Mo Yan has won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Chinese national to be awarded the honor.
The public has started to contemplate the way to enhance Chinese literature's global presence.
As speculations intensify over this year's Nobel Prize in literature, much attention has been focused on Mo Yan, a heavyweight on China's literary scene.
Chinese leader Li Changchun wrote the China Writers Association on Thursday to congratulate Mo Yan on his winning of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Mo Yan has been at the forefront of the exploration and creation of Chinese literature over his more than 30 years of writing.
Chinese authors and netizens congratulated Mo Yan on Thursday night after he became the country's first Nobel Literature Prize laureate.
As speculations intensify over this year's Nobel Prize in literature, much attention has been focused on Mo Yan, a heavyweight on China's literary scene.
Mo Yan's winning of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature shows the world's recognition of China's contemporary literature.