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80s Generation
  Han Han
By the end of 2000, a newly rising
popular novelist named Han Han, an 18-year-old high school student from East
China's Shanghai Municipality, published his first book, "Three Layers of Doors"
(selling 470,000 copies with 22 reprints). The popularity of Han's novel - which
describes the life of middle school students -- was attributed to his criticism
of the education system.
Despite his obvious brilliance as a writer, he
failed in the fields of mathematics, physics, and chemistry. He wanted to quit
school and only agreed to remain as a student under his parents' persuasion.
After repeating a year of school, he still failed to pass five of his courses.
Later, holding that universities are not the only place to learn, Han
declined an offer from Fudan University (one of China's top universities,
located in Shanghai). This decision not only provided the publishing house and
the media with a good way to promote a book, but also aroused public discussion
on the Chinese education system.
 Guo Jingming
Guo Jingming, a
21-year-old college student, ranks 100th on the 2004 Forbes Chinese Celebrity
list, showing his great talent as the most commercially successful young writer
in China. Now he is largely popular among young Chinese people.
In 2003,
Guo gained success overnight when his novel City of Fantasy hit Beijing's book
market. Having sold over 1.5 million copies, the book ranks second on the
best-seller list, right after the famous writer Chi Li's novel.
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