Liao Yiwu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Liao Yiwu

Chinese musician and writer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1958

Place of Birth: Yanting County, Sichuan, China

Profession: writer, poet, musician, journalist

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Liao Yiwu (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Liào Yìwu; also known as Lao Wei (Chinese: ??); born 16 June 1958 in Sichuan), is a Chinese author, reporter, musician, and poet.
He is a critic of China's Communist regime, for which he has been imprisoned.
His books, several of which are collections of interviews with ordinary people from the lower rungs of Chinese society, were published in Taiwan and Hong Kong but are banned in mainland China; some have been translated into English, French, German, Polish and Czech.