The following is the biographical sketch of Ba Jin, who was just elected vice-chairman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC):

Ba Jin

Male, born in 1904, of Han nationality, native of Chengdu, Sichuan Province; without party affiliation.

Studied at Chengdu Foreign Language Special School in 1921, and in France in 1927-1929; engaged in literature and art creation after returning to China in 1929.

Editor-in-chief of Cultural Life Publishing House and Pingming Publishing House in Shanghai in 1935-1950; editor-in-chief Pingming Publishing House, vice-chairman of Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and chairman of Chinese Writers' Association Shanghai Branch after 1950.

Vice-chairman of Chinese Writers' Association and chief editor of "Literary and Art Monthly," "Harvest" and "Shanghai Literature"after 1953; chairman of Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles after 1962; chairman of Chinese Writers' Association, vice-chairman of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and vice-chairman of CPPCC Shanghai Committee 1977-1983; vice-chairman of CPPCC National Committee and chairman of Chinese Writers' Association since 1983.

Delegate to full-member meeting of 1st CPPCC; vice-chairman of 6th to 9th CPPCC National Committee.

Deputy to the 1st to 5th National People's Congress (NPC); member of 5th NPC Standing Committee.