The Space-TimePainter,written by Chinese writer Hai Ya, has won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette at the 81st World Science Fiction Convention, (hold) in Chengdu on October 18th to 23rd, 2023. It is the third time that the Hugo Award (present) to Chinese writers.
The Space-Time Painterwas inspired by the life experience of Wang Ximeng. He is a talented Chinese painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and for centuries people all sing high praises his masterpiece One ThousandLi of Rivers and Mountains. Hai Ya said, "The artistic value of the painting as well as the gifted painter himself deserves our (admire). So I created character of painting prodigy ( 奇 才 ) Zhao Ximeng to reproduce Wang's legend ( 传 奇 ) by telling a (fiction) story." In the story, after much suffering, Zhao's mind abandons his physical body and enters a space, a modern police officer is investigating a case involving an ancient painting.
Hai Ya started writing sci-fi stories in 2016. He works in the day and writes at night. He thinks of himself as more of a sci-fi enthusiast a writer. "I am so delighted to win the award and earn positive (comment) from readers." said Hai Ya. "I hope my works could inspire more people (think) about technology, time and art and bring Chinese sci-fi to a global audience.
