Ba Jin is a giant figure in the 20th-century China’s literary hall of fame. His novels jolted the young readers in the 1930s and 1940s to wake up and try to have their fates in their own hands. Most readers of his books know that the novelist comes from Sichuan Province, but few know his real name is Li Yaotang. So it comes as a big surprise when it becomes known that Ba Jin’s family roots are actually in Jiaxing, a major city in East China’s Zhejiang Province. His Jin’s a literary hall of fame. His novels jolted the young readers in the 1930s and 1940s to wake up and try to have their fates in their own hands. Most readers of his books know that the novelist comes from Sichuan Province, but few know his real name is Li Yaotang. So it comes as a big surprise when it becomes known that Ba Jin’s family roots are actually in Jiaxing, a major city in East China’s Zhejiang Province.