Hai Lin

Lin Haiyin (Chinese: 林海音; pinyin: Lín Hǎiyīn; born Lin Hanying; 18 March 1918 – 1 December 2001), also named Amy Lin, was a Taiwanese writer and editor. Of Miaoli Hakka descent, She was born in Osaka, Japan, and lived in Itahashi Town (板橋街), Taihoku Prefecture until the age of four before relocating to Peking, China. Lin worked as a journalist and editor for the World Journal (世界日報) in Peking before moving back to Taiwan with her family in 1948. In Taiwan, she served as an editor for the Mandari…