China Vitae

Biography

Yuan Xingpei, male, Han nationality, is a native of Wujin, Jiangsu province. He was born in 1936, graduated from Beijing University, and joined the China Democratic League in 1987.

Yuan has long been engaged in the teaching and researching of traditional Chinese literature. He has been a professor at Beijing University for many years, and has received awards for his outstanding work as a lecturer. He has been a council member of the China Poetry Society and the Society for the Study of Li Bai. He is the author of several books, one of which is used by Singaporean State University as a reference text. Yuan was elected vice-chairman of the China Democratic League in 1996.

Yuan Xingpei was a member of the standing committees of the 8th and 9th CPPCC National Committees.