I always thought that in modern history Chinese people are like a dish of sand, never really close together. But I think a dish of sand is a good met….

Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change..

Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster..

Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening..

You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it's necessary or that….

I deal with students every day - from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I've noticed that the Chinese students are the lea….

To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat..

I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be..

Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something..

China's culture and history are closely related to my living environment. This country is my birthplace. It is also where I grew up. Its culture and ….

I never felt like a Chinese citizen because I was pushed away at a very young age. My father, a writer, was a national enemy of the Communist Party. ….

If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not ….

I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did..

I'm not a writer, but today I think you have to be everything. As an artist you have an obligation to let people know what is on your mind and why yo….

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power..

I don't personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting..

The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness..

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile..

Society becomes very destructive..

A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibiliti….

I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system..