Not long ago, Han Xiaohui won the sixth Taofen News Award, which was the affirmation and lofty honor given to her by the press after she won several literary awards. She deserved it!
(1) the first speaker of the Library of Congress in New China.
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. It is a treasure house of books and a temple of knowledge, which condenses the essence of countless human wisdom. It is not only the pride of the American people, but also the place that intellectuals and cultural circles all over the world yearn for. Not to mention giving a speech there, even browsing and seeing her style is a rare enjoyment.
Since China and the United States established diplomatic relations for many years, cultural exchanges have become more and more extensive and frequent. However, before September 20, 2003, no American stood on the podium of the Library of Congress. After Taiwan Province Province was expelled from the United Nations, it was difficult to compete with the mainland politically, so he tried hard to play the "cultural card" and tried to squeeze into the museum many times, but they hit a wall again and again and sighed again and again.
On September 20th, 2003, the "blank" of China's speech in the Library of Congress was broken by a woman-writer and journalist Han Xiaohui.
On this day, The New American Lifestyle Series edited by Han Xiaohui was published by Guangming Daily Press and was invited to enter the Library of Congress for its premiere. This is the first time that Chinese publications from Chinese mainland, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the United States, Europe and even the whole world have entered the museum, which has achieved a breakthrough for China people. As the first person in the press and publication circles in China, Han Xiaohui delivered a speech entitled "Listen to their generous elegy" to the audience. The speech was very successful. In 20 minutes, in the magnificent hall, Han Xiaohui's slow and rhythmic voice echoed, conveying cordial and passionate sentences. With the appeal of literature, she talked about Sino-US relations from the world family, from the struggle history of China people landing in the United States in 150, to the rapid development of China, from personal and family life, to the exchanges and interactions between Chinese and American people. When the last sentence is "thank you!" As soon as it was over, the audience immediately burst into warm applause. The audience thought that the editor from Chinese mainland could only speak Mandarin and cliché s, only "diplomatic rhetoric" and had no personal color. I didn't expect the whole speech to be so literary, so personal and so touching, which surprised and moved them!
As soon as the speech was over, Dr. Li Huawei, director of the Asian Department of the Library of Congress, stepped onto the podium and said excitedly, "I know who the teacher is now!" " Liu Chuansheng, Minister Counselor of China Embassy, said: "The speech was great! Thank you for winning honor for Chinese mainland! We have struggled with the Taiwan Province authorities for many years, but they can't compete with us politically, so they always play the cultural card and try their best to squeeze in. Now, we finally beat them. "
After returning to China, Han Xiaohui's speech "Listen to Their Generous Lamentations" was published in Guangming Daily, quickly reprinted by Mei Wen, Selected Prose, The Other Side and other newspapers, and was recommended to members by the China Prose Society. It was also selected into the book "Selected Prose of China in 2003", which produced great repercussions in the press and literary circles and was considered as a patriotic article.
(B) "Wen Hui" brings together the best scholars in contemporary China.
Wen Hui is a literary supplement of Guangming Daily, which was founded in 199 1, and later replaced the supplement of Dongfeng, which was founded in 1950s. Han Xiaohui has been editor-in-chief for many years. In the meantime, when she was short of manpower, she worked alone, both as editor-in-chief and editor. There are numerous columns and dazzling contents in numerous newspapers in China. However, with the advancement of marketization, it is increasingly difficult for literary supplements to have a foothold, and literature is increasingly ignored. Among the few literary supplements, Wen Hui is still one of the most active literary supplements. For a long time, it has been the favorite page of writers, scholars and people who still love literature, the position for them to show their new works and express their feelings, and their spiritual home.
In order to be a competent supplement editor and not disgrace the status and influence of Guangming Daily, Han Xiaohui worked really hard, even hard. The style published in the supplement is mainly prose. Han Xiaohui once loved novel creation and made some achievements. She really wants to develop in this field. However, in order to meet the needs of layout, gain the status and qualification of dialogue with writers, and meet and compile first-class works, she gave up her personal novel creation and began to write prose. This is her original intention. Unexpectedly, she became an accomplished essayist in the future. If you want to have a manuscript, you must have "resources". Han Xiaohui started with "nothing". She interviewed thousands of famous writers and scholars in Beijing and even the whole country, became familiar with their works, and gradually made herself a walking dictionary for contemporary writers. Han Xiaohui treated every manuscript as seriously as his own until he reached the most satisfactory level. Mr. Lin, a famous Zawenlin in Xiaogu, once wrote a book, but Han Xiaohui changed it into a book, which was full of confusion and idleness. The author was overjoyed and wrote to thank her, calling her a "word teacher". Han Xiaohui also tried his best to expand the ranks of prose writers with his personal charm. Li Guowen, a famous writer, used to write only novels, but Han Xiaohui pulled him to write his first essay, Selling Secretaries, which made him give up novels and turn to prose and become an essayist today. Therefore, Mr. Li Guowen joked that "Han Xiaohui taught me prose" and "I am a new prose star trained by Han Xiaohui".
