A checkered flag[1]
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immensely">immensely</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span>. <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Yunzhe">Yunzhe</span> / <span word="For">For</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Han">Han</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mask">mask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="Raymond">Raymond</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="appraisal">appraisal</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="masterpiece">masterpiece</span>, <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Ideal">Ideal</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="protagonist">protagonist</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patch">patch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="verdant">verdant</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="atop">atop</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="meanders">meanders</span> <span word="endlessly">endlessly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mist">mist</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>.</p><p><span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warrior">warrior</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="foes">foes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mundane">mundane</span> <span word="facades">facades</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="clueless">clueless</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="topsy">topsy</span>-<span word="turvy">turvy</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="message">message</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="resonated">resonated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>.</p><p><span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 27, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20-<span word="something">something</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="embodies">embodies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> - <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>.</p><p><span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> "<span word="emperor">emperor</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defiance">defiance</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Triple">Triple</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span>.</p>
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