Abstract
In this passionate think-piece, the novelist Han Shaogong, whom many accredit as the founder of “root-seeking literature,” argues for a balanced approach to tradition and innovation in contemporary Chinese literature, citing the dangers of cheap novelty and recalcitrant conservatism. He points to a thriving cultural space where the new and old are intractably interwoven and capable of generating the most important literary virtue of all: quality itself.
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