China: A Traveler's Literary CompanionKirk A. Denton Whether revealing small-town superstitions or exposing Beijing's underworld, these works of literary fiction offer insights to modern China and its myriad of social, cultural, and human concerns. An expansive country, China is made up of numerous ethnic groups with a dizzying array of local dialects and subcultures. In addition, China is experiencing staggering change, which is explored in contemporary literature. From the idyllic mountains of West Hunan to the picturesque water town of Zhejiang, from the high plateau of western Sichuan to the harsh landscape of the northeast -- this compelling collection of short fiction represents the incredible diversity that is China. |
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Page 49
... Shanghai and wrote mostly about the city of her birth . During the war in the 1940s she attended university in Hong Kong , and some of her fiction describes the ties that bind that city to her native Shanghai . In 1949 Zhang fled the ...
... Shanghai and wrote mostly about the city of her birth . During the war in the 1940s she attended university in Hong Kong , and some of her fiction describes the ties that bind that city to her native Shanghai . In 1949 Zhang fled the ...
Page 67
... Shanghai's longtang - her vast neighborhoods inside enclosed alleys — are a magnificent sight . The long- tang are the backdrop of this city . Streetlights and build- ings rise around them in a series of dots and lines , like the subtle ...
... Shanghai's longtang - her vast neighborhoods inside enclosed alleys — are a magnificent sight . The long- tang are the backdrop of this city . Streetlights and build- ings rise around them in a series of dots and lines , like the subtle ...
Page 73
... Shanghai try even harder to work their way into people's hearts . The pavement is covered with a layer of cracks . Gutters overflow ; floating in the dis- colored water are fish scales and rotten vegetable leaves , as well as the greasy ...
... Shanghai try even harder to work their way into people's hearts . The pavement is covered with a layer of cracks . Gutters overflow ; floating in the dis- colored water are fish scales and rotten vegetable leaves , as well as the greasy ...
Contents
Mao Dun Spring Silkworms | 4 |
Zhang Ailing Sealed | 76 |
Wang Shuo Hot and Cold Measure for Measure | 143 |
Copyright | |
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