余秋雨

Yú Qiūyǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yu Qiuyu, essayist and cultural critic, author of the influential essay collection A Bitter Cultural Journey (文化苦旅)

About Yu Qiuyu

born 1946 · 作家 writer

Essayist whose 《文化苦旅》 started a wave of essays that travel through China's historic sites and past. A former head of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, he is often seen on television as a cultural commentator.

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Examples

HSK 5

余秋雨的《文化苦旅》影响了一代读者。

Yú Qiūyǔ de 《 Wénhuà Kǔ Lǚ 》 yǐngxiǎng le yídài dúzhě.

Yu Qiuyu's A Bitter Cultural Journey influenced a generation of readers.

HSK 7-9

余秋雨的散文风格抒情而厚重。

Yú Qiūyǔ de sǎnwén fēnggé shūqíng ér hòuzhòng.

Yu Qiuyu's essay style is lyrical yet weighty.

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culture

《文化苦旅》 (1992) kicked off a genre sometimes called 文化散文 - lyrical travel essays meditating on Chinese history. Yu is also a frequent (and divisive) TV cultural commentator.

Stroke Order

余 yú

秋 qiū

雨 yǔ

余秋雨