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{{Infobox person
|name = Yu Hsi
|image =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|03|16}}
|birth_place = [[Fangyuan]] Township, [[Taiwan]]
|nationality = Taiwanese
|known_for = Translating [[Tirukkural]] in [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]<ref name="Hindu_ChineseTirukkuralReady"/>
|occupation = Poet, photographer, musician, producer, director and writer
|website = {{URL|http://www.yuhsi.com/}}
}}
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'''Yu Hsi''' (born '''Hung Ching Yu''') (born March 16, 1951) is a [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poet and scholar, who has translated the [[Tirukkural]] and the poems of [[Subramaniya Bharathi]] and poet [[Bharathidasan]] in [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]. He is the founder president of the [[Tamil Sangam]] in [[Taiwan]]. He has received various awards, including awards from [[Seoul]] World Academy of Arts and Culture (2004), [[Thiruvalluvar Award]] (2014), and a felicitation from former President of India [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]].

==Personal life==
Yu Hsi was born Hung Ching Yu in [[Fangyuan]] township, [[Taiwan]], on 16 March 1951. He obtained a doctorate in letters. He has authored more than 60 books. In a unique literary style, he wrote his fifth long-form novel on tradition scrolls, which contained almost 600,000 words.<ref name="IE_TaiwanScholarThiruvalluvarAward"/> He has also translated Tamil classic Thirukkural, poems of [[Bharathiyar]] and [[Bharathidasan]] and [[Avvaiyar]]'s "Aathichoodi" (containing morals) into Mandarin.<ref>{{cite news
| last = PTI
| first =
| title = Taiwanese poet Yu Hsi lauds TN CM Jayalalithaa
| newspaper = Business Standard
| location =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = 7 November 2015
| url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/taiwanese-poet-yu-hsi-lauds-tn-cm-jayalalithaa-115110700371_1.html
| access-date = 19 August 2016}}</ref> He has been ordained a [[Buddhist monk]] as Dao Yi.<ref name="Hindu_AMonksLoveForKural">{{cite news
| last = Renganathan
| first = L.
| title = A monk's love for Thirukkural
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Thanjavur
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Kasthuri & Sons
| date = 29 July 2017
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/a-monks-love-for-thirukkural/article19393583.ece
| access-date = 6 Aug 2017}}</ref>

==Fascination toward Indian religion and philosophy==
Yu Hsi revealed that he was greatly fascinated about [[Hinduism]] and [[Indian philosophy]]. According to him, great wisdom lay in the Indian religion and philosophy. He counted Hindu god [[Ganesh]] as his favorite for having scripted the [[Mahabharata]] as told by sage [[Vyasa|Vedavyas]]. According to Yu Hsi, Lord Ganesha typifies the journey of enlightenment, just like those of ancient Buddhist monks. He also considers the characters of [[Krishna]] and [[Arjuna]] to have influenced him greatly.<ref name="Hindu_AMonksLoveForKural"/>

==Translating the Tirukkural==
In May 2010, Yu Hsi had a chance meeting with former President of India [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] when the latter presented him with a copy of the [[Tirukkural]]<ref name="Hindu_AMonksLoveForKural"/> and a golden statue of Buddha.<ref name="IE_KalamFelicitatesYuHsi"/> The Kural text reminded him of the [[Hindu mythology|Hindu mythologies]] of [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]] and their virtuous characters, which he was fascinated about 30 years earlier.<ref name="Hindu_AMonksLoveForKural"/> Yu Hsi then agreed to translate the Thirukkural into Chinese<ref name="IE_KalamFelicitatesYuHsi">{{cite news
| last = Express News Service
| first =
| title = Kalam felicitates Taiwanese poet Yu Hsi
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Express Publication
| date = 20 May 2010
| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article272279.ece
| access-date = 19 August 2016}}</ref> and completed it in about three months.<ref name="Hindu_AMonksLoveForKural"/> He also installed a life-size statue of [[Valluvar]], the author of the Kural text, in Taiwan.<ref name="Hindu_AMonksLoveForKural"/>

==Awards==
In 2004, Yu Hsi was awarded the Poet Laureate, the highest honour awarded by Seoul World Academy of Arts and Culture.<ref name="IE_TaiwanScholarThiruvalluvarAward"/>

In praise of his translation of the [[Tirukkural]] in Mandarin, the Tamil Nadu government awarded {{INR}}540,000. Yu Hsi, however, donated the amount to [[Tamil University]] for setting up of an endowment to propagate Tirukkural.<ref name="Hindu_ChineseTirukkuralReady">{{cite news
| last = Rajaram
| first = R.
| title = Chinese translation of Tirukkural, Bharathi's poems ready
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 19 June 2014
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/chinese-translation-of-tirukkural-bharathis-poems-ready/article6127419.ece
| access-date = 19 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="IE_TaiwanScholarThiruvalluvarAward"/>

In 2008, Yu Hsi received the Jan Smrek Prize in [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]], for his poetry inspired by [[Buddhism]]. On the occasion, his five long poems were published in [[Slovak language|Slovak]] translation under the title "Cesta" (Road).{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

In 2014, he received the Thiruvalluvar award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Yu Hsi is the first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award.<ref name="IE_TaiwanScholarThiruvalluvarAward">{{cite news
| last = Express News Service
| first =
| title = Taiwan-origin Tamil Scholar Gets Thiruvalluvar Award
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Express Publications
| date = 16 January 2014
| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Taiwan-origin-Tamil-Scholar-Gets-Thiruvalluvar-Award/2014/01/16/article2001716.ece
| access-date = 19 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Sadique
| first = Shahnawaz
| title = Taiwanese Poet Dr Yu Hsi Was Awarded The Thiruvalluvar Award on 15 January 2014
| newspaper = Commonstupidman.com
| location =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = 17 January 2014
| url = http://commonstupidman.com/taiwanese-poet-dr-yu-hsi-awarded-thiruvalluvar-award-15-january-2014/
| access-date = 19 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = திருக்குறளில் இல்லாதது எதுவும் இல்லை: திருவள்ளுவர் விருது பெற்ற தைவான் கவிஞர் யூசி பேச்சு
| newspaper = The Hindu (Tamil)
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language = Tamil
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 16 January 2014
| url = https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/194565-.html
| access-date = 6 August 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Translations of Tirukkural]]
* [[List of translators]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.yuhsi.com/ Official website]

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