"The Space-Time Painter, "written by Chinese writer Hai Ya, won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette at the 81st World Science Fiction Convention, (hold)in the city of Chengdu. It is the first time that the world's largest and longest-running sci-fi gathering – (come)to China.
Hai shared his source of (inspire)of creating the award-winning book at a press conference. "I watched program of China Media Group named National Treasure Archive and the detailed information of the painter of One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains was introduced, interested me, "he said, adding that the painter was an (extreme) gifted young man but was never seen again in history, which is a concept that could (explore)with science-fiction. The fiction tells a story about the (politics) power struggle of the time combined diverse elements such as Chinese traditional culture, history, inference and science fiction.
Hai, also a financial worker, thinks of (he) more a sci-fi enthusiast than a writer. "I write while doing my job, so I have very little time to write every day, "he said. "But I think as long as I love it and am willing to put efforts in it, I will see hopes and the dawn. "