This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2019-04-02 07:26
Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.
On April 2, 1982, Ba Jin, one of China's most acclaimed writers, was awarded the Dante International Prize. The annual literary prize honors the memory of the great Italian poet, Dante.
Ba Jin, originally named Li Yaotang, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
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