1918-2001

Lin Hai-yin

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature)

1918

Born in Osaka, Japan

Born Lin Han-yin.

Father lin Huan-wen（also Known as Bin-nan，1888-1931）, a native of Toufen, Miaoli. Mather Lin-Huang Ai-zhen.

1921

Hai-yin went back to Taiwan with her parents.

1923

Hai-yin went with her parents to Beijing.

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Photograph was taken in Beijing)

 

1925

Hai-yin began classes at First affiliated Elementary School of Chan-dian Normal University

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Photograph was taken in Central Park, Beijing)

 

1931

Father passed away

The poem “To the Lady of Camellias” published on The World Illustrated [shijie huakan].

1934

Enters Beiping World College of Journalism.

Hai-yin became acquainted with Xia Cheng-ying.

1937

Hai-yin began working at World Daily full time

1939

Hai-yin married Xia Cheng-ying

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Hai-yin’s certificate of marriage)

1948

Hai-yin moved back to Taiwan with her family.

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Ship tickets to Taiwan (photocopy)

1949

Hai-yin started publishing articles in newspapers

In May, Hai-yin began working at Mandarin Daily News as an editor; in December, she presided over Mandarin Daily News' Weekend Edition and remained in the position (until October 1994).

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature)

1953

Employed as Chief Editor for the Literary Supplement of the United Daily News

During the period between November 1, 1953, and April 23, 1963, when she had been the chief editor of the Literary Supplement of the United Daily News , Lin Hai-yin was credited for discovering many literary talents, including Qi Deng Sheng, Zheng Qing-wen, Huang Chun-ming, Lin Huai-ming, etc. Lin also encouraged veterran writers to pick up the old habit again, such as Zhong Li-he, Zhong Zhao-zheng, Liao Qing-xiu, Chen Huo-quan, Shi Cui-feng, and others.

1955

Hai-yin published her first book, Common Holly

1956

Teaches at World College of Journalism.

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Hai-yin’s hand-written teaching materials)

1957

Short stories Green Seaweed and Saled Eggs published

The first and second volume of "Story collection Memories of Peking: South Side Stories" published on Free China Volume 17, Issue 11 and 12.

1959

Hai-yin published her first full-length novel, Xiao-yun

1960

Story collection Memories of Peking: South Side Stories

On August 12, “In Memory of Zhong Lihe” was published on the Literary Supplement of the United Daily News. In October, with Zhong Zhaozheng and others, she established a publishing committee for Zhong Lihe’s posthumous works and later published Rain, a collection of Zhong Lihe’s novels.

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; The Agreement drafted by Lin Hai-yin)

1963

Capital Incident

Lin resigned as the chief editor of the United Daily News due to the publication of a poem named "A Story" by Feng Chih (Wang Feng-chih) on the newspapers on April 23, 1963. The poem was suspected by the government of insinuating that the captain in the work reflected the ignorance of President Chiang Kai-shek. The writer was thus detained in custody. The incident was called the “Captain Incident.”

1963

The English version of Green Seaweed and Salted Eggs was published.

Short stories Stories of Marriage Published.

1964

Started her involvement in children’s literature.

1965

Short stories collection Candle Wick and the first children's book Golden Bridge published.

1966

Children's literature Little Happy Comes Home, Old House of the Cai's, and prose collection Visiting America, The story of Two Place published.

1967

January 1, Hai-yin founded the Belles-Lettres Monthly and acted as the general manager and Chief Editor

Full-length novel Spring Breeze and Beautiful Sun, Meng-zhu's Journey, and children's literature We Have All Grown Up, The Bird that Doesn't Have a Fear for Cold Weather－Penguin published.

1968

Belles-Lettres Publishing House was established in December

Radio show script Wei-wei's Weekly Journal published.

1970

Hai-yin became a member of the Editing and Reviewing Committee for elementary school, Chinese-language textbooks under the National Institute for Compilation and Translation, and presided over the drafting of Chinese-language textbooks for first and second graders until 1996.

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Signed the contract for editing the textbooks for elementary schools)

1971

The children's literature A Old Cat, and prose collection Chinese Tofu published.

1972

Prose collection Window published

1975

Lin Hai-yin'sOwn Collection published

1976

Attended the 9th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Chinese Practitioner Association.

 Children's literature Aesop's Fables published.

1978

Children's literature Welcome to My Hometown published.

1982

Memories of Peking: South Side Stories was adapted to film, directed by Wu Yi-gong

Prose collection Nighttime Reading by the Window published.

1983

Mother passed away

In July, Memories of Peking: South Side Stories won the Golden Eagle Prize from the 2^nd Manila International Film Festival.

1984

Profiles of Literary Figures published

1987

Prose collection Living by a Bookstore－My beijing-flavord Memoir published

Lin Hai-yin's collection of fairy tales－stories and Lin Hai-yin's collection of fairy tales－animals published.

1988

Lin Hai-yin's Prose publish

The comic essay Head of the House published.

1991

Translated Miss Porter's Fairy Tales

1992

The English version of Memories of Peking: South Side Stories was published

Prose Seeing Her Across the Bamboo Curtaions published.

1993

Sort stories collection Gold Carp's Pleated Skirt published

Prose Written in the Wind published.

1994

Memories of Peking: South Side Stories named best children’s book by China Times ’ Open Book section. Children's book Allegoric Words published, Prose Granny's Fool-proof Camera and The One Who Lives published.

1995

The Japanese version of Memories of Peking: South Side Stories was published

Hai-yin closed down Belles-Lettres Publishing House.

1996

Ying-zi's Heart（compiled by Fu Guang-ming）and The sorty of Two Cities （co-authored by He Fan）published.

1997

The German version of Memories of Peking: South Side Stories was published.

In November 12, the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature in Beijing held a seminar on Hai-yin’s works. A long Time Passing（compiled by Fu Guang-ming）and Lin Hai-yin's Works in five installments.

1998

Hai-yin was presented with the Lifelong Achievement Award at the third World Chinese Writers Conference

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Photo of all the members of the 3^rd World Association of Chinese Writers taken with former president Lee Teng-Hui)

 

1999

The German version of Memories of Peking: South Side Stories won Switzerland's Blue Cobra Award

Hai-yin was presented with the second May Fourth Award for Literary Contribution.

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature)

2000

Hai-yin received an Honorary Literary Medal from the Chinese Writers' and Artists' Association

Memories of Peking: South Side Stories ranked as one of the 100 Best Chinese Fictional Works in the 20th Century by Hong Kong’s Asia Weekly. Lin Hai-yin's Works in twelve installments and The Sea Sounds that Pass Through the Woods—Lin Hai-yin's Visual Memoir was published.

2001

Hai-yin passed away

On October 15, Hai-yin became one of the first group of Shih Hsin University alumni to be honored for lifelong achievement.

2003

Ying-zi's Homesickness published

2007

The donation ceremony of Lin Hai-yin and He Fan's Precious Cultural Relics at Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan, organized by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature

 

(note：Photograph provided by National Museum of Taiwan Literature; Photograph of the donation ceremony: Wu Li-zhu, Gong Ming-Qi (Xia Zu-Zhuo’s wife), Qiu Kun-liang, Xia Zu-li, Xia Zu-Zhuo, Zhang Zhi-Zhang)

2010

Exhibition of "listening to the Sea beyond the Woods－An Exhibition of the Lin Hai-yin Archives" was hosted at National Museum of Taiwan Literature