“Leading the Tide: The Story of Lu Guanqiu” Selected as a Book of the Year
2025-02-26
The 4th Dengfeng Biography Book Award has been announced, and "Leading the Tide: The Story of Lu Guanqiu" has been named a Book of the Year.
Recently, the results of the 4th Dengfeng Biography Book Awards 2024 were grandly announced, with ten biographical works standing out. Among them, "Leading the Tide: The Story of Lu Guanquan" was named a Book of the Year.

The Dengfeng Biography Book Award was established in December 2021. It is a book award dedicated to the genre of business biographies, aiming to recognize outstanding biographical works and bring more people into contact with books that shine with wisdom and human warmth. The award evaluates submissions across eight key dimensions: book theme, editorial approach, writing style, chapter logic, depth of content, intellectual inspiration, relevance to contemporary trends, and topicality and public discussion throughout the year.
“Leading the Tide: The Story of Lu Guanqiu,” written by the renowned reportage author Chen Guanbo, is a lengthy nonfiction work exclusively authorized for publication by Wanxiang Group. Using a narrative style that flows like a story, the book integrates characters, events, and historical documents to comprehensively portray the entrepreneurial saga—from a rural blacksmith’s workshop to a multinational conglomerate spanning multiple industries. It vividly captures the pioneering spirit of China’s private enterprises—often referred to as “evergreen trees”—as they played a leading role in the great cause of reform and opening-up, and deeply explores the legacy and succession trajectory of two generations of Wanxiang’s leaders.
The book was grandly published by the Encyclopedia of China Publishing House in January 2024 and immediately received rave reviews upon its release. It has remained on the bestseller list for biographical works for an extended period, and the China Publishing Group has included it among its high-quality, recommended titles for promotion. At seminars, reading groups, and symposiums organized successively by the Chinese Reportage Literature Society, the Publicity Department of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the China Workers’ Culture and Sports Association, Chao News, and other relevant organizations, participating experts, scholars, cultural figures, and reader representatives have given it high praise, affirming that "Leading the Tide: The Biography of Lu Guanqiu" is an outstanding biography that combines timeliness, intellectual depth, and literary excellence. It serves as an excellent historical account of the reform and opening-up era and provides a paradigm for how reportage literature can reflect the dynamic realities of the new era.