Prize recognizes lifelong passion for mother tongue

Yoza Suryawan, an 80-year-old Chinese Indonesian publisher, tried hard to hold his sobs when accepting the 2013 Special Book Award in Beijing.

The prize was awarded by China's General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television to honor Suryawan's persistent effort in promoting Chinese language and culture through publication and education.

No one knows more about the longing for their mother culture in time of suppression than Suryawan himself, and about how much courage and faith is required to make one move on.