Background
Yuan was born in 1936 in Wujin District, Jiangsu Province, near the city of Changzhou.
袁行霈
Yuan was born in 1936 in Wujin District, Jiangsu Province, near the city of Changzhou.
He attended Peking University as an undergraduate student, graduating in 1957 from the school"s Department of Chinese Language and Literature with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Yuan has been a professor of Chinese literature at Peking University since 1957. The department hired him as an instructor immediately following his graduation, where he was remained ever since. In addition to his teaching and publications on Chinese literature, Yuan has served in various areas of Chinese politics.
He served on the Chinese People"s Political Consultative Conference from 1998 to 2003.
Yuan has been a member of the China Democratic League since 1987, and has served as its vice-chairman since 1997.