Liu Zaifu: key obituary facts
Is Liu Zaifu dead? Yes. Liu Zaifu died on May 24, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Liu Zaifu's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Liu Zaifu known for?
He was a Chinese author, poet, and professor.
More about Liu Zaifu
Born: 22 October 1941.
Place of birth: Nan'an.
Place of death: Hangzhou.
Gender: male.
Occupation: essayist, literary critic, sinologist, author.
Nationality: People's Republic of China, Republic of China.
Education: Xiamen University.
Employer: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Children: Jianmei Liu.
Liu Zaifu, a Chinese writer, poet and academic known for Farewell to Revolution, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 84.
He was also known for his work on Reflections on Dream of the Red Chamber, an analysis of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber. Born in 1941 in Nan’an, Quanzhou, Fujian, he studied Chinese literature at Xiamen University.
After graduating, he became editor-in-chief of Wenxue Pinglun, a Chinese literary periodical, and later worked as an editor for the Beijing-based magazine New Construction.