A food delivery rider named Wang Jibing has won a major Chinese literaryliterary/ˈlɪtərəri/L2文学的；文学上的relating to literature or the writing of books prize. The 57-year-old poet received the Lu Xun Literary Prize for his poetry collectioncollection/kəˈlekʃən/L2集合；诗集a group of things that have been gathered together, such as poems "Low Flight". Wang has written over 6,000 poems since he started delivering food in 2019. He logged more than 150,000 kilometers on the road for his deliveries. Wang also runs a small grocery store with his wife and is a father of three children.
Wang represents a growing trend of grassrootsgrassroots/ˈɡræsruːts/L2基层的；平民的at the level of ordinary people, not the leaders or experts writers in China who come from ordinary jobs. In addition, former miner Chen Nianxi, farmer Yu Xiuhua, and courier Hu Anyan have all gained recognition for their writing. "Literature used to be like a pyramid," Wang said after winning the prize. "Now it is turning its focus to the base, giving voice to the silent majority." Wang believes the prize is a sign of this change.
Wang dropped out of middle school and worked as a construction laborer and trash collector. "Low Flight" is his third published collection of poems. For this book, he interviewed more than 140 delivery riders. He wanted readers to better understand the challenges these workers face. An English translationtranslation/trænsˈleɪʃən/L2翻译；译文the process of changing written or spoken words from one language to another of "Low Flight" is going to be published this December, and Wang hopes more people will read it.