Han Xiaohui used the position of "Wen Hui" to create and design a series of activities, all of which achieved impressive results. In addition to industry newspapers, she also launched the "Man and Nature" environmental protection column in the supplement of national newspapers for the first time. She once launched the "Permanent Regret" no-prize essay activity, mobilized scholars and giants all over the country, and picked up this key that touched the soul and opened the imprisoned heart for a long time. Han Xiaohui still remembers that three days after the invitation letter to Mr. Ji Xianlin was sent, she received a thick manuscript with more than 4,000 words entitled "To Permanent Regret". Han Xiaohui was deeply moved by the precious words written by an octogenarian one day. Teacher Ji's praise of "from the heart" on the manuscript stationery gave her great encouragement. Later, a collection of essays published by Mr. Ji Xianlin used the title of this article as the title.
Since then, Ji Lao and Han Xiaohui have established unshakable trust and friendship. The old man is a master who is being tracked by various media in the country, and his manuscripts are really rare. But as long as it is Han Xiaohui's contract, Teacher Ji Xianlin will always write to her. For many years, it has been difficult for many people to understand Han Xiaohui's "magic"-he can "order" masters and famous writers to write at will, and he can have whoever he wants and whenever he wants. They don't know how much effort and sweat Han Xiaohui has put into it. This "reward" did not fall from the sky, but what she did touched "God"!
Comrade Song Muwen, former director of the Press and Publication Administration, once said at a working meeting: "I wonder if Han Xiaohui of Guangming Daily is gay or lesbian? I suggest you look at her supplement and study her experience. "
Han Xiaohui himself concluded: "I regard editing as building a pyramid-the pedestal is life, and it needs to be built firmly with hardworking and dedicated bricks to win by character;" The middle waist is literature, which needs the help of the muse, inviting all saints to fight with each other and win with emotional intelligence; At the top of the tower is philosophy, and it takes great wisdom to reach the top of spiritual consciousness in order to win by talent. Successful editing =7 points hard work +2 points talent+1 point talent ".
Han Xiaohui's summary is sincere. It is all this that Ji Xianlin, Jin Kemu, Zhou, Feng, Feng Zhi, Huang Mei, Wu Guanzhong, Li Guowen, Wang Meng,,, Lin Jinlan, Wang Zengqi, Ye Nan, Cong Weixi, Jia Pingwa, Han Shaogong, Zhang Kangkang, Tang Min and Han Shaogong.
(3) Writing with "mind" and galloping in news literature.
Han Xiaohui is a good editor wholeheartedly, but deep down, she wants to be a social current affairs reporter, so as to better realize her life goal: "I ask myself to try my best to jump out of the self in the article and gain a human consciousness of a greater self, or more accurately, to express human feelings and thoughts through my own confession." . In the long river of history, the individual is just a grain of dust without feet. His value lies in: even if there is only a little fluorescence, he will try his best to illuminate others! "
Han Xiaohui is a cultural journalist after all. Her eyes pay more attention to the literary world, and she has written many important news leading the literary situation. From 65438 to 0990, when documentary literature was in the ascendant and "street literature" was in full swing, she observed that the tide of prose was surging quietly from various phenomena, first discovered the warming trend of prose creation, and wrote a long summary of "The Sun Smiles at Prose", predicting to the world that "the 1990s will be the era of prose", transmitting information to the literary and publishing circles, and directly promoting the creation and publication of prose throughout the country. Han Xiaohui makes a theoretical comment on prose creation every year, and discusses her findings in a unique way combining news and literature, which has gradually become the vane of prose circles. At the end of last century, she published a long theoretical masterpiece "Eight Problems in China's Prose", which shocked the literary world again and won the first Bing Xin Prose Theory Award. Han Xiaohui's prose research and reports have been written into many articles in the history of contemporary literature in China, which is very rare among journalists.
Han Xiaohui always pays attention to the cultural environment with a strong sense of responsibility and mission, and washes away the filth with a sharp pen. In view of the vulgarization of literature, she first wrote "Female Private Literature Surges Quietly" and "Literature Calls for Sublime"; In view of the serious separation of some writers from social life, she resisted the pressure and repeatedly called for the return of realistic creation; In view of the decrease of literary supplements all over the country, she promptly asked why literary supplements were getting thinner and thinner. This article received the attention of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China, and then she entrusted Xinhua News Agency to hold an industry meeting for special discussion.
After the mid-1980s, Han Xiaohui began to write prose for 20 years while doing a good job as an editor and journalist. Her experience of life, her understanding of the soul, her thinking about fate, her examination of history and her criticism of society are all turned into prose language, which is condensed in her prose. Her calm heart will tell you something, including my courtyard, my past dreams, questioning books, meditation before terracotta warriors and horses, nirvana on the streets of Suzhou, and more.
Han Xiaohui's prose achievements have been respected by the literary world, and her literary status has also been recognized. Only 30 people, including Zhang Jie and Tie Ning, won the "Contemporary China Women's Literature Award". Only three essayists won the prize, and Han Xiaohui was one of them. Seven of the eight winners of Bing Xin's Prose Theory Award are men, university professors and critics, and Han Xiaohui is the only female essayist of 1. Many "History of China's Contemporary Prose" have opened up special chapters for her, and received rave reviews. Scholars and writers such as Cang Kejia, Ji Xianlin, Zhang Zhongxing, Wang Meng, Zhang Jie, Jia Pingwa and Zhang Yiwu all spoke highly of Han Xiaohui in different ways.
Today, Han Xiaohui has published 45 literary books, mostly essays. She is a member of the qualification examination expert group of the Chinese Writers Association, and the Chinese Writers Association has specially invited the editor-in-chief of China Prose Annual Selection for many years, as well as other social positions.
Han Xiaohui has always maintained a simple, healthy and cheerful attitude. Faced with honor, status, interests and all kinds of temptations, she looks as light as the wind. The only thing she values is the pen in her hand. Through this pen, her responsibility, her conscience, her morality and her wisdom all flowed out. She is free to dance the double-edged sword of news and literature, calling for truth, goodness and beauty, and lashing the false, evil and ugly. No matter how the world changes and people's hearts change, there is always Han Xiaohui facing life!
(d) A weak appearance wraps a strong soul.
Over the years, on the one hand, Han Xiaohui has galloped in the fields of news and literature, on the other hand, her life has also gone through a difficult course and suffered mental and physical suffering. For an emotional and sensitive intellectual woman, this is even more cruel!
Han Xiaohui once had a failed marriage. Because of the different distances between spirit, thought and pursuit, cracks are inevitable. In an irreparable situation, she had to break up. Ten years ago, how important a house was to a person! In the era of "welfare housing distribution", even if you are rich, it is difficult to find a place to live if the "unit" has no room. But Han Xiaohui left the house to her ex-husband. She led her little girl into her parents' house in the cold wind of winter! Not everyone can do such a thing, especially a young mother with a daughter! What kind of generosity, what kind of sacrifice and what kind of strength are needed to do this! Every time I read "Homelessness" written by Han Xiaohui, I feel sorry for her situation at that time and admire her heart: "I am wandering in the street with my daughter's little hand ... My only request is a house ... My daughter opens her little hand, puts her arms around my neck and obediently leans against her' home'. With me around, she feels safe, warm and sweet. I am her house, I can shelter her from the wind and rain, I can drive away her illness, I can drive away the oppression of darkness and the bullying of bad people, I can create the warmest home for her in the humanistic sense, but where is our home? There is a spiritual home that is more important than a house! "
This is Han Xiaohui! Over the years, she raised her daughter by herself. The little girl who "wandered" with her mother in those years is now studying in a famous university in Britain. In the face of her daughter's "glory" today, what hardships a single woman who was once "homeless" has paid!
In the summer of 2000, a serious illness suddenly fell on Han Xiaohui, which was like a bolt from the blue! She still has a lot of work to do, and she is completely upset at the moment. But she soon calmed down, calmly combed her thoughts, faced the disaster optimistically, actively cooperated with the treatment, and soon passed the door of death. After only half a year's rest, she came back to work. As in the past, one is one and the other is two. She is not careless at all. She never had an epiphany after many people were seriously ill. However, she had a serious illness after all. She went to work before she fully recovered, and once fainted in the office because of overwork. After she got up, she was still "nothing, nothing" in the face of everyone's concern.
During SARS in 2003, she faced the test of life and death again. Traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine have given her three months' notices, warning her not to go out: "Your immunity is low and your white blood cells are low. If you are infected, you will die! " However, when she heard that the young editor didn't come and the supplement was facing the fate of closure, she summoned up the determination to "die", wore a mask, rode a bicycle to work and did the work of two people alone. He also tried his best to sort out the first-line reportage and poems against SARS, and as always, beautified the layout, which greatly moved the deputy editor-in-chief in charge of the supplement, and specifically instructed in the details: "This is not a temporary patchwork layout, but the layout is also carefully designed."
Looking back at Han Xiaohui's road, every step is solid and touching. Because of her, the literary world has gained more gorgeous colors, more proud capital and more life examples!