Background
Yu Luojin was born in 1946 in Beijing, China.
遇罗锦
Yu Luojin was born in 1946 in Beijing, China.
Yu Luojin graduated from Beijing Arts and Crafts School in 1966. She was a toy designer.
During the Cultural Revolution, Yu Luojin was sentenced to forced labor, for diary entries. Her brother was tortured, and executed. She was a member of the Chinese Woman's Association.
Her novel was criticized by the Chinese Youth Daily. In 1985, she requested political asylum in Germany. In 1993, she became a German citizen.
Yu Luojin married Wang Shijing, divorced, then Cai Zhongpai, and divorced.