Zhang Shijie, an undergraduate translation major from Shanxi University’s School of Foreign Language, won first place at the 28th Han Suyin Award for Young Translators. [Photo from sxu.edu.cn]

Han Suyin (1916-2012), was the pen name of Chinese-British writer and physician Elizabeth Comber. She came to the notice of the Western world with her bestseller love story published in 1952, A Many-Splendoured Thing. She was influential in China especially for her co-sponsorship with the China International Publishing Group for the Han Suyin Award for Young Translators, which has been the most renowned prize for young translators in the country since 1989. It has inspired cross-cultural dialogue and communication, just as she did. The prestigious author died at the age of 95 in 2012 at her home in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her legacy will continue with the award. [Photo from cn.biying.com]

The building that houses Shanxi University’s Foreign Language School. The school has a history of over 90 years. The school’s foreign linguistics and applied linguistics programs are key disciplines in Shanxi province. [Photo from baike.baidu.com]