There are many modern and contemporary Chinese scholars who are both essayists and literary critics. The following are some of the famous figures: 1 Zhou Guoping: Born in Beijing in 1939, he is a famous Chinese essayist and literary critic. 2 Yu Qiuyu: Born in Shanghai in 1960, he is a famous Chinese essayist and literary critic. 3 Jia Pingao: Born in Shaanxi in 1963, he is a famous essayist and literary critic in China. 4. Chen Zhongshi: Born in Shaanxi in 1948, he is a famous essayist and literary critic in China. 5 Mo Yan: Born in Shandong in 1955. He is a famous Chinese essayist and literary critic who also won the Nobel Prize in Literature. 6 Zhu Ziqing: Born in Jiangsu in 1918, he is a famous essayist and literary critic in China. Lu Xun: Born in Zhejiang in 1881, he is a famous Chinese essayist and literary critic, and one of the founders of modern Chinese literature. These are just a few of them. There are many other essayists and literary critics who can write excellent prose works and publish literary criticism.