Ureltu facts for kids

Ureltu (simplified Chinese:乌热尔图) is a modern Evenk Chinese writer. He is known for his stories, especially those about the Evenk people and their life in the forests.

Ureltu's real name is Tu Shaomin. He was born on April 20, 1952, in Ulan Hot, a city in Inner Mongolia, China. His father was from the Evenk people, and his mother was from the Daur group.

Early Life and Experiences

Ureltu spent most of his childhood in a place called Nirki, which is in the Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner. He learned about both Han Chinese and Daur cultures during his time in school, from kindergarten all the way through junior high.

When he was older, during a period of big changes in China, Ureltu went to live in Aoluguya Evenke National Village. This village is located in the Ergun Left Banner area. He lived there for almost 10 years. During this time, he had many different jobs. He worked as a hunter, a general worker, and even a policeman. He also became involved in local community leadership.

Becoming a Writer

In 1976, Ureltu published his very first book. It was a story for children called Little Kevass of the Great Mountain. This was the first time he used the pen name Ureltu. In the Evenk language, "Ureltu" means "son of the forest," which is a very fitting name for a writer who often writes about nature and forest life.

Writing Career and Awards

In 1980, Ureltu started working at the Federation of Literary in Hulunbuir League. This organization supports writers and artists. He also attended important meetings for writers from different ethnic groups and for writers in Inner Mongolia.

The next year, he was chosen to study at a special writing workshop run by the China Writers Association. This was a big step for his writing career.

Major Achievements

Ureltu received many awards for his stories. Here are some of his notable achievements:

• His story Look, That Greenery won the National Prize for Literature of Minority Groups.
• Obsecration of a Hunter received the National Excellent Short Story Award.
• Dream Forest was given the Gold Award for Inner Mongolian Literature.
• Hounds won the Grassland Award for Excellent Short Stories.

Over the next two years, Ureltu continued to write many short stories. Two of his stories, Hart with Seven-Fork Horns and Amber Bonfire, both won the National Excellent Short Story Award in 1982 and 1983.

In 1985, he became a secretary for the China Writers Association Secretariat, which is an important role in the national writing community. In 1988, he wrote three more short stories: Wolker and Bilig, Firing Early in the Morning, and Malu, Malu. In the early 1990s, Ureltu published a longer story called Mysterious Forest. After this, he stopped writing fiction.