Zang Kejia (; 8 October 1905 – 5 February 2004) was a Chinese poet.

He was born in Zhucheng, Shandong province. Zang entered the Shandong Provincial First Normal School in 1923 and later trained at the Wuhan Branch of the Central Military and Political School.

Zang Kejia

In 1929, he went to Qingdao University, and under the guidance of Wen Yiduo began publishing poetry. His first collection, Laoyin (Brand) appeared in 1937. Other collections followed.

Zang Kejia

With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Zang did cultural propaganda work for the army, and collections of his were published as well as volumes of army poetry. After the war, he was involved in editorial activities and published his first collection of short stories and prose.

Zang Kejia

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he held several important positions, among them as chief editor of Poetry magazine. He also co-edited the "Selected Poems of Chairman Mao" with Zhou Zhenfu.

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External links

http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/86460.htm

20th-century Chinese poets

1905 births

2004 deaths

People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong

Politicians from Weifang

Poets from Shandong

20th-century poets

People from Zhucheng

Writers from Weifang