--- title: "3 Zhang Xianliang Quotes - Famous Poet (Nan ren de yi ban shi nü ren)" description: "Zhang Xianliang was a Chinese novelist, essayist, and poet, and former president of the Chinese Writers Association in Ningxia." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-zhang-xianliang-78562.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Zhang Xianliang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-zhang-xianliang-78562.jpg) # Zhang Xianliang (1936–2014) Poet People's Republic of China **3** quotes in **28** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Zhang Xianliang was a poet from People's Republic of China, best known for *Nan ren de yi ban shi nü ren*. ## Quick Facts About Zhang Xianliang Born December 8, 1936 Died September 27, 2014 Nationality People's Republic of China Profession Poet Notable works Nan ren de yi ban shi nü ren ## About Zhang Xianliang Zhang Xianliang was a Chinese novelist, essayist, and poet, and former president of the Chinese Writers Association in Ningxia. He was detained as a political prisoner during the Anti-Rightist Movement in 1957, until his political rehabilitation in 1979. His most well known works, including Half of Man is Woman and Grass Soup, were semi-autobiographical reflections on his life experiences in prison and in witnessing the political upheaval of China during the Cultural Revolution. ## Quotes by Zhang Xianliang > [Mountains and rivers are easy to move, but it's impossible to change a man's nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhang-xianliang/mountains-and-rivers-are-easy-to-move-but-it-s-impossible-to-change-a/) [Zhang Xianliang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhang-xianliang/) [Easy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/zhang-xianliang-78562_easy_mountains-and-rivers-are-easy-to-move-bu_228825.jpg) > [Yes, this world is truly terrible, which is why the pure and the holy come bravely forward: They have decided to eradicate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhang-xianliang/yes-this-world-is-truly-terrible-which-is-why-the-pure-and-the-holy/) [Zhang Xianliang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhang-xianliang/) [Decided](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decided/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/zhang-xianliang-78562_decided_yes-this-world-is-truly-terrible-which-i_1669441.jpg) > [I've come to realize that it is much easier to infatuate people with promises, or even to lead them to their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhang-xianliang/i-ve-come-to-realize-that-it-is-much-easier-to-infatuate-people-with/) [Zhang Xianliang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhang-xianliang/) [Easier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/zhang-xianliang-78562_easier_i-ve-come-to-realize-that-it-is-much-eas_2169826.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhang-xianliang/#itemlist", "name": "Zhang Xianliang Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mountains and rivers are easy to move, but it's impossible to change a man's nature.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhang Xianliang" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhang-xianliang/mountains-and-rivers-are-easy-to-move-but-it-s-impossible-to-change-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/zhang-xianliang-78562_easy_mountains-and-rivers-are-easy-to-move-bu_228825.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/zhang-xianliang-78562_easy_mountains-and-rivers-are-easy-to-move-bu_228825.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/zhang-xianliang-78562_easy_mountains-and-rivers-are-easy-to-move-bu_228825.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mountains and rivers are easy to move, but it's impossible to change a man's nature.” — Zhang Xianliang", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Yes, this world is truly terrible, which is why the pure and the holy come bravely forward: They have decided to eradicate the sins of the world. 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