Jin Yucheng was born into a wealthy family in
Shanghai, on December 18, 1952. His father was a Communist revolutionary who worked under
Pan Hannian and served as a government official in Shanghai. Jin is the second child of three children, with an elder brother and a younger sister. After Pan Hannian was purged in March 1954, Jin's father was stripped of his post and was also placed under investigation. Two years later, his father was released and sent to work at a cement plant in
Huzhou,
Zhejiang. ==Novel==