Li Xifan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Li Xifan

Chinese literary critic

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Beijing, China

Date of Death: 29-Oct-2018

Profession: writer, politician, journalist, literary critic

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Li Xifan (Chinese: ???; Wade–Giles: Li Hsi-fan; 11 December 1927 – 29 October 2018) was a Chinese Marxist literary scholar and redologist.
He became nationally famous in 1954, when his critique of the revered redologist Yu Pingbo was praised by Mao Zedong, who seized the opportunity to launch a nationwide campaign to criticize the idealism of Yu Pingbo and Hu Shih.
Li later served as a long-time editor of the People's Daily and Vice President of the Chinese National Academy of Arts.