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| notable works = Zi Bu Yu, Chang Ge Xing
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'''Xia Da''' ({{zh|s=夏达|p=|t=}}; born 4 April 1981) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[manhua]] artist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://culture.ifeng.com/gundong/detail_2011_02/14/4652868_0.shtml|title=夏达：只有对着白纸的时候，才会觉得自在_文化频道_凤凰网|website=culture.ifeng.com|access-date=2019-06-09|quote=夏达，1981年4月4日出生于湖南怀化。}}</ref> She is best known for creating the comics ''Zi Bu Yu'' and ''[[The Long Ballad|Chang Ge Xing]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.xkb.com.cn/view/1139263|title="中国风"是基因 是动漫回归自我的钥匙-广东新快网-新快报官方网站(明天报纸今晚看·能见报的博客·人人做记者)|website=epaper.xkb.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-09|quote=另如夏达的《长歌行》《子不语》也很受欢迎。这一批相当优秀的作者,有了一种主动的认识,要创作出代表我们自己文化特色的作品。}}</ref> Five million copies of her works have been sold as of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ori.hangzhou.com.cn/ornews/content/2018-08/11/content_7050576.htm|title=探访夏达工作室——麟趾居 带你走近这样的夏达 - 杭网原创 - 杭州网|website=ori.hangzhou.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-09|quote=夏达漫画连载作品长期覆盖全国各大主流漫画平台,单行本销售早超过500万册，拥有基数庞大的粉丝群体长期关注，粉丝效应覆盖全国和全球华人区域。}}</ref> Her art has been noted for its [[Chinese art|classical]] style, and has been met with positive reception in both China and Japan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20141101001020-260306?chdtv|title=漫畫網路帶動熱潮 展現中國美學 - 兩岸藝文|last=中時電子報|website=中時電子報|language=zh-Hant-TW|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Xia Da was born on 4 April 1981, in [[Huaihua]], [[Hunan|Hunan Province]].<ref name=":1" /> Her interests had included painting and comic-reading since she was a child, and she was eventually inspired to make her own comics in high school. She published her first work, titled ''Cheng Zhang'', in the ''Beijing Cartoon'' magazine, receiving an encouraging, handwritten reply by her editorial teacher. After graduating from university, she moved to [[Beijing]] and briefly worked in advertising before quitting to focus on her own comics. During this time, she became engrossed in drawing, seldom leaving her apartment as she lived on a modest income.<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
[[File:Hangzhou Library 33.jpg|left|thumb|Panels of Chang Ge Xing shown in the [[Hangzhou Library]]|235x235px]]
Her first comic book, ''April Story'', was published in 2003 shortly before her college graduation.{{sfn|Ogi|Suter|Lent|2019|p=248}} ''Zi Bu Yu'', her second work, was serialized in 2008. The series won the 5th Golden Dragon Award that year, and was subsequently published in Japan by [[Ultra Jump]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2010-05/19/content_520931.htm?div=-1|title=人民日报海外版-人民网|website=paper.people.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> Prior to its publication in Japan, the work was reviewed and recommended by Matsui Sakamoto, editor-in-chief of the manga [[Saint Seiya]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cul.sohu.com/20090925/n267001201.shtml|title=子不语介绍-搜狐文化频道|website=cul.sohu.com|access-date=2019-06-09|quote=受日本集英社总编辑长茂木行雄和著名漫画编辑松井荣元（代表作：圣斗士星矢）的大力推荐}}</ref>
After the release of ''Zi Bu Yu'', Xia Da published several other comics. ''Chang Ge Xing'', a [[historical drama]] set in the [[Tang dynasty]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20160221000355-260115?chdtv|title=夏達長歌行 「還沒開始下重手」 - 藝文副刊|last=中時電子報|website=中時電子報|language=zh-Hant-TW|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> received the Golden Monkey Award for Chinese Comics during its serialization,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/0/65420.html|title=台灣漫畫家 T.K 章世炘《黑色狂想曲》於中國 2012「金猴獎」獲獎|website=巴哈姆特電玩資訊站|access-date=2019-06-09|quote=中國漫畫大獎：《長歌行》夏天島影視動漫制作有限公司（作者：夏達）}}</ref> and a [[The Long Ballad|televised series]] based on the comic began shooting in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/0/176540.html|title=夏達漫畫《長歌行》將推出真人電視劇 預計將於今年 8 月開拍|website=巴哈姆特電玩資訊站|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
In December 2016, Xia Da issued an article on [[Sina Weibo|Weibo]] holding Summer Island Studio responsible for an unequal contract agreement set to last for 10 years. A publication hiatus for ''Chang Ge Xing'' was announced in the same article, with Xia Da citing issues with her health as the main cause.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccnovel.com/103518_2.html|title=《长歌行》作者夏达称自己"受够了" 她遭遇了啥？--西诺网|website=www.ccnovel.com|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> On 26 December, Xia Da and more than 30 comic creators announced their contract withdrawal from Summer Island.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2018-08-27/doc-ihifuvph8314442.shtml|title=漫画工作室夏天岛解约纠纷再起|last=北京商报|date=2018-08-27|website=finance.sina.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
In September 2017, Xia Da announced the formation of her own studio in [[Hangzhou]], along with the serialization of a new comic, ''Shiyi Liu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/zjnews/hznews/201709/t20170928_5229099_ext.shtml|title=专访刚复出的夏达——蛰伏半年，太想痛快画一把_手机浙江网|website=zjnews.zjol.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
==Awards==
Xia Da has won many awards including:
*Golden Dragon Award for Best Girls' comic{{sfn|Ogi|Suter|Lent|2019|p=248}}
*Newcomer Award at the first Sino-Japanese Youth Exchange Cartoon Festival{{sfn|Ogi|Suter|Lent|2019|p=248}}
== Bibliography ==
* ''Winter Fairy Tale'' (2002)
* {{cite book |last=Da|first=Xia ({{zh|s=夏达|p=|t=}})| title = 四月物语/: 夏达优秀漫画短篇集|trans-title=April Story|year=2004| publisher = 电子工业出版社| isbn= 9787505398962|language=zh}} <small>- Total pages: 174 </small>
* {{cite book |last=Da|first=Xia ({{zh|s=夏达|p=|t=}})| title =游园惊梦|year=2008| publisher = 湖南少年儿童出版社| isbn= 9787535838858|language=zh}} <small>- Total pages: 85 </small>
* ''Peony Pavilion'' (2008)
* ''Zi Bu Yu'' #1–2 (2008)
* ''Tonglei'' (2009)
* ''Morning Star of Midland'' (2009)
* {{cite book |last=Da|first=Xia ({{zh|s=夏达|p=|t=}})| title =哥斯拉不说话|trans-title=Godzilla Never Speaks|year=2010| publisher =新世纪出版社社| isbn= 9787540544508|language=zh}} <small>- Total pages: 120 </small>
* ''Chuxia'' (paintings) (2011)
* ''Chang Ge Xing'' #1–6 (2012–2014) {{ISBN|9789571363233}}
* ''Shiyi Liu'' (2018)
== References ==
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*{{cite book |last=Ogi|first=Fusami |last2=Suter|first2=Rebecca |last3=Lent|first3=John A. | title = Women's Manga in Asia and Beyond: Uniting Different Cultures and Identities|year=2019| publisher = [[Springer Publishing|Springer]]| isbn= 9783319972299}} <small>- Total pages: 366 </small>
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[[Category:Changsha University of Science and Technology alumni]]