Zhang Huaicun

Chinese author (born 1972)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Zhang.

Zhang Huaicun

Zhang Huaicun in 2020

Born| December 1972 (age 51)
Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai, China
Pen name| 白靈
Occupation| Novelist, teacher
Language| Chinese, English
Nationality| British
Alma mater| Sun Yat-sen University
Period| 1998–present
Genre| Poetry, Children's literature
Notable works| One Snowflake
Listening to the Flower Bloom
Notable awards| Bing Xin Children's Literature Award
2020 On the Train of Autumn

Website
penciltrees.co.uk

Zhang Huaicun (simplified Chinese: 张怀存; traditional Chinese: 張懷存; pinyin: Zhāng Huáicún; born December 1972) is an artist and an author of children's literature. She is Tu Ethnic Minority people, British Chinese, a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and the Chinese Writers Association.[1][2][3]

## Biography

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Zhang Huaicun, born in December 1972, Tu Ethnic Minority, British Chinese. Member of the Chinese Writers Association. Artist, author of children's literatures. Member of the Royal Society of British Artists.[4]

Her Publication including Pencil Tree, One Snowflake, The Oasis in My Heart, The Red House, On the Train of Autumn, Space of Freedom, Huaicun and Her Friends, Listening to the Flower Bloom, Huaicun's Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. Held art exhibitions in Hong Kong, Macau, Seoul, Tokyo, New York City, Paris and other cities successfully. Translated The Sun on the Tree, My Name is Bob, BBC Nation's Favourite Poetry about Childhood and other English illustrated books and poetry selections. Her most recent books including: On the Train of Autumn and The Habitat for Fairy Tales. She lives in London now.[5][6]

## Works

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### Poetry collection

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* 1999 One Snowflake, Writers Publishing House
* 2000 The Oasis in My Heart, China Workers' Publishing House
* 2001 A Collection off Short Poems by Huaicun, Huaxia International Publishing House[7]

### Essay collection

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* 2002 Listening to the Flower Bloom, Haifeng Publishing House
* 2005 Space of Freedom, China Pictorial Press
* 2007 Huaicun and Her Friends, Huacheng Publishing House
* 2019 On the Train of Autumn, Hope Publishing House[8][9]

### Children's poetry

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* 2004 Pencil tree, Writers Publishing House
* 2009 Little Koala Bear on the Pencil tree, The Second Classroom
* 2011 Pencil tree : Illustrated Picture Book, China Children's Publishing House
* 2019 The Habitat for Fairy Tales, Beijing Children's Publishing House[10]

### Plays for children

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* 2008-Huacheng Publishing House

Nap in Spring
Home For Bird Here and Everywhere
Talking Flowers
Play with the Sun
Looking for the Stars
The Fish From Next Door

### Painting

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* 2002 Collections of Zhang Huaicun's Paintings, inscription by Zhuang Shiping, People's Fine Arts Publishing House
* 2011 Collections of Huaicun's calligraphy and paintings, inscription by Rao Zongyi, Guangdong Education Publishing House

### Work translated

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* The Sun on the Tree, Heilongjiang Children's Publishing House, May 2018
* My name is Bob: An Illustrated Picture Book, Guangming Daily Press, May 2016
* The Red Tiles by Cao Wenxuan, Path International Ltd, UK, 2020[11]

### Editor-in-chief

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* Cao Wenxuan' s Novel Collection, Guangdong Education Press, March 2011
* Green Apple Library Series, Guangdong Education Press, April 2012
* Cao Wenxuan' s Novel: Collector's Edition, Guangdong Education Publishing House, cover work by Zhang huaicun, January 2018
* Let’s read Cao Wenxuan, Changjiang literature and Art Publishing House, cover work by Zhang huaicun, August 2018
* Fire Osmanthus and Sweet Orange Tree by Cao Wenxuan, Peking University Press, with oil paintings by Zhang huaicun on the inside pages, February 2020

