2016年CRI Chinese Writer Cao Wenxuan Leaves for New Zealand to Receive Award

 

Chinese writer Cao Wenxuan, who won the 2016 Hans Christian¹ Andersen Prize, has left China for New Zealand to receive the award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to children's literature.

The award granting ceremony is scheduled to take place on August 20.

That's according to a press conference held by the China Children's Press and Publication Group, a provider of classic and contemporary children's publications.

Jin Bo, a famous Chinese writer who was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize in 1992, has attended the event.

"Cao Wenxuan sets a high standard for his writing. With a clear goal in his mind, Cao wants to show the reality in Chinese society with sympathetic perspectives. I think his receiving of this award should kick off a new start to all those involved in Chinese children's literature. They should be inspired to work harder to achieve a new height."

Peking University professor Cao Wenxuan has become the first ever Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Andersen Awards at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy on April 4.

The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are biennial² awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People to one living author and one living illustrator "whose complete works have made a lasting³ contribution to children's literature". 

Professor Cao Wenxuan and German illustrator Rotraut Susanne Berner share this year's award.

Considered the most prestigious⁴ recognition in the field, the Hans Christian Andersen Prize is also nicknamed the "Little Nobel Prize for Literature".

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 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

3 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

4 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。