How Chinese writers celebrate winning the Mao Dun Literature Prize

Working as an editor for more than 20 years, Jin Yucheng won with his masterpiece Fan Hua (Blooming Flower). [File photo]

Jin Yucheng

Working as an editor for more than 20 years, Jin Yucheng won several prizes for his masterpiece Fan Hua (Blooming Flower), and earned a nickname as "a lurker in the field of literature" from Chinese critics.

Jin told journalists that in addition to feeling happy, he was full of gratitude to his readers. He published some parts of his work online in 2011 and got lots of favorable comments which deeply moved him.

"Someone writes for art, someone writes for ideals, while I write for my readers wholeheartedly. Even I didn't get any prizes for my work, I've got happiness from my readers," he said.