Hans Christian Andersen, also translated by Hans Christian Anderson, and other Danish fairy tale writers in the 19th century, are known as "the sun of world children's literature".

His representative works include The Firm Tin Soldier, The Daughter of the Sea, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, etc.

Andersen was born into a poor shoemaker's family in Odense City. He was baptized in St. Kunud Church. His childhood was poor.

Father is a shoemaker and mother is a servant. In his early years, he studied in a charity school and worked as an apprentice. Influenced by his father and folk oral literature, he loved literature since childhood.

At the age of 11, his father died of illness and his mother remarried. In pursuit of art, he came to the capital Copenhagen alone at the age of 14. At the age of 17, she published the poetic drama "Alfsol", showing her talent.

Therefore, he was sent by the Royal Art Theatre to the Slaghersee Grammar School and Helsinko School for free. It lasted for 5 years. In 1828, he was admitted to the University of Copenhagen.

After graduation, he has no job all the time and lives mainly on manuscript fees. In 1838, he won a writer's bonus - the state allocated him a non official allowance of 200 yuan every year.

Andersen's literary career began in 1822 when he wrote plays.

After entering the university, the creation became more and more mature. He has published travel notes, song and dance comedies, poetry collections and poetry plays.

In 1835, he published the novel Impromptu Poet, which won him international reputation and is his masterpiece of adult literature. His work Andersen's Fairy Tales has been translated into more than 150 languages and has been distributed and published around the world.