Alleged Han Han's Article: "Goodbye! Ai Weiwei" Goes Viral - 网传韩寒被和谐的文章：再见！艾未未

[originally posted on 此岸，彼岸 ... - This Shore, that shore ...]

中國最著名的藝術家艾未未的消失引起了國際社會的強烈抗議， 但在在中國的反應，主要是沉默和冷漠。然而，有一篇关于這個敏感的話題的文章，據称由中国最有影響力的博客韓寒撰写，已在网上疯传。韓寒的博客上無法找到 此文，這可能意味著这篇有明显韓寒風格文章的作者是其他人，借用韓寒響亮的名字，以吸引注意力; 或他的文章已經被政府的網路控制器 "和谐"（消音）。

The disappearance of the most famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has caused a great outcry in the international community but the response in China was largely muted and indifferent. However, there was an article, allegedly written by the most influential Chinese blogger, Han Han, on this sensitive topic, has gone viral.  This article cannot be found in Mr. Han's blog, which can mean either the article was written by somebody, clearly in his style, else and used his famous name to attract attention; or his article has been "harmonized" (censored) by the government's internet controller.

對於那些誰不熟悉韓先生，請閱讀我以前的博客：韓寒-极有影響的中國博客 Han Han - Influential Blogger in China。

For those who are not familiar with Mr. Han, please read my previous blog: 韓寒-极有影響的中國博客 Han Han - Influential Blogger in China.

这篇文章可以在很多地方找到，比如Literary City“文學城“。下面是原文字，及我的英語翻譯：

The article can be found in many places, such as "Literary City".  Below is the full text, followed by my English translation:

韩寒：再见！艾未未

现在艾未未不能说话了，我们谁来为艾未未说话呢？

昨天听说艾未未被捕了。作为一个普通人，我十分揪心。我很难想象一个像艾未未这样的人也会被逮捕。但是想一下自己是在中国，再想一下被囚禁在家中的陈光诚和即将面临起诉的冉云飞，也就想通了。这里是一个连法律都不能做挡箭牌的国家。

艾未未，胖子，有大胡子。和我们一样爱捣鼓一些稀奇古怪的玩意，也爱翻墙出去看新闻。从不计较送朋友东西，也爱拍真实的故事。追求真实，反对虚假。遵从邓小平爷爷“求真务实”的号召。也为国家奥运会工作做出了极大的贡献。

他先前被限制出行过，被警察殴打过。但是被拘留超过24小时这还是第一次。以我有限的社会常识也可以猜到这次与以往不一样。或许，再过几天张思之大律师就 会多出一个客户。从此，再也看不到绝伦的艺术品，再也看不到推特上狂野的回复。我抽屉里的几颗陶瓷葵瓜子也许会寂寞，但是我身上印着板砖的文化衫依旧会坚 挺出现在街上。

我已经不想呼吁什么，我也无力号召什么。从一九四九年本朝开国算起：反右、文革、严打、学潮、维稳，每一个时期都有无数揣着自己良心走进监狱的人，也有无数揣着自己良心被割下头颅的人。五星红旗为什么是红的？是无数还有良知的人鲜血染红的。

艾未未曾经为上访者说话，为三聚氰胺奶粉受害者说话，为汶川地震遇难的小学生说话。现在艾未未不能说话了，我们谁来为艾未未说话呢？如果连凭着良知说一句 真话的勇气都没有了，那么我真相信历朝历代“吾皇万万岁”的口号都实现了。最后，我想用李志的一首歌来作为结尾：“人民不需要自由，这是最好的年代”。

译文 Translation:

Han Han: Goodbye! Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei is now unable to speak, who amongst us will speak for Ai Weiwei?

Yesterday, we heard that Ai Weiwei was arrested. As an ordinary person, I am very worried. I can not imagine that someone like Ai Weiwei would also have been arrested. But remembering that I am in China, and remembering Chen Guangchen, who was under house-arrest, and Ran Yunfei, who was facing prosecution, it all made sense. Here is a country that laws cannot be used to shield us.

Ai Weiwei, fat, big beard. Like us, he loved to fiddle with some strange stuff, and love to climbe over the [internet] wall to look for news. Never hesitated to give things away to friends, and loved to shoot true true stories. Pursuing truth, against falsity. Followed Grandpa Deng Xiaoping's call of "pragmatism". Made great contribution for the State's Olympic Games.

He had previously been restricted from traveling, and beaten by the police. But being detained for more than 24 hours, this is the first time. With my limited social knowledge, I can guess that this time it would not be the same as the past. Perhaps, in a few days, the famed barrister Zhang Sizhi will have one more client. From now on, we can no longer see superb works of art, or read uninhibited replies on Twitter. The few ceramic sunflower seeds in my drawer might be feel lonely, but the culture T-shirt on my body, with the print of brick would again appear in the street, stubbornly.

I do not want to appeal for anything; I have no power to call for anything. Counting from the founding of current dynasty in 1949: the anti-rightist, the Cultural Revolution, Severe Punishment of Crimes, student unrest, stability maintenance - each period, there were countless people walked into prisons with their consciences, and there were also countless people had their heads cut off for their consciences. Why is the five-star [national] flag red? It was dyed by the blood of those countless people who still had consciences.

Ai Weiwei had spoken for petitioners, for the victims of the melamine milk powder, for the primary school victims in Wenchuan, Sichuan earthquake. Ai Weiwei is now unable to speak, who amongst us will speak for Ai Weiwei? If we no longer have the courage to tell the truth with conscience, then, I truly believe that the slogan every dynasties had been striving to achieve "Ten-Thousand Years, Our Emperors!" have finally realized. Finally, I would like to use the lyrics from a song by Li Zhi to end this article: "People do not need freedom, this is the best of the epoch."

这篇文章是否出自韩寒之手已不重要，重要的是它的存在及广大反响。

If this article written by Han Han or not is not very important now; it is very important that it exists and its great impact.


艾未未行为艺术——腾飞不忘挡中央 -- 在他手中, 一个叫草泥马(操你妈)的玩具, 因此, 此图可以被读成 [草泥马(操你妈), 挡中央(党中央)].  几年前, 一个叫草泥马(操你妈)的YouTube视频, 造成YouTube在中國被屏蔽.
Ai Weiwei Performance Art - Taking-Off Did Not Forget to Block the Center (挡中央 (Blocking the Center), homonym 党中央 (Party Center)) -- in his hand, a toy named Cao-Ni-Ma (Grass-Mud-Horse, a homonym with a most insulting Chinese cursing phrase, Fuck Your Mother, therefore, the whole images can be read as Fuck Your Mother, Party Center.  Several Years ago, a YouTube segment of Cao-Ni-Ma (Grass-Mud-Horse) caused the blocking of YouTube in China.