![Against the gray brick walls and green and vermillion windowsills and pillars of the Lu Song Yuan Hotel in Beijing, is a seated statue of famed writer, essayist, and poet Lu Xun (1881-1936), known as the father of modern Chinese vernacular literature.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/chinadigitaltimes.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LuSongYuan-Hotel-by-Larry-Koester-e1653356998900.jpg)
LuSongYuan Hotel (20), by Larry Koester (CC BY 2.0)
LuSongYuan Hotel (20), by Larry Koester (CC BY 2.0)
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