柳青,名原刘蕴华,一九一六年生,陕西省吴堡县人。早年受到革命思想的影响,一九二八年高小念书时加入共产主义青年团。一九三四年到西安入高中,开始写作。次年以饱满的革命热情参加“一二九”学生运动,主编学生刊物《救亡线》和《学生呼声》。一九三六年加入中国共产党。三七年主编《西北文化日报》副刊《战鼓》。三八年到延安,在西北文协工作,三九年跟着部队到后方打仗,曾写过一些反映八路军战士生活的短篇小说,集为《地雷》。一年后到地方工作,四二年参加了伟大的整风运动,学习毛主席的《在延安文艺座谈会上的讲话》以后,开始明确了文艺的工农兵方向。一九四三年到一九 Liu Qing, the original original Liu Yunhua, born in 1916, Wubao County in Shaanxi Province. Influenced by revolutionary ideas in his early years, he joined the Communist Youth League in 1928. In 1934 to Xi’an into high school, began writing. The following year with full revolutionary enthusiasm to participate in the “one two nine” student movement, editor of student publications “Salvation Line” and “student voice.” In 1936 joined the Chinese Communist Party. In March, editor of “Northwest Culture Daily” supplement “war drum.” In thirty-eight years to Yan’an, working in northwestern literary association, in 1939 with the troops to fight back, had written a number of short stories reflecting the life of the Eighth Route Army soldiers, set as “land mines.” After one year’s work in the localities, in April or two years, he took part in the great rectification movement and learned the direction of Chairman Mao’s “Speech at the Yan’an Literature and Art Symposium”. From 1943 to 19