Zhong A-Cheng

Zhong Acheng (simplified Chinese: 钟阿城; traditional Chinese: 鍾阿城; pinyin: Zhōng Āchéng; born 1949), often known by his pseudonym Ah Cheng, is a Chinese author and screenwriter. He is often associated with the 1980s “root-seeking” literary movement. His best-known works are a trilogy of novellas – The Chess Master (Chinese: 棋王; pinyin: Qí Wáng; 1984), The King of Trees (Chinese: 树王; pinyin: Shù Wáng; 1985), The King of Children (Chinese: 孩子王; pinyin: Háizi Wáng; 1985) – which draw on rural life during the Cultural Revolution.