2016年CRI Award-winner Cao Wenxuan Inspires Chinese Writer to Make Progress

 

The Beijing-based novelist Cao Wenxuan, who is receiving the Hans Christian¹ Andersen Prize for 2016 in New Zealand, has recently grabbed a lot of public attention in the world of words.

"Shortlist awards, from China Cao Wenxuan, from Denmark Louis Jensen, from Germany Mirjam Pressler, the Netherlands Ted² van Lieshout, and the USA Lois Lowry, and the winner, of course, is Cao Wenxuan from China."

Cao Wenxuan has become the first Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Andersen award for children's literature.

The award is considered the top prize in the field. It is sometimes called the Little Nobel Prize for Literature.

Gao Hongbo, an outstanding writer and critic of children's literature, comments on Cao Wenxuan's win. 

"After a few decades years' arduous³ efforts, Chinese children's literature has taken a big leap forward."

Cao Wenxuan's win was announced in April this year, at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.

This reminds Gao Hongbo of the first time he participated in the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

"My first time participating in the Bologna Children's Book Fair was just three years ago in 2013. Cao Wenxuan and another senior children's literature publisher Bai Bing were with me. The China Children's Press and Publication Group had a 90 square meter space or so for authors to showcase their books. On other Chinese publishers' stands, few Chinese children's literature books could be found, with some outdated⁴ ones, and even including school teaching materials. This made it hard for visitors to understand the overall picture of the Chinese children's literature development in 2013."

Gao Hongbo added Cao Wenxuan's win should arouse more concern from relevant authorities to pool their efforts in developing Chinese children's literature together. 

62-year old Cao Wenxuan is the Peking University professor who gets well known in literary circles in China, and has won several prizes at home.

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 arduous   

adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的

参考例句：

• We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
• The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

4 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。