## Awards

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* In October 2003: Art exhibition was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.[12]
* In October 2004: Pencil Tree Seminar jointly held by the creative research department of China Writers' Association, writers' Publishing House, Guangdong writers' Association and Shantou writers' Association.
* In 2004, Solo art exhibition held in Seoul, South Korea.[13]
* In March 2005, Solo art exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.[14]
* In May 2007, She participated in the sixth senior seminar for young and middle-aged writers and children's literature writers class hold by Lu Xun Literary Institute.[15]
* In August 2007, essay Falling in love with Lu Xun Literary Institute was collected by Lu Xun Literary Institute.[16]
* In November 2007, she represented Guangdong in the National Youth creative Congress.
* In July 2008, she won the title of National Charming Poet.
* In July 2020, On the Train of Autumn won the Bing Xin Children's Literature Award.
* In 2020, she won the Literary and Artistic Contribution Award from the Federal Government of the United States.[17]
* In April 2021, Three large-scale ink paintings by Zhang Huaicun are on display at the RBA Annual Exhibition 2021.[18][19]
* In July 2022, British Chinese artist Zhang Huaicun's solo exhibition "Huaicun's World Blossom" was initiated at the Mall Galleries in London.[20][21] It was hosted by the Royal Society of British Artists, and attracted more than 300 people from all walks of life in China and the UK.[22][23]
Alongside the display of 58 traditional Chinese ink paintings, 23 oil paintings and illustrations from her children's books,[24] a collection of handmade brushes, pigments and Seals and stamps made from jade etc. will also be exhibited.[25][26]
* At the opening evening exhibition on 11 July 2022, Mr Davies on behalf of the RBA, awarded the Whistler award to Zhang in recognition of her artistic achievements.[27]

## References

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1. ^ "An academic talk and book reading with Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩)". Cambridge China Centre. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. ^ "情动在艺术的境界中——记作家画家张怀存_中国作家网". www.chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
3. ^ "中国童书《树上的太阳》签约英国布鲁姆斯伯里出版社-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. ^ "Huaicun Zhang – Royal Society of British Artists". royalsocietyofbritishartists.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
5. ^ "《曹文轩小说集.典藏版-(全6册)》【价格 目录 书评 正版】_中国图书网". www.bookschina.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
6. ^ "青苹果文库系列 – 广东教育出版社". www.lizhiclass.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
7. ^ "张怀存--会员--中国作家网". www.chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
8. ^ "On the Train of Autumn (Paperback)". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
9. ^ "《坐上秋天的火车》荣获冰心儿童图书奖". www.sxpmg.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
10. ^ "鲁院第六届高研班引发儿童文学热潮_中国作家网". www.chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
11. ^ "中国童书《树上的太阳》签约英国布鲁姆斯伯里出版社-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
12. ^ "图：张怀存作品展在香港文化中心开展". www.chinanews.com. 周悦. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
13. ^ "《春之声》艺术展九位艺术家联袂展出". 北美手机新闻. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
14. ^ "《春之声》艺术巡展维加斯站开幕". www.lvcnn.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
15. ^ "鲁迅文学院第六届高级研讨班(儿童文学作家)-中国作家网". www.chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
16. ^ "在鲁院的日子(张怀存) 中国作家网". www.chinawriter.com.cn. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
17. ^ "【全文】当代中国作家书画作品选——张怀存_人民文学". www.xueshu.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
18. ^ Mark, Making A. (22 April 2021). "Review of RBA Annual Exhibition 2021". MAKING A MARK. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
19. ^ "Under the Wisteria Flower Huaicun Zhang". Mall Galleries. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
20. ^ "Huaicun's World: Discovering the art of Huaicun Zhang". The Art Collector. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
21. ^ "Huaicun's World, Blossom – Mall Galleries". Considering Art. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
22. ^ "Zhang Huaicun's World Blossom – Solo Exhibition is showing in London". China Minutes. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
23. ^ "Evaluation of the love of life in the realm of Chinese painting – Zhang Huaicun". Breaking Latest News. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
24. ^ "Evaluation of the love of life in the realm of Chinese painting – Zhang Huaicun_TOM News". Breaking Latest News. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
25. ^ "Huaicun's World Blossom – Solo Exhibition". Mall Galleries. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
26. ^ "Huaicun Zhang: World Blossom Exhibitions MutualArt". www.mallgalleries.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
27. ^ "Huaicun's World: Discover the nature essence of traditional art – Times Publications". Retrieved 14 August 2022.

## External links

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* Zhang Huaicun on Facebook
* Zhang Huaicun on Instagram
* Zhang Huaicun on Weibo (in Chinese)