He also was a researcher in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Mei was the first person from China to translate the works of the American novelist Vladimir Nabokov to Chinese language. Mei was a member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Biography
Mei was born Mei Baozhen () in December 1928 in Beijing, with his ancestral home in Taizhou, Jiangsu, the son of Fu Zhifang (), a Beijing opera actress, and Mei Lanfang, also a Beijing opera actor. His elder brother, Mei Baochen () (1925 - 2008), an architect who was graduated from Aurora University.
He also was a researcher in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Mei was the first person from China to translate the works of the American novelist Vladimir Nabokov to Chinese language. Mei was a member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Biography
 Mei was born Mei Baozhen () in December 1928 in Beijing, with his ancestral home in Taizhou, Jiangsu, the son of Fu Zhifang (), a Beijing opera actress, and Mei Lanfang, also a Beijing opera actor. His elder brother, Mei Baochen () (1925-2008), an architect who was graduated from Aurora University.