12/28/2010

Celebrity Chinese blogger's magazine folds

Han Han's "Party" magazine has ceased publication after just one issue.
Han Han's "Party" magazine has ceased publication after just one issue.

Beijing (CNN) -- The "Party" is over for one of China's most popular bloggers.

Han Han, whose blog has clocked more than 441 million hits in the past five years, announced in his latest post Tuesday that he has shut down his literary magazine "Party" after publishing just one issue.

The 28-year-old best-selling author of novels and professional race car driver is one of the most recognized faces among Chinese youth. His provocative online commentaries on current affairs have also earned him the accolade as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2009.

Han said the first issue of "Party," launched in July and sold 1.5 million copies. The second issue was due out at end of August.

"Too many people in relevant departments of the Chinese government are capable of turning literary magazines to cultural relics," he wrote in his usual sarcastic style. "If we ever meet, please tell me what went wrong."

At least three things could have gone wrong, according to industry analysts.

Read more at CNN

Dec 28, 2010 9:38:49 AM | Business, Current Affairs

1 Comment

mico

He is a very young and promising man. Mico Equipment

Posted by: mico | 07/24/2012 at 02:53 AM

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