A resident of Henan province is suing a micro-blogger for criticizing all Henan people. The lawsuit was accepted by the Zhengzhou Jinshui District People’s Court in Zhengzhou, Henan province on Wednesday.
河南一居民正对一名微博用户提起诉讼，诉讼理由是该用户指责了所有的河南人。这起案件已于周三被河南郑州郑州金水区人民法院受理。
Hu Wei, the micro-blogger, who has 46,000 online fans, registered on Sina Weibo in 2012.
微博用户胡伟，有着4万6千个网络粉丝，他于2012年在新浪微博注册。
His posts sometimes made light of Henan people, which drew frowns from netizens, according to the local newspaper, Dahe Daily. Hu drew on current hot topics to abuse Henan people several times, including commentaries about actor Wang Baoqiang’s divorce, the news report said.
据当地报纸《大河报》报道，他的帖子时常会轻蔑河南人，这引发了网友们的不满。新闻报道称，胡伟曾数次通过当前热门话题对河南人进行辱骂，包括评论演员王宝强的离婚事件。
A screen shot showed a posting on Aug 14, saying that "Ma Rong, Wang’s wife, has no face, like all Henan people".
截屏显示，8月14日的一条帖子内容为：“马蓉这种女人真是不要脸，跟河南人一样”。
The lawsuit was filed by Jing Changshui, 46, who said he had lived and worked in Henan for nearly 30 years and knows the kind of people they are. He said Hu’s abuse dated at least to April, and claimed the blogger had suggested there were no good Henan people, which seriously damaged Henan’s reputation.
该诉讼案件由46岁的井长水提起，他表示，他在河南生活工作了近30年，了解河南人的为人。他说胡伟的辱骂至少从四月份开始，并称胡伟曾暗示河南无良民，这严重损害了河南人的名誉。
"Henan province has a long history, and such insults deeply harm the image of Henan, so I chose to deal with it using legal weapons," Jing said.
井长水表示，“河南省历史悠久，这样的辱骂严重损害了河南的形象;因此，我使用法律武器来解决此事。”
Jing submitted his lawsuit on Aug 31. Defendants include Hu and Sina Weibo. He demanded an apology from Hu for the illegal insults. He also asked for deletion of material deemed offensive and said Hu must stop making insulting remarks about Henan people.
井长水于8月31日提起了诉讼。被告包括胡伟和新浪微博。他要求胡伟为其非法辱骂作出道歉。同时，删除具有冒犯意味的东西，并表示胡伟必须停止对河南人的辱骂言论。
What’s more, he wanted the defendant to make a public apology through the media, and pay 1,000 yuan ($150) as compensation for mental injury.
另外，他希望被告通过媒体作出公开道歉，并且支付1000元人民币(150美元)作为精神损害赔偿金。
