He Jingzhi (born 5 November 1924), also known by his pen namesAimo (艾漠) andJingzhi (荆直), is a politician and poet of People's Republic of China. He was a standing committee member of the 8thChinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a standing committee member of the 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 12th and 13th CCP Central Committee. He served asMinister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China and deputy head of thePropaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

He was born inYi County,Shandong Province,Republic of China on November 5, 1924. He went to Yan'an in 1940,^[2]: 151 he graduated from Department of Literature of Luxun Art Academy of Yan'an in 1942, where he majored in Chinese Literature. He joined theChinese Communist Party in 1941, at the age of 17.^[2]: 151 He continued writing from the 1940s, such asCollection of Fangge (放歌集),Selected of He Jingzhi Poetry (贺敬之诗选),Return to Yan'an (回延安),Song of Leifeng (雷锋之歌) andChina's October (中国的十月).Return to Yan'an is often considered his masterpiece and was included in many editions of school text books.^[2]: 151 He wroteThe White Haired Girl (白毛女) with Ding Yi in 1945.^[3]

He married Ke Yan (Chinese:柯岩; pinyin:Kē Yán; 1924-2011) in October 1953, who was also a poet.^[4][5][6]

• Collection of Fangge (放歌集)
• Selected of He Jingzhi Poetry (贺敬之诗选)
• Return to Yan'an (回延安)
• Song of Leifeng (雷锋之歌)
• China's October (中国的十月)
• The White Haired Girl (白毛女)

• 1924 births
• Writers from Zaozhuang
• Poets from Shandong
• Ministers of culture of the People's Republic of China
• Living people
• People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong
• Chinese dramatists and playwrights
• Politicians from Zaozhuang
• Chinese men centenarians

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