1955 doğumlu çinli yazar. nobel'den önce de aşağıdaki ödül ve onurlandırmalara layık görülmüş :
1998: Neustadt International Prize for Literature, aday
2005: Kiriyama Prize, Notable Books, Big Breasts and Wide Hips
2006: Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize XVII
2007: Man Asian Literary Prize, nominee, Big Breasts and Wide Hips
2009: Newman Prize for Chinese Literature, winner, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out
2010: Honorary Fellow, Modern Language Association
2011: Mao Dun Literature Prize, winner, Frog
