Photo: Action poet Du Shisan wins the Global Life Literature Creation Medal



    The great writer Tolstoy once said, “Art is nothing but emotion,” and the same applies to literature.
 
    Du Shisan was born in Taiwan in December 1950 as the thirteenth son of the Du family in Zhuo Shui Village. He was later adopted by the Huang family in Zhu Shan Town and renamed Huang Renhe. He graduated from Taichung First Senior High School and the Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan Normal University. In 1982, he entered the literary and art worlds with the exhibition “Du Shisan's Conceptual Art Exploration Exhibition,” focusing primarily on poetry and prose while also engaging in painting, visual arts, novels, screenplays, design, and songwriting. His works take various forms, including publications, exhibitions, performances, and designs. He was the first in Taiwan to hold a solo exhibition of conceptual art, publish an audio poetry collection, bring modern poetry to the stage (with Bai Ling and others), combine poetry with installation art, and write a thousand-line poem. He is a poet and artist with a strong avant-garde sensibility.
 
    In his 2010 work Du Shisanism, Du Shisan proposed the central theme of “the fusion of compassion, creativity, and wisdom,” placing “compassion” before “creativity and wisdom.” Through his abundant poetry and other works, he powerfully and deeply demonstrates his moving and emotionally resonant strength and depth, such as the poem “Coal”commemorating a mining disaster, the Min Nan dialect poem “Do You Hear the Earth Collapsing?” commemorating the 921 earthquake, and “Dear Namasia” commemorating last year's “88 Flood Disaster,” among countless others. Such literary works that directly touch the heart and shake the soul are truly precious in the global literary landscape.



Photo: Mobile poet Du Shisan wins Global Life Literature Creation Award




    As the saying goes, “The man is like his writing.” Du Shisan is also a practitioner of “love and compassion.” For example, he often buys lunch boxes or gives money to homeless people in the park (his home is right next to the park). He once helped several depression patients on the brink of suicide through a “reading companion” program (some were referred by friends, others reached out to him directly). Together with his wife, he adopted an orphan, a practice he has continued for 25 years (he himself was adopted)……
 
　　We are deeply grateful to Yu Guangzhong and others for their recommendations. The Zhou Daguan Cultural and Educational Foundation has recognized Du Shisan's literary achievements and his passion for life, as well as his character that embodies the brilliance of humanity. After thorough discussion, it was decided to award him the “2010 Global Life Literature Creation Medal.”
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Famous talk show host and talented writer—Ma Xiping



Photo: Famous commentator and talented writer Ma Xiping wins the 2010 Global Life Literature Creation Award Medal.



    Ma Xiping, the renowned commentator and literary talent, was the first journalist in the country to win four national journalism awards. He wrote his 16th book, *The Red-Faced Chess King: Zhou Junxun's Legendary Story of Turning Chess into Love*, with love. He has launched the “Zhou Junxun's Passion for Go Fund—Supporting Underprivileged Go Players” to nurture the go community, promote go artistry, and establish the foundation of go ethics, truly living up to his reputation as a “celebrity commentator and literary genius.”
 

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