The power of 'She' in China

Hao Jingfang [Photo/VCG]

7.Hao Jingfang

Profession: Writer

Key Word: Creativity

Achievement: Chinese writer Hao Jingfang was named the winner of last year's Hugo Award for best novelette for her short science fiction story, Folding Beijing.

Quote: "Science fiction writers prepare for all future possibilities, whether good or bad, likely or unlikely. You can hear sci-fi writers talking about strategies to face aliens at the dinner table, seriously. We care about all possibilities. We live in parallel universes." —— Hao Jingfang