What should Mo wear for Nobel ceremony?

ChinesenovelistMoYanhassparkedanonlinedebateaboutwhatheshouldwearattheNobelPrizeAwardCeremonyinStockholm,SwedenonDecember10.>>>Related:NogoldmedalinliteratureChina"sfirstNobellaureatehasorderedatailor-madetuxedoandislearningtowaltzbecauseSwedishkingandqueenwillalsoattend,theQiluEveningNewsinMo"shomeprovinceofShandongreported.Hiswifeanddaughterwillgowithhimandtheirgownsarebeingmade.ManyChinesenetizensareunhappywithMo"ssartorialdecisionsomehaveeventrieddifferentChinese-styleclothesonhimineditedportraitsoftheauthor,sayingsuchclothescouldmakehimstandout.OnephotoshowedMoinaloose-fittingrobewornbytheChineseforover3,000yearsbeforetheQingDynasty(1644-1911).AnothershowedhiminMaosuit,atunicsuitintroducedbyChina"srevolutionaryforerunnerDrSunYat-senasthenationaldress.ItisknownintheWestasaniconofChinaandanEasterncounterparttotheWesternbusinesssuitfrom1950stoearly1980s."MorepresentstheChinesewriterswhohardlyeverwearatuxedo.Ifhedressesthesameasothers,hecanhardlyshowuniqueChinesestyle,"anInternetusernamedLinsasaid.YoungauthorZhangYiyibackedupthecommenters,notingthatKawabataYasunari,Japan"sfirstNoble-winningwriter,woreakimonowhenhereceivedtheprizein1968,YouthDailyreported.SomecalledonpeopletorespectMo"schoice.OtherssaidChinesewritersdresscasuallyandsodoesMo,sohecanrepresentChineseliteraturebysimplywearinghisdailyclothing,thepapersaid.Mo,atthecenterofthepublicdiscussion,hasmadenoresponse.Thelow-profilemanhasaskedforthenation"s"Mo-mania"togoaway.We recommend:

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