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“Hope is a path on the mountainside. At first there is no path. But then there are people passing that way. And there is a path.”

Quote by Lu Xun

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Lu Xun (September 25, 1881 - October 19, 1936), originally named Zhou Shuren, was one of the founders of modern Chinese literature. His works deeply revealed the darkness of the feudal society and the sufferings of the people, and had a profound impact on the world. more

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