Ye Wenjie

E375638

Ye Wenjie is a pivotal astrophysicist in Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy whose traumatic experiences and radical decisions trigger humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization.

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Ye Wenjie canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astrophysicist
character in literature
fictional character
alignment antagonistic to human civilization
appearsIn Death’s End (novel)
surface form: Death’s End

Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy
surface form: Remembrance of Earth’s Past

The Dark Forest
The Three-Body Problem
associatedWith Red Coast Base
creator Liu Cixin
education Tsinghua University
surface form: Tsinghua University (in fiction)
employerInFiction Red Coast Base
familyName Ye
fictionalUniverse Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy
surface form: Remembrance of Earth’s Past universe
fieldOfWork astrophysics
radio astronomy
gender female
genre science fiction character
givenName Wenjie
hasRelative Yang Dong
Yang Weining
Ye Zhetai
ideologyInFiction pessimism about human nature
influences development of Trisolaran invasion plan
languageOfCharacter Chinese
literaryRole catalyst of main conflict
memberOf Earth-Trisolaris Organization (ETO)
motivatedBy trauma from the Cultural Revolution
narrativeFunction bridge between human history and cosmic-scale events
nationality Chinese
notableAction betrays coordinates of the Solar System to Trisolarans
sends message to Trisolaran civilization
occupation astrophysicist
portrayedBy Chen Jin
Rosalind Chao
Wang Ziwen
Zine Tseng
portrayedIn The Three-Body Problem (TV adaptation)
surface form: 3 Body Problem (Netflix series)

The Three-Body Problem (TV adaptation)
surface form: The Three-Body Problem (Chinese TV series)
positionHeld leader of early Earth-Trisolaris Organization
roleInWork pivotal character in first contact with Trisolarans
settingOfKeyEvents Red Coast Base in Inner Mongolia
timePeriodOfFictionalLife Cultural Revolution era
early 21st century
late 20th century
traumaticEvent public struggle session and death of her father
triggers humanity’s first contact with Trisolaris

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