Chou was quiet when Taiwan's literary circle feted him last year on the eve of his 90th birthday (by the Chinese method of counting age), exchanging smiles with long-time friend Chang To-wu, but otherwise saying little.
去年文壇為周公 90 大壽暖壽時，場面盛大而溫馨，周公只對喜歡逗他的張拓蕪微笑以對，多半時間僅靜靜地坐著。