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December 28, 2009, Monday
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HAN Han is a true representative of the post-1980 generation with sundry identities including writer, singer and racing driver. His sharp, rebellious language makes him stand out from his peers. Now he is a professional racing driver and has his own magazine.
Han Han won his early fame from an article in a local writing competition. Since then, rebellious behavior has becomes his personal trademark. He dropped out of high school and refused an invitation to study from the top universities in China.
However, Han Han has a more exciting life than his peers even without receiving a complete education. He enjoys car-racing, writing books and blogs, making records, all those things that he prefers. He uses sarcastic words in reflecting the current social phenomenon in his blog that makes him a candid critic.
So what were his views on the World Expo Seminar?
"My theme is 'The city makes one's life worse'." His opening remarks shocked all, and immediately attracted all.
He attacked the problems of local transportation, joking: "I came out from my home at six o'clock in the evening, but when I arrived at the restaurant, it had already closed."
Han Han called himself "a rustic." "My mother was even afraid that I couldn't find a girlfriend because of my rural registered residence. But in fact, I was already in love at that time. My girlfriend never asked how big my house was. I find that cities, especially Shanghai, are the places where young people can realize their 'dreams.'"
That "dream" in Han's words means buying an apartment, which has become a major problem for his generation.
"I know that those seated below all have his or her own ideas here, but it turns out to be how to feed himself or herself at last." Han Han is good at identifying the communal qualities in a group of people, but thinks that the dreams of many young people just evaporate when they come to cities.
Although his words were not so pleasing to the ears, the young man still described a deep emotional link with Shanghai.
"I was invited by many other cities, sometimes they promised to give a villa if I agreed to live there. But I told them that I was born in Shanghai. That is my hometown. I just hope that my hometown could be a place for young aggressive people with their goals to live. A real metropolis is where people can live and work happily," he told the seminar.
Han Han won his early fame from an article in a local writing competition. Since then, rebellious behavior has becomes his personal trademark. He dropped out of high school and refused an invitation to study from the top universities in China.
However, Han Han has a more exciting life than his peers even without receiving a complete education. He enjoys car-racing, writing books and blogs, making records, all those things that he prefers. He uses sarcastic words in reflecting the current social phenomenon in his blog that makes him a candid critic.
So what were his views on the World Expo Seminar?
"My theme is 'The city makes one's life worse'." His opening remarks shocked all, and immediately attracted all.
He attacked the problems of local transportation, joking: "I came out from my home at six o'clock in the evening, but when I arrived at the restaurant, it had already closed."
Han Han called himself "a rustic." "My mother was even afraid that I couldn't find a girlfriend because of my rural registered residence. But in fact, I was already in love at that time. My girlfriend never asked how big my house was. I find that cities, especially Shanghai, are the places where young people can realize their 'dreams.'"
That "dream" in Han's words means buying an apartment, which has become a major problem for his generation.
"I know that those seated below all have his or her own ideas here, but it turns out to be how to feed himself or herself at last." Han Han is good at identifying the communal qualities in a group of people, but thinks that the dreams of many young people just evaporate when they come to cities.
Although his words were not so pleasing to the ears, the young man still described a deep emotional link with Shanghai.
"I was invited by many other cities, sometimes they promised to give a villa if I agreed to live there. But I told them that I was born in Shanghai. That is my hometown. I just hope that my hometown could be a place for young aggressive people with their goals to live. A real metropolis is where people can live and work happily," he told the seminar.
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