Chia-Hui Hsing facts for kids

Chia-Hui Hsing (Chinese: 幸佳慧; born August 15, 1973 – died October 16, 2019) was a very special Taiwanese author. She was also known as Arlene Hsing. She wrote many wonderful books, especially for children. Her stories helped young readers learn and grow.

About Chia-Hui Hsing

Her Early Life and Education

Chia-Hui Hsing was born in Tainan, a city in Taiwan, in 1973. She loved learning and went to National Cheng Kung University to study Chinese Language. After that, she decided to focus on children's literature. She earned a master's degree from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Her master's paper was about how picture books can sometimes have hidden meanings.

Later, she continued her studies and earned a doctorate degree from Newcastle University, also in the UK. For her doctorate, she researched how translators' backgrounds might affect children's books when they are translated into different languages.

Her Work and Contributions

Before becoming a full-time author, Chia-Hui Hsing worked as a reporter for a newspaper called Minsheng Daily. She also worked as an editor at a publishing company. These jobs helped her understand how books are made and shared with readers.

She was very passionate about reading. In Tainan, she started a group called the Hulu Alley Reading Association. This group helped encourage more people, especially children, to read. She also managed the children's reading room at the main Tainan Public Library. She wanted every child to have a chance to discover the joy of books.

Chia-Hui Hsing was highly respected for all her work in children's literature in Taiwan. She wrote her own stories, did important research, and even translated books from other languages. In 2019, she received a special award called the Special Contributions Award at the Ministry of Culture's Golden Tripod Awards. This is the highest honor for people in the publishing industry in Taiwan. It showed how much her work meant to everyone.

Her Final Years

In late 2018, Chia-Hui Hsing was diagnosed with a serious illness. She bravely fought it, but sadly, she passed away on October 16, 2019. She was 46 years old. Even though she is gone, her books and her dedication to children's reading continue to inspire many.

Books by Chia-Hui Hsing

Chia-Hui Hsing wrote many popular books for children. Here are some of her well-known works:

• 家有125 (The Family Has 125), published in 2007
• 希望小提琴 (Violin of Hope), published in 2012
• 大鬼小鬼图书馆 (Big Ghost Little Ghost Library), published in 2016
• 亲爱的 (My Dear), published in 2018
• 蝴蝶朵朵 (Duoduo the Butterfly), published in 2019