Famous writer's literature museum opens

The opening ceremony of the Jia Pingwa Literature Museum and the summit forum on Jia Pingwa's literary achievements were both held on Northwest University's Taibai campus on October 17, just in time for the university's 118th anniversary.

The university is Jia’s alma mater. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Northwest University in 1975, having begun to publish his works in 1974. There are 26 volumes in the collected works of Jia Pingwa.

Jia Pingwa's works have won many awards at home and abroad. More than 30 works have been translated in the United States, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Russia, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam, and have been published in more than 20 countries.