Reading Mo Yan's latest novel, Wa, or Frog (2009), is both rewarding and unsettling. Like all his previous works, this one is full of action and drama. But while his earlier works created heroic protagonists such as "My Grandpa" and "My Grandma" who waged war against Japanese invaders in the past, Frog chronicles the painful, almost bizarre, modernization of the "Northeast Gaomi Township", which Mo has created over the past decades based on his rural hometown in East China's Shandong province.
Mo Yan's brush with cinematic fame started with a bang. In 1986, Mo published Red Sorghum as a novella; the following year the film version swept the world off its feet and went on to collect the Golden Bear award at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
" Mo Yan has been at the forefront of the exploration and creation of Chinese literature over his more than 30 years of writing. He is probably the most translated Chinese contemporary writer. His winning will certainly arouse more international attention to, research on, understanding of and interest in Chinese literature."
Zhao Liman grew up in China's "golden age" of the bicycle, during the 1970s and 80s, and has fond memories of cycling in a city packed with bikes.
"In most Danish cities, there are separate lanes for bikes. In Copenhagen, the roads for bikes are totally separate from those used by cars, but right next door to them.
There are many routes to enjoying success in the domestic market, Hu Yongqi reports in Beijing.
Yin Jun, a 41-year-old from Shanghai's Minhang district, has visited at least 15 countries during the past decade. However, her 2009 trip to Hawaii will be forever etched in her mind.
Most foreign representative offices are localized to better cater to the demand of Chinese customers and investors. Chief representatives of these offices usually come from two distinct backgrounds: Former officials of foreign governmental departments, and Chinese citizens who have studied and worked in the appropriate foreign country.
Tashi Kuergan, the most westerly county in China, was still bathed in golden sunlight at 10 pm on a late August evening, although the distance involved meant that over the border in Pakistan it was just 7 pm.
Traffic jams and overcrowded sites leave many feeling they hit a dead end during the holiday, report Jiang Xueqing and Hu Yongqi in Beijing.
A large number of Chinese tourists flocked to Thailand, South Korea and Europe during China's National Day holiday. It's estimated that the number of tourists booking overseas trips rose by 50 percent from last year.
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