In 19 years, this beautiful diary of a young girl has been printed hundreds of times and this individual book sold more than 5 million copies. It is known as the "Enlightenment of Modern Girls' Growth". Other famous works of hers include the Mo's Mischief series starting in 2003 (or Tao Qi Bao Ma Xiao Tiao in Chinese pronunciation, or Naughty Boy Ma Xiaotiao) and the Diary of a Smiling Cat series (or Xiao Mao Ri Ji in Chinese pronunciation) starting in 2006. She has also written best-selling fables and scientific fairytales.