Lu Xun

Author: Lu Xun
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Why must young people seek mentors with golden signboards? It is better to find friends, unite, and move together toward what seems like a survivable direction. You have plenty of vitality—when you encounter deep forests, you can clear them into flatlands; when you encounter vast wildernesses, you can plant trees; when you encounter deserts, you can dig wells and springs. Do not follow the old, thorny paths—do not seek mentors shrouded in smoke and mist. He hoped his works would perish quickly and that people would forget him. However, in terms of the influence of his ideas and the penetrating power of his art, no writer in 20th-century China could rival Lu Xun. Under the current social conditions, in urging our nation to reflect and strive, and in illuminating the path toward light and progress, Lu Xun's works and ideas remain irreplaceable and unsurpassed. He hoped his works would perish quickly and that people would forget him. However, in terms of the influence of his ideas and the penetrating power of his art, no writer in 20th-century China could rival Lu Xun. Under the current social conditions, in urging our nation to reflect and strive, and in illuminating the path toward light and progress, Lu Xun's works and ideas remain irreplaceable and unsurpassed.