# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cao-shui
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:28:22.486Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/cao-shui"
name: "Cao Shui"
slug: "cao-shui"
description: "Cao Shui, also known as Shawn Cao, courtesy name Yaou (Eurasian), pseudonym or hao Lord of Tower of Babel, is a Chinese poet, novelist, screenwriter and translator. He is one of the representative figures of Chinese Contemporary Literature. He leads the Great Poetry Movement. In his Declaration of Great Poetry, he aims to integrate sacred and secular cultures, oriental and occidental cultures, ancient and modern cultures in Chinese literature. His most notable works include the Epic of Eurasia, Secret of Heaven (trilogy), and King Peacock. His works are dedicated to rebuilding a republic in which the whole humanity can live in freedom, which he always described as Eurasia, the Top of the Tower of Babel or Kunlun Mountains. As of 2024, 46 books of Cao Shui have been published, including 10 poem collections, 4 essay collections, 10 novels, 18 fairy tales, 4 translations and one hundred episodes TV series and films. He is a member of China Writers' Association, China Film Association, and World Poetry Movement. His works have been translated into 26 languages by 2024. He is also the editor-in-chief of Great Poem and deputy editor-in-chief of World Poetry. Currently he lives in Beijing as a professional writer and screenwriter."
tagline: "Chinese poet and writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/00_IMG_2196_Shaw_Cao.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "China"
  isoCode: "CN"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1982-06-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.14107333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "曹谁"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Shui"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ཚའོ་ཧྲོས"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Shui"
    title: "Cao Shui"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Shui"
    title: "Cao Shui"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Shui"
    title: "Cao Shui"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_Shui"
    title: "Cao Shui"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9B%B9%E8%AA%B0"
    title: "曹誰"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%88%98_(%EC%8B%9C%EC%9D%B8)"
    title: "조수 (시인)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B0%D0%BE_%D0%A8%D1%83%D1%8D%D0%B9"
    title: "Цао Шуэй"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao_%C5%A0ui"
    title: "Cao Šui"
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  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A0o_Th%C3%B9y"
    title: "Tào Thùy"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5034320"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump