Mo Yan has a grateful heart, say senior editors  

莫言小說處女作發表刊物《蓮池》現身 懷感恩之心

3日，2012年度諾貝爾文學獎獲得者莫言小說處女作《春夜雨霏霏》發表刊物《蓮池》現身河北省保定市文聯編輯部，當年老編輯憶青澀莫言的感恩情結，品樸實莫言的人品文品。

Baoding (CNS)-- The periodical "Lian Chi" which contains Nobel Laureate Mo Yan's first work was unveiled in Baoding, Hebei Province, on Monday.

Senior editors of the bimonthly journal praised Mo as a man with a grateful heart.

Mo's work "Rain Falling Thick and Fast in the Spring Night" ("Chunye Yufeifei") was published in the journal in 1981.

Ren Shiyu, a senior editor at the journal, showed letters from Mo to Mao Zhaohuang, who edited Mo's story. Mo expressed respect and gratitude for Mao as a tutor.