Chén Dú xiù
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated
dú xiù
to surpass
to stand above the crowd
yī zhī dú xiù
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
fig. to be in a league of one's own
outstanding