Pai Hsien-yung

Summary

Pai Hsien-yung is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Guilin^[2]. He was born on +1937-07-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Guilin^[2], Pai Hsien-yung…
• Born in Taiwan Island^[6], Pai Hsien-yung…
• Pai Hsien-yung was born on +1937-07-11T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Pai Hsien-yung's father was Pai Chung-hsi^[7].
• Pai Hsien-yung held citizenship in Taiwan^[8].
• Chinese was Pai Hsien-yung's native language^[9].
• Pai Hsien-yung's professions included writer^[4].
• Pai Hsien-yung's field of work was redology^[10].
• Pai Hsien-yung's field of work was Chinese literature^[11].
• Pai Hsien-yung was employed by University of California, Santa Barbara^[12].
• Pai Hsien-yung was educated at National Taiwan University^[13].
• Pai Hsien-yung was educated at National Cheng Kung University^[14].
• Pai Hsien-yung's education included a stint at Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School^[15].
• Pai Hsien-yung was educated at Nanyang Model High School^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Pai Hsien-yung is Crystal Boys^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Pai Hsien-yung is Taipei People^[18].
• Pai Hsien-yung received the honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong^[19].
• Pai Hsien-yung received the honorary doctor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University^[20].
• Pai Hsien-yung received the National Cultural Award^[21].
• Pai Hsien-yung's image is recorded as 白先勇.tif^[22].
• Pai Hsien-yung is recorded as male^[23].
• Pai Hsien-yung's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Pai Hsien-yung's ISNI is recorded as 000000012147879X^[25].
• Pai Hsien-yung's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 111462018^[26].
• Pai Hsien-yung's GND ID is recorded as 119010321^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Guilin^[2], a prefecture-level city^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29] and Taiwan Island^[6], an island^[30], in Taiwan^[31]. Pai Hsien-yung was born on +1937-07-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Pai Chung-hsi^[7]. Chinese was his native language^[9].

Education

Educated at National Taiwan University^[13], a national university^[32], in Taiwan^[33], founded in 1928^[34]; National Cheng Kung University^[14], a national university^[35], in Taiwan^[36], founded in 1931^[37]; Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School^[15], a high school^[38], in Taiwan^[39], founded in 1898^[40]; and Nanyang Model High School^[16], a public school^[41], in People's Republic of China^[42], founded in 1901^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Pai Hsien-yung worked as a writer^[4]. Fields of work include redology^[10], an academic discipline^[44] and Chinese literature^[11], a sub-set of literature^[45]. Among his employers was University of California, Santa Barbara^[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Crystal Boys^[17], a literary work^[46], written by Pai Hsien-yung^[47] and Taipei People^[18], a literary work^[48], written by him^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong^[19], an award^[50], in People's Republic of China^[51]; honorary doctor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University^[20], an award^[52], in People's Republic of China^[53]; and National Cultural Award^[21], an award^[54].

Why It Matters

Pai Hsien-yung ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Works attributed to him include Crystal Boys^[57], a literary work^[58], written by him^[59].

FAQs

Where was Pai Hsien-yung born?

Born in Guilin^[2], Pai Hsien-yung…

Who were Pai Hsien-yung's parents?

Pai Hsien-yung's father was Pai Chung-hsi^[7].

What did Pai Hsien-yung do for work?

Pai Hsien-yung worked as writer^[4].

Where did Pai Hsien-yung go to school?

Pai Hsien-yung was educated at National Taiwan University^[13], National Cheng Kung University^[14], Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School^[15], and Nanyang Model High School^[16].

What awards did Pai Hsien-yung receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong^[19], honorary doctor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University^[20], and National Cultural Award^[21].