Ten richest Chinese authors in 2013

Yang Hongying

Name: Yang Hongying

Ranking: 5

Royalty income:　17.5 million yuan

Bestseller: "Diaries of the Smiling Cat" 《笑猫日记》

Age: 51

Yang Hongyhing (DOB: May 12, 1962) is a popular Chinese writer of children's literature. She was a primary school teacher. After her first work captured students' heart, she decided to start writing fairy tales. Yang's famous book series include "Girls' Diary", "Boys' Diary", "Pretty Teacher and Naughty Boys". She topped the "2010 China Richest Writer List" with 25 million yuan in copyright royalty.

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