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Yang Xianyi

Chinese literary translator

Died when: 94 years 317 days (1138 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Yang Xianyi

Yang Xianyi (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; 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 Mansions.

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