Talk:Nien Cheng

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Yes Ms Cheng is amazing I found her address after reading her book 2 weeks ago. Even though I was not sure it was her I sent letter anyway. 5 Days later I got a hand written letter from Ms Cheng she said she just turned 94 years old, and that Penguin just informed her that they were not printing her book to paperback. She seemed ok with that she said the money rasied for her book supported her and helped her create a scholorship fund commemorating Meiping her daughter. Ms Cheng said she loves her life in the USA and is happpy to have become a citizen in 1988. Ms Cheng commented she wants to be a good USA citizen, I think she has accomplished that. May God bless this amazing woman. regards Stagsleap (talk) 15:03, 15 February2009 (UTC) Bill (Stagsleap (talk) 00:24, 10 March 2009 (UTC))

Oh, what a woman! It is wonderfull to know, that a human being can act like her. I am reading her book( I am on page 256 now), and if she still is here, I want her to know, that she is fasinating me through the book. Nmjohnson, are you still drinking tea with her?

Aase Vesterager, Odinsgade 25, 7400 Herning, Denmark     Mar. 1. 2008

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.163.23.96 (talk) 10:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Neutral tone needed
The Biography section is rather sycophantic and certainly not neutrally worded. I have tagged accordingly. Deb (talk) 09:41, 24 July 2021 (UTC)


 * I've made revisions to the section - do you think if it's still not neutrally worded? W9793 (talk) 01:50, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Is she alive in 2005? This question is written on 31 July 2005 by asugar@axelero.hu. Has anybody an answer?


 * I believe she is. Her death would surely have made news. Mike H (Talking is hot) 22:14, August 9, 2005 (UTC)


 * She definitely is alive! I had tea with her last week. Nmjohnson 05:25, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Her original name is Nian-yuan Yao, her husband's family name is Cheng. I found that in Chinese Wikipedia. Anthony Li, Feb 5, 2007

Read Cheng's book "Life and Death in Shanghai" to learn about the author and the horrors she and a multitude of other Chinese underwent during the Mao years.