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Divine Inspiration Lifts a World First
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| In his immortal poetic piece "Divine Comedy," Dante Alighieri takes the reader on an imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, symbolizing the path from sin and darkness to purification. The story has appealed to millