WRITER

Bing Xin

1900 - 1999

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Xie Wanying (simplified Chinese: 谢婉莹; traditional Chinese: 謝婉瑩; October 5, 1900 – February 28, 1999), better known by her pen name Bing Xin (Chinese: 冰心) or Xie Bingxin, was one of the most prolific Chinese women writers of the 20th century. Many of her works were written for young readers. She was the chairperson of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bing Xin has received more than 116,500 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bing Xin is the 3,429th most popular writer (down from 3,226th in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from China (down from 708th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bing Xin ranks 3,429 out of 7,302. Before her are Juana de Ibarbourou, Sophie von La Roche, Marcin Bielski, Gabrielle Roy, Abu Firas al-Hamdani, and Alexander Sumarokov. After her are Mikhail Prishvin, Natallia Arsiennieva, René Barjavel, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Nobuko Yoshiya, and Booker T. Washington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Bing Xin ranks 162. Before her are Roberto Arlt, Jean Duvieusart, Boris Yefimov, Jiří Wolker, Semyon Lavochkin, and Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. After her are Roy Harrod, Madeleine Renaud, Lee Beom-seok, Juan d'Arienzo, Gilberto Freyre, and Clyde Tolson. Among people deceased in 1999, Bing Xin ranks 131. Before her are Theodore Hall, Carlos Romero, Milt Jackson, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Jacques Lecoq, and Riccardo Freda. After her are Susan Strasberg, Taheyya Kariokka, Ian Bannen, Igor M. Diakonoff, Maxim Munzuk, and Louis Boyer.

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In China

Among people born in China, Bing Xin ranks 779 out of 1,610. Before her are Huang Zongxi (1610), Chu Suiliang (597), Zhang Xuan (713), Tan Dun (1957), Wu Ma (1942), and Wang Xianzhi (344). After her are Zhang Zongchang (1881), Lydia Shum (1945), Sun Chuanfang (1885), Sanmao (1943), Meng Hongwei (1953), and Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Bing Xin ranks 85. Before her are Qian Zhongshu (1910), Luo Yixiu (1889), Sakya Pandita (1182), Shen Congwen (1902), Longchenpa (1308), and Yu Hua (1960). After her are Sanmao (1943), Yang Jiang (1911), Xiao Hong (1911), Wang Changling (698), Wu Jingzi (1701), and Chögyam Trungpa (1939).

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