Editor: This article was published on WeChat on March 20th and has been deleted. This article is selected from the Chinese Independent Writers Association.
Throughout history, women have always been as capable as men, especially during times of major national crises.
There have been countless remarkable women in history, such as Li Qingzhao, Hua Mulan, Liu Rushi, Zhang Ailing, and Qiu Jin.
Today, I will not discuss women from history. Instead, I will talk about the four most famous women who emerged in China during the period from the end of the Year of the Pig to the beginning of the Year of the Rat, when the novel coronavirus ravaged the country.
They are Fang Fang, Liu Liu, Ai Fen, and Liao Jun.
Fang Fang, whose real name is Wang Fang, uses Fang Fang as her pen name. From her name, we can see that she wants to be a straightforward person. She recently gained fame for her diary, "Fang Fang's Diary," which does not have a grand theme but simply records the real-life situations of Wuhan residents during the epidemic. Her diary is concise, fluent, suitable for people of all ages, and countless people consider it a window to understand the deep abyss of Wuhan during the disaster.
She tirelessly writes, updating almost every day. Her plain words carry great power, and many of her sentences have become famous quotes:
"When high technology turns evil, it is no weaker than an epidemic." (January 25th)
"Although I am getting old, my critical spirit never ages." (January 31st)
"A speck of dust from the era, when it falls on an individual's head, becomes a mountain." (February 2nd)
"The measure of a country's civilization is not determined by the height of its buildings or the speed of its cars... The only measure is your attitude towards vulnerable groups." (February 24th)
Renowned self-media personality Wang Kaidong described her as follows: "Adhering to the spirit of a historian, she does not exaggerate, hide evil, incite emotions, or be extreme. She does not cater, compromise, blindly follow, or fear. Every sentence comes from the heart, yet it is full of tolerance, understanding, and anticipation. What is most rare is that her articles always have a certain constructive aspect, whether it is her own suggestions or well-intentioned reminders from the public."
In my opinion, what flows between the lines of her writing is consolation and encouragement for the people of Wuhan, empathy for the people of Wuhan, and endless sympathy and compassion for humanity in the face of major disasters.
I hope that China will have more writers like her, the more the better. That will be a blessing and good fortune for the Chinese people.
Liu Liu, whose real name is Zhang Xin, also uses Liu Liu as her pen name. From her real name, we can see that this name is somewhat plain, with only the character "Xin" (meaning "hardworking"). I don't know what her parents intended when they gave her this name, but I understand it as "hardworking," although it can also be understood as "hardship." She gained fame before for several works that were adapted into TV dramas. They had a certain significance in reality, but I have almost forgotten about them. It wasn't until she became involved in the epidemic that she completely overturned my imagination of her. This Singaporean Chinese, from a vague and selfish perspective, said some hypocritical flattering words without truly understanding the difficulties faced by the people of Wuhan or genuinely wanting to do anything for them. Just take a look:
"Fortunately, I came to Wuhan. If I hadn't, there would be no material." Immediately after, she said, "I am a chronicler of the times, I am on the front lines, (I will turn these) into works."
"I don't like singing praises, but I also dislike eating blood-filled steamed buns." But then she starts saying, "Saving China relies on the Communist Party. Perhaps only the Communist Party truly treats disaster relief as a national task."
The first part made us feel that she was a selfish person who came to Wuhan to shoot her works and achieve her own success. She didn't care about what the people of Wuhan really needed or whether they were suffering.
I thought to myself, even if I agreed, the people of Wuhan might not agree. They might be thinking, "You Singaporean, get lost."
The second part is full of contradictions, trying not to offend either side. Later, it was probably to shoot her selfish works that she started to flatter again, without any principles. This kind of person is perhaps what people often call a refined egoist.
From now on, I have decided that I will never read any of Liu Liu's works or writings again.
Ai Fen, this is her real name. Because she is a doctor, she probably only has a screen name and no pen name. Her real name, Ai Fen, can be translated as "fragrance." When she was interviewed by "People" magazine, she spoke thousands of words. Since this interview was deleted at the time, it was unexpected that this deletion incident would become a miracle in the history of the Chinese internet. In just a few days, dozens of different versions of the interview emerged, with people using different languages and expressions to keep the article alive. Finally, the editors who deleted the posts were exhausted and surrendered, stopping the deletion.
She said, "I will speak out everywhere." When I saw this sentence, I was deeply moved. This might become the most famous sentence of the year.
Yes, not only during the early stages of this major epidemic, we should all "speak out everywhere."
When there is a fire, "speak out everywhere."
When there is an earthquake, "speak out everywhere."
When someone encounters injustice, "speak out everywhere."
When we know someone is corrupt, "speak out everywhere."
When someone eats wild animals, "speak out everywhere."
When someone spits on the ground, "speak out everywhere."
I hope that in the future, whenever someone sees someone in danger or facing injustice, they will speak out everywhere. Will society become a little better this way?
Liao Jun, also her real name, is a journalist from the Hubei branch of Xinhua News Agency. I don't know if she has a pen name, maybe she does, maybe she doesn't, but let's not worry about that for now. Just from the character "Jun" in her name, we can see that her parents have high expectations for her life, hoping that she will become an upright person.
However, her reports on the "absence of obvious human-to-human transmission" during the early stages of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and the report on "8 people being legally punished for spreading false information about Wuhan pneumonia online," have recently caused her to be caught in a whirlpool of public opinion.
These two reports will ultimately be recorded in Chinese news history in a negative light, serving as a warning to future journalists. But at the time, I didn't have much of an opinion about her because the situation was special, and she was just following orders. The responsibility was not hers alone, and she just happened to be the one reporting it. If it wasn't her, someone else would have reported it. Furthermore, this incident has become established history, and no one can change the facts.
But what is difficult to accept is that, while the body of Dr. Li Wenliang was still cold and the fight against the epidemic was not over, she frequently accepted media interviews, boasting about how she was at the forefront, reporting on the heroic city of Wuhan, working tirelessly, disregarding life and death, and writing 500 articles and 90 reports in just 67 days (an average of 9 per day).
A gentleman possesses noble character, a sense of justice, and a clear conscience. They value propriety, righteousness, integrity, and honor.
But she showed no sense of guilt or shame for her previous mistakes, which is chilling.
If a person has no shame, they are truly more terrifying than a devil.
These are the four most famous women in China recently. Some of them were already famous, while others have just become famous. But they are also part of the vast multitude of people, and they exemplify nobility and baseness, selflessness and selfishness, beauty and ugliness, justice and evil to the fullest extent.
Perhaps, this is the true face of the world.
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Introduction: Lin Shengguo, online name Jingchu Xiaoxiangren, author of "Hanshe Reading" and "Linjia Guesthouse" public accounts, founder of Hanshe Reading Club, Hanshe Cultural Center, and Hanshe Academy. Aspires to be a free spirit with independent thinking, and holds warm feelings for society. Has written multiple articles with over 100,000 views. Has been out of contact once before. WeChat to prevent loss of contact: 125494590
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