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5 Mao Dun Literary Prize-winners

Novels that won China’s highest literary honor

By Tina Xu (徐盈盈) March 27, 2020

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The Rouge Street Blues: A New Translation Breathes Life into China’s Rustbelt

A translation of Shuang Xuetao, one of China’s brightest millennial writers, finally brings one of the country’s new generation of authors to English-language readers

Turning the Page on a Male-Centric Sci-Fi World

A new science fiction and fantasy anthology shows the best of China’s growing canon of female and non-binary authors

Fortress Abandoned: The Ancient Tourist Town That Never Was

How Huangsiqiao, a historic town with China’s oldest city walls, came to molder in the jungle of western Hunan

30 Years of Backpacking in Revolution and Leisure

How DIY travel originated in the Cultural Revolution and evolved into a modern quest for self-discovery

Martial Tea | Fiction

Hu Yuesheng’s newly translated short story harks back to “wuxia” tales of old

Night Moves | Fiction

Read a newly translated short story from writer Hu Yuesheng

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