Chinese screenwriter and novelist
Liu Heping (Chinese : 刘和平 ; born 1953) is a Chinese screenwriter and novelist who is best known for his historical dramas.[ 1]
Biography
Liu was from Shaodong and born in Hengyang , Hunan Province , southern China in 1953.[ 2] His father was a playwright, and his mother was an opera actor.[ 2] His dramatisation of the final years of the Jiajing Emperor , Ming Dynasty in 1566 , was released as a TV drama and a series of novels in 2007.[ 3] In 2014, his drama about the Chinese Civil War , All Quiet in Peking, was also released in both TV and novel formats.[ 4] Liu won the award for best screenplay for All Quiet in Peking at the 30th Feitian Awards .[ 5]
Works
Notable works (Chinese)
Ming Dynasty in 1566 (2007)[ 6]
All Quiet in Peking (2014)[ 7]
Works in translation (English)
1566: The Taoist Emperor (Translated by Wen Huang) (2020)[ 8]
1566: The Imperial Governor (Translated by Wen Huang) (2021)[ 9]
1566: The Chief Eunuch (Translated by Wen Huang) (2022)[ 10]
1566: The Emperor's Nemesis (Translated by Wen Huang) (2022)[ 11]
All Quiet in Peking: Under Turbulent Skies (Translated by Teng Jimeng) (2022)[ 12]
All Quiet in Peking: Behind Closed Doors (Translated by Teng Jimeng) (2022)[ 13]
Upcoming works in translation (English)
All Quiet in Peking: Final Curtain Call (Translated by Christopher Payne) (2023)[ 14]
References
^ "从衡阳走出来的中国"王牌编剧"刘和平" . 新湖南 (in Chinese). 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024 .
^ a b "剧作家刘和平获"2014中华文化人物"提名" . people.com.cn . Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020 .
^ "Chinese drama 'Ming Dynasty in 1566' to air in South Korea" . english.sina.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020 .
^ "Dramatic success" . Week In China . 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 .
^ "30th Feitian Awards held in Hangzhou" . www.chinadaily.com.cn . Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 .
^ Liu, Heping.; 刘和平. (2016). Da ming wang chao 1566 (Di 1 ban ed.). Guang zhou: Hua cheng chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5360-7911-3 . OCLC 994643004 .
^ Liu, Heping, 1953-; 刘和平, 1953-. Beiping wu zhan shi = All quiet in Peking (Di 1 ban ed.). Beijing. ISBN 978-7-5502-9710-4 . OCLC 1082143956 . {{cite book }}
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^ Heping, Liu (2020). 1566: The Taoist Emperor . London: Sinoist Books. ISBN 978-1910760598 .
^ Heping, Liu (2021). 1566: The Imperial Governor . Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 978-1-910760-61-1 .
^ Heping, Liu (2022). 1566: The Chief Eunuch . Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781910760635 .
^ Heping, Liu (2022). 1566: The Emperor's Nemesis . Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781910760666 .
^ Heping, Liu (2022). All Quiet in Peking: Under Turbulent Skies . Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781910760857 .
^ Heping, Liu (2022). All Quiet in Peking: Behind Closed Doors . Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781838905453 .
^ Heping, Liu (2023). All Quiet in Peking: Final Curtain Call . Horsham: Sinoist Books. ISBN 9781838905477 .