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Many mainland writers came to Hong Kong during the 1930s to escape the Japanese invasion. They included Ye Lingfeng, Dai Wangshu, Xiao Hong and Zhang Ailing. Ye, a member of Jiuwan Dailys editorial board, dedicated his life to researching on the historical places and people of Hong Kong. Dai, a poet, was imprisoned by the Japanese in Victoria Prison. Xiao published several outstanding books but died after the fall of Hong Kong. Zhang studies at the University of Hong Kong and returned to Shanghai after the Japanese occupied Hong Kong. She came back on and off to live and write.
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