jīn xuěfēi (simplified chinese: 金雪飞; traditional chinese: 金雪飛; born february 15, 1956) is a living chinese-american writer. he uses the pen name ha jin (哈金). "ha" comes from his favorite city, harbin. in 1984, he went to america and began to write about china only in english. his work increased international attention to chinese culture and history.