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Charity — China Style

Nobel Prize-winning author Mo Yan’s childhood home had an apricot tree in the garden. Whenever the apricots were ripe for the picking, Mo’s grandparents would share them with their oldest and youngest neighbors instead of selling them at the market.

“I could not understand, at my young age, why I should be giving the fruits to others,” Mo said of this memory. But eventually, he realized it was a process of sharing and sharing is, as they say, caring; it contributes to not only a harmonious village but also to society at large.

Mo shared the story when attending the Eighth Internet Good Summit in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, on May 20. Professionals from Internet giants

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