Hu Donglin is a contemporary Chinese writer. Among others, he has been awarded the first China Environmental Prize, Jilin Province Literature Prize, Changbai Mountain Prize and the Chinese Outstanding Children’s Literature Prize. He is the author of a number of Eco-literature works. Due to his long-term observational study of the Changbai Mountain region, he has developed a deep emotional attachment for the local fauna and flora. He has a heartfelt understanding for the need for ecological protection of the region.