Yang Xianyi (simplified Chinese: 杨宪益; traditional Chinese: 楊憲益; pinyin: Yáng Xiànyì; Wade–Giles: Yang Hsien-i; January 10, 1915 – November 23, 2009) was a Chinese literary translator, known for rendering many ancient and a few modern Chinese classics into English, including Dream of the Red Chamber.
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10 January 1915 Tianjin, Republic of China
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Died |
23 November 2009 (aged 94) Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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