Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Zhang Xianliang

Born: December 8, 1936
Died: September 27, 2014 (aged 77)
Bio: Zhang Xianliang was a Chinese novelist, essayist, and poet, and former president of the Chinese Writers Association in Ningxia. He was detained as a political prisoner during the Anti-Rightist Movement in 1957, until his political rehabilitation in 1979.
Known for:
- Grass Soup (1994)
- Half of Man Is Woman (1986)
- My Bodhi Tree (1996)
- Getting Used to Dying (1989)
- Mimosa and Other Stories (1985)