Wang Jibing, a food delivery rider and
poet from Jiangsu province, won the poetry category of China’s prestigious Lu
Xun Literary Prize
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Wang Jibing, a food
delivery rider and poet from Jiangsu province, won the poetry category of
China’s prestigious Lu Xun Literary Prize.
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He received the award for
his poetry collection “Low Flight”.
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The ninth edition of the
Lu Xun Literary Prize recognised 35 works across seven categories.
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The Lu Xun Literary Prize
was established in 1996 in memory of the Chinese writer Lu Xun.
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It is one of China’s
major literary awards and is presented every four years.
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The prize recognises
various literary forms, including poetry, fiction, essays, and literary
criticism.
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Lu Xun was a leading
figure in modern Chinese literature and social criticism.
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Wang Jibing started
working as a food delivery rider in Kunshan city in 2019.
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His poetry collection
“Low Flight”, published in 2024, is based on his own work experiences and
interviews with around 200 delivery riders.
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His poem “Man in a Hurry”
became widely popular online in 2022.
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His first poetry
collection, “Man in a Hurry: Poems of a Food Delivery Rider”, was published in
2023.
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Food delivery work is
part of the gig economy, which involves short-term, task-based employment
through digital platforms.
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In China, delivery riders
represent a large urban workforce, and their working conditions, income patterns,
and mobility have become important themes in contemporary literature.
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Wang Jibing won the
poetry category in the ninth edition of the Lu Xun Literary Prize.
