Ren Haiyan (Chinese: 任海燕; born 18 October 1980), known by her pen name Tong Hua (Chinese: 桐华; pinyin: Tónghuá) or Zhang Xiaosan (Chinese: 张小三; pinyin: Zhāngxiǎosān), is a Chinese contemporary romance novelist and screenwriter. She graduated from Peking University and emigrated to America in 2005. She currently lives in New York City.

Tong Hua
Native name
桐华
Born (1980-10-18) October 18, 1980 (age 44)
China
Pen nameZhang Xiaosan
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter
Alma materPeking University
GenreRomance
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese桐华
Traditional Chinese桐華
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTóng Huá
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTùhng Wàh
JyutpingTung4 waa4
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张小三
Traditional Chinese張小三
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Xiǎosān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJēung Síusāam
JyutpingZoeng1 siu2 saam1

Works

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Novels

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English title Chinese title (Simplified/Traditional) Pinyin (Mandarin) Year published Notes
Scarlet Heart 步步惊心 Bùbù Jīngxīn 2006 Adapted into television series Scarlet Heart starring Liu Shishi, Nicky Wu and Kevin Cheng
and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo starring IU, Lee Joon-gi and Kang Ha-neul
Ballad of the Desert 大漠谣 Dàmò Yáo 2006–2007 Adapted into television series Sound of the Desert starring Liu Shishi, Eddie Peng and Hu Ge
Part 1 of "Damo Qingyuan"
Song in the Clouds 云中歌 Yún Zhōnggē 2007–2008 Adapted into television series Love Yunge from the Desert starring Angelababy, Du Chun and Lu Yi
Part 2 of "Damo Qingyuan"
The Most Beautiful Time (Original title: Secrets Hidden by Time) 最美的时光 (被时光掩埋的秘密) Zuì Měi De Shí Guāng (Bèi Shíguāng Yǎnmái De Mìmì) 2008 Adapted into television series Best Time starring Wallace Chung and Janine Chang
Time Will Never Go Back (A Book Dedicated to Our Youth) 那些回不去的年少时光 Nàxiē Huí Bùqù De Niánshào Shíguāng 2010 Adapted into television series Stand By Me starring Zhao Jinmai and Bai Yufan
Once Promised 曾许诺 Céng Xūnuò 2011 Adapted into television series A Life Time Love starring Huang Xiaoming and Victoria Song
Part 1 of "The Book of Mountain and Sea"
Once Promised: The End 曾许诺·殇 Céng Xūnuò Shāng 2011
Lost You Forever 長相思 Chǎng Xiàng Sī 2013 Adapted into television series Lost You Forever starring Yang Zi (actress), Zhang Wan Yi (actor), Deng Wei (actor) and Tan Jianci Part 2 of "The Book of Mountain and Sea"
The Memory About You 半暖时光 Ban Nuan Shi Guang 2014
The Starry Night, The Starry Sea 那片星空 那片海 Na Pian Tian Kong, Na Pian Hai 2015 Adapted into television series The Starry Night, The Starry Sea starring Feng Shaofeng and Bea Hayden
Sorrow Relieving Tune 解忧曲/解憂曲 Jiě Yǒu Qū 2015 Part 3 of "Damo Qingyuan"

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Screenplays

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English title Chinese title (Simplified/Traditional) Pinyin (Mandarin) Year published Notes
Perfect Couple 金玉良缘 Jīnyù Liángyuán 2014 Starring Wallace Huo and Tiffany Tang
The Cage of Love 抓住彩虹的男人 Zhuā Zhù Cǎihóng de Nánrén 2015 Starring Hawick Lau and Zheng Shuang
Destined to Love You 偏偏喜歡你 Piānpiān Xǐhuān Nǐ 2015 Starring Joe Chen, Jia Nailiang and Bosco Wong
A Detective Housewife 煮妇神探 Zhǔfù Shéntàn 2015 Starring Jia Nailiang and Li Xiaolu
Stay with Me 放弃我抓紧我 Fàngqì wǒ Zhuājǐn wǒ 2016 Starring Joe Chen and Wang Kai

References

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Tong Hua's weibo address:http://t.qq.com/tonghua_tonghua (QQ) http://weibo.com/xiaosanju (sina)

  1. ^ "桐华作品集 - 小说在线阅读 - 努努书坊". book.kanunu.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-15.