Hello. My name’s Jason Pym, I’m a British author and illustrator, and I’ve been living in China for the last 20 odd years.
My latest book, The Story of Chinese Characters《汉字博物馆》published in 2024 won China’s prestigious Bingxin Children’s Literature Award.
A Dali Sketchbook 《大理外传》about Dali prefecture in Yunnan province is now in its third printing, and continues to be well received.

My illustrations have been published by the Financial Times and Penguin Books, and my watercolour paintings exhibited in China, the UK, and America.
I currently live with my family in Kunming, southwest China.
You can contact me at [email protected].

Author Events
2025.06.14 Chinese characters for kindergarteners @Shanhaiwan, Kunming
2025.04.22 Livestream: Exploring the Stories Behind Great Books
Press
2022.01.13 An interview with Art Exchange Magazine 《艺术交流》杂志,”英国插画师万哲生与中国的不解之缘“ about The Story of Chinese Characters 《汉字博物滚》 (link to PDF)
2019.06.22 Appeared on Jiangsu TV’s entertainment programme Uncles’ Restaurant (大叔小馆). (link to video one, two)
2019.02.11 Segment on the nationwide news channel CCTV13 called I Love You China (我爱你中国), (link to video). (external link to CCTV post)
2014.10.07 CCTV10 interview about life in Dali (link to video)