[1][4] Wang Jingxi was born in Beijing in 1921, and was admitted to the Beiping Zhonghua Journalism Academy (北平中華新聞學院) in 1939.
In his spare time, he published articles and poems in the newspaper and wrote lyrics for military songs.
The Pen name Zhuang Nu (莊奴) is derived from a passage in a poem by the Song dynasty poet Zhao Buzhi (晁補之), "I am willing to become a slave and serve the public.
Composer Zhou Lanping (周藍萍) took the initiative to recommend to the director Tang Shaohua (唐紹華) the writing of a stranger Zhuang Nu; Tang Shaohua appreciated Zhuang Nu's I want to marry a Han Chinese man (願嫁漢家郞) and 18 year old girl is a flower (姑娘十八一朵花) and praised Zhou Lanping's vision; since then, Zhuang Nu has formally written lyrics for Mandarin Chinese songs.
In 2012, Zhuang Nu was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen" by the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and settled in Bishan District,[7] At AM 6:11 in the morning on 11 October 2016, Zhuang Nu passed away at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, enjoying his senior life at the age of 95.