Tu An

Jiang Bihou (simplified Chinese: 蒋壁厚; traditional Chinese: 蔣壁厚; pinyin: Jiǎng Bìhoù; 22 November 1923 – 16 December 2017), better known by his pen name Tu An (Chinese: 屠岸; pinyin: Tú'àn),^[1][2] is a Chinese poet and translator.^[3] He was a member of China Writers Association.

Tu An
Native name	蒋壁厚
Born	Jiang Bihou (1923-11-22)22 November 1923 Changzhou, Jiangsu
Died	16 December 2017(2017-12-16) (aged 94) Beijing, China
Pen name	Tu'an (屠岸) Shumou (叔牟)
Occupation	Poet, translator
Language	Chinese, English
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Shanghai Jiaotong University
Period	1941-2017
Genre	Poetry
Notable works	Poetry of John Keats Tu'an's Sonnets
Notable awards	2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize
Spouse	Zhang Miaoying
Children	Zhang Jian (son) Zhang Yan (daughter)
Relatives	Jiang Ji (father)

Jiang was the first person from China to write sonnet in Chinese and he was the first few in China who translated the works of John Keats's into Chinese language.^[4]

His translation, Poetry of John Keats, which had won the 2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2000.^[5][6]

Jiang died on 16 December 2017 in Aarhus, Denmark of complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 94.^[7]