(CFP)

Jiang Fangzhou, a 23-year-old college graduate and famous youth writer, was hired as associate editor in chief of New Weekly magazine after graduating from Tsinghua University. Jiang's appointment spurred public disputes on whether it's appropriate for a fresh graduate to be a leader of a magazine.

Born in October 1989, Jiang started writing at the age of 7 and has published nine pieces of work including several novels. At the age of 9, when her peers were just learning to write, Jiang published her first collection of essays. She began her first novel at 11 and became a columnist for newspapers and magazines at 12. She earned first prize in a writing competition for teenage writers in 2004 and became the first president of the China Teen Writers' Association in 2005. In 2008, Jiang was accepted into the prestigious Tsinghua University.