Zheng Wenguang (, 9 April 1929 - 17 June 2003) was a Chinese science fiction writer. Zheng was born in

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, but moved to

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in 1947. He was first published in 1954 and continued to write until a stroke in 1983. ''

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'' stated in his obituary that he had to quit writing science fiction during the

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due to official pressure. He also was a research fellow at the

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. In the West he might be best known for the story "The Mirror Image of the Earth", which was reprinted in at least two anthologies.Zheng Wenguang (1929-2003)
, at SFWA.org; published June 21, 2003; retrieved July 31, 2014

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* Chinese science fiction writers Vietnamese speculative fiction writers 1929 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Chinese writers 20th-century Vietnamese writers {{china-writer-stub

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