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[quote=LEONARDO,286299]Guo Jingming (郭敬明）and Han Han（韩寒）are two pop fictionists. The reason why their works enjoyed high popularity among Chinese youngsters is that their ideas resonate with the mentality of the Chinese post-1980 generation. Since 1978 China has experienced dramatic social changes. Western culture was imported into China and clashed with the Oriental civilization. Traditional norms have been challenged. China's youngsters have been under the strong influence of western pop culture. In the eyes of old generations of Chinese, the new generation seems to "China's Lost Generation”. They can not identify with the new generation's value and behavior. Anyway, it is comprehensible. Different social environments shape different characteristics.

It seems that western media prefer today's Chinese generation to their forefathers. Just look at the recent idols praised by the New York Times,  Li Yuchun, an androgyny, challenged Chinese traditional notion of beauty, who was selected as Asia' Hero ( the cover girl of New York Times Magazine) in 2005. Guo Jingming's cross-dressing also challenged China’s traditional norms. Perhaps, the East and the West still hold different aesthetic standards!

China's American Idol: Li Yuchun[/quote]

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