Zhang Yousong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yousong
Native name	张友松
Born	Zhang Peng (张鹏) 1903 Liling, Hunan, China
Died	1995 (aged 91–92) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Pen name	Chang Jian (常健) Zhang He (张鹤)
Occupation	Translator
Language	Chinese, English
Alma mater	Peking University
Period	1930–1990
Notable works	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Children	1

Zhang Yousong (simplified Chinese: 张友松; traditional Chinese: 張友松; pinyin: Zhāng Yǒusōng; 1903 – 1995) was a Chinese translator. He is a translator in China who translated the works of Mark Twain's into Chinese language.

Biography

Zhang was born in Liling, Hunan in 1903. At the age of 12, Zhang moved to Beijing with his sister. Zhang is a graduate of Peking University. After graduation, he taught in Qingdao, Jinan, Changsha, and Hengyang. Zhang made the acquaintance of Lu Xun when he worked in Beixin Book Company (Chinese: 北新书局). During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), Zhang founded the Chenguang Book Company (Chinese: 晨光书局) and Chunchao Book Company (Chinese: 春潮书局).

In 1951, after the founding of the PRC, Zhang returned to Beijing, then he worked in the People's Literature Publishing House.

In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Zhang suffered political persecution and experienced mistreatment, Red Guards of the Cultural Revolution attacked him as a counter-revolutionary, they struck him, and he was blinded in his right eye.

In 1984, Zhang settled in Chengdu, Sichuan. In his later years, he had been worn down by poverty and illness, he died in 1995.

Personal life

Zhang had one son and one daughter, his son died at an early age.

Works

Translations

• Immensee (Theodor Storm) (Chinese: 茵梦湖)
• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chinese: 哈克贝利·费恩历险记)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Chinese: 汤姆·索亚历险记)
• Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) (Chinese: 荒岛探宝记/金银岛)