Missouri’s Hannibal. On Tuesday, July 1, Zhou Lingfei, the grandson of Chinese novelist Lu Xun, arrived to the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum.
At the event, Missouri State Representative Louis Riggs welcomed Mr. Lingfei and discussed Hannibal’s significance in literature. Mr. Lingfei received a key to the city of Hannibal from Mayor Darrell McCoy, and he gave Steve Viorel, board president of the Mark Twain Home Foundation, a commemorative plaque named World Literature Holy Land.
This ritual represents a cultural link between Hannibal and the rest of the world.
Like Mark Twain, Lu Xun, who is considered the founder of modern Chinese literature, utilized his writing as a vehicle for change. Despite coming from different countries and eras, their works are adored worldwide because they all have a sense of scathing criticism, social consciousness, and humor.
In addition to celebrating the literary legacies of two legendary authors whose voices promoted social awareness, wit, and the lives of common people throughout time and culture, this international homage commemorates the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum’s ongoing global significance.
