One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety.

No person writes to win awards.

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.

I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint of the ordinary people.

A writer writes what he knows, in ways that are natural to him.

For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.