Heng Anshi 1 June, 9201was born in Fenyang City, Shanxi Province. Fenyang is located at the foot of Luliang Mountain, which means "people say Shanxi has good scenery". Heng Anshi talked fondly about childhood memories until his later years. He said: "I remember that the city is not small and the walls are very high. I often walk and play on the city wall. I still remember the yard where our family lived, the school and hospital next to it. " Heng Anshi also said that he has been speaking Chinese since he babbled. At the age of eight, he returned to America with his father. Heng Anshi's father is a sinologist, director of the Oriental Department of the Library of Congress, and founder of the China Literature Collection of the Library of Congress. He bought a large number of China ancient books, which is still the pride of the Library of Congress. Heng Anshi said that when he was in his twenties, he felt very confused, dropped out of college and did odd jobs everywhere. "Finally, my parents decided to go back to China to buy books for the Library of Congress. So, they sent me first. From then on, I began to truly integrate into China culture. "

When Heng An came to Beijing, he taught English in Fu Jen Catholic University boys' high school. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the United States declared war on Japan, Heng Anshi was detained by the Japanese occupying Beijing at that time and sent to a concentration camp in Weifang, Shandong, because he was an American citizen. Heng Anshi tried his best to contact the guerrillas outside. Finally, with the help of guerrillas, he and a companion successfully escaped from prison on June 9 1944.