Leung Man-tao
{{Short description|Hong Kong writer}}
{{Family name hatnote|Leung|lang=Chinese}}
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| name = Leung Man-tao
| native_name = 梁文道
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|26}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong
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| occupation = Writer, critic, host
| alma_mater = Chinese University of Hong Kong
| period = 1988–present
| genre = Prose
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| notable_works = Common Sense
Too Much Noise
| religion = Theravada Buddhism
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| website = {{URL|blog.163.com/liang_wendao/}}
{{URL|bullock.cn/blogs/liangwendao/}}
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Leung Man-tao ({{zh|c=梁文道|p=Liáng Wéndào}};, born 26 December 1970) is a Hong Kong writer, critic and host.{{cite web |url=http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2014-03/11/c_119705633.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094922/http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2014-03/11/c_119705633.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |script-title=zh:梁文道来合肥纵论"一个人的读书之道" |accessdate=2014-04-02|publisher=Xinhuanet |language=zh}}{{cite web |url=http://news.163.com/14/0308/18/9MR95IF400014JB6.html |script-title=zh:梁文道现身合肥谈"读书之道"：要有专注精神（图） |accessdate=2014-04-02|publisher=163.COM |language=zh}}{{cite web |url=http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2014-01/14/content_2008716.htm |script-title=zh:梁文道谈瓦格纳的诱惑 |accessdate=2014-04-02|language=zh |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064036/http://epaper.oeeee.com/G/html/2014-01/14/content_2008716.htm |archivedate=2014-04-07 }}{{cite web |url=http://sn.people.com.cn/n/2013/1223/c226647-20209068.html |script-title=zh:梁文道等知名学者西安举行"2013理想国文化沙龙" |date=2013 |work=People |language=zh |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094011/http://sn.people.com.cn/n/2013/1223/c226647-20209068.html |archivedate=2014-04-07 }}
Life
Leung was born in a Catholic family in Hong Kong on December 26, 1970, with his ancestral home in Shunde, Guangdong. Leung was raised primarily in Taiwan, returning to Hong Kong only during high school.Leung graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he majored in philosophy at the Chung Chi College.{{citeneeded|date=February 2022}}
In 1998, Leung hosted Teacup in a Storm in Metro Broadcast Corporation.
In 1999, Leung joined the Phoenix Television and began attending Qiangqiang Sanrenxing (also referred to as Behind the Headlines with Wentao) hosted by Dou Wentao since that year.{{cite web |url=http://www.taihainet.com/news/xmnews/whjy/2013-11-24/1170466.html |script-title=zh:香港"文化教父"梁文道:别在食物里下毒，就是底线|accessdate=2014-04-02 |publisher= |language=zh}}
In 2008, Leung converted to Theravada Buddhism.{{cite web|url=http://news.cb.com.cn/html/17/n-37317.html|script-title=zh:出世入世梁文道|date=2009-06-20|accessdate=2012-07-13|language=zh|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530045608/http://news.cb.com.cn/html/17/n-37317.html|archivedate=2011-05-30}}
Works
- {{cite book |language=zh|author= |title=Wo Zhi |year=2009 |publisher=Guangxi Normal University |location=Guangxi |pages= |isbn= 9787563383870 }}
- {{cite book |language=zh|author= |title=Reader |year=2009 |publisher=Law Publishing House |location=Beijing |pages= |isbn=9787503698965 }}
- {{cite book |language=zh|author= |title=Too Much Noise |year=2009 |publisher=Huacheng Publishing House |location=Guangzhou |pages= |isbn= 9787536056008}}
- {{cite book |language=zh |author= |title=Common Sense |year=2009 |publisher=Guangxi Normal University |location=Guangxi |pages= |isbn=9787563379637 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/changshi0000lian }}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Leung Man-tao}}
- {{Official website|http://blog.163.com/liang_wendao/ }}
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Category:Hong Kong television presenters
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Category:Converts to Buddhism from Roman Catholicism
Category:Hong Kong Theravada Buddhists