HanHan(simplifiedChinese:韩寒,born23September1982)isaChineseprofessionalrallydriver,best-sellingauthor,singer,creatorofPartyandChina'smostpopularblogger—indeed,possiblythemostpopularbloggerintheworld.Hehaspublishedfivenovelstodate,andisrepresentedbytheHongKongbasedPeonyLiteraryAgency.Heisalsoinvolvedinmusicproduction.InSeptember2010,BritishmagazineNewStatesmanlistedHanHanat48thplaceinthelistof"TheWorld's50MostInfluentialFigures2010".

　　Earlylifeandincreasingprominence

　　Han'sfirstessay,UnhappyDays(不快乐地混日子),waspublishedwhenhewasattendingjuniormiddleschool.HewasadmittedtoShanghai'sSongJiangNo.2HighSchool(上海市松江二中)basedonhissportingachievements.Duringhisfirstyearofhighschool(1999),HanwonfirstprizeinChina'sNewConceptWritingCompetitionwithhisessay,SeeingOurselvesinaCup(杯中窥人),ontheChinesenationalcharacter.Failingsevensubjectsattheyear-endexamination,Hanwasretainedforayearinschool.ThisincidentwasreportedinthemediaandignitedaheateddebateonChina's"qualityeducation"(素质教育)policy,whetherholisticorspecialisedlearningshouldbeimplementedinschools,andothereducationalissues.Followinganothersevensubjectfailureintheseniormiddleschoolsecondyearexaminations,Hanquitschool.

　　Afterdroppingoutofschool,Hanworkedonaseriesofessays–OneDegreeBelowFreezing(零下一度),PressRelease2003(通稿2003),AndIDrift(就这么飘来飘去),andMiscellaneousEssays(杂的文).Hisessayswereacceptedintovariouspublications.Han'sfirstnovel,TripleDoor(三重门),onlifeasathird-yearjuniorschoolstudentinShanghai,raisedhisprominenceinChinaoutsideShanghai.Withovertwomillioncopiesprinted,thisnovelisChina'sbestsellingliteraryworkinthelast20years.Othernovels–LikeaSpeedingYouth(像少年啦飞驰),RiotinChang'anCity(长安乱),AFortress(一座城池),GloryDays(光荣日),HisKingdom(他的国)werealsopublishedduringthistime.

　　Fueledbyhisloveofracing,Hanbecameaprofessionalrallydriverandwrotelessfrequently.However,hecontinuedtoblogoncurrentaffairs,withsomearticlesattractingalargenumberofreadersandsparkingintensedebates.Han'sbloghasregisteredwellover300millionhits,thelargestonlinefollowingofapersonalbloginChina.

　　InFebruary2005,aHollywoodmoviewasplannedwiththescripttobebasedonChinesewriterXieHang'snovel,Dysmenorrhoea(痛经),andfilmingtotakeplaceinanorthernChinesecity.AsHan'simagesuitedhimtoplaythemaleleadrole,theChinesepartnercompanyrecommendedhimfortheroletotheAmericanproducers.WhenmediaoutletsaskedHanforhisviewsonthismatter,hereplied,"Ihaveyettoreceivethisinvitation,butbasicallyIwouldrejectit."Heexplained,"Itdoesn'tmatterthatthisisaHollywoodmovie,asmydecisionwoulddependonwho'splayingthefemalelead."Onhearingthatthescriptwasabouttheforbiddenlovebetweenaboyandhisfemaleteacher,Hanlaughedandrejectedtherole,saying,"Thismakesitevenmoredifficultforme,Iwillnotplaysucharole."

　　Hanisalsoinvolvedinmusicproduction.Hisdebutalbum,R-18(十八禁,restrictedto18andabove),wasreleasedinSeptember2006,withalllyricsself-composed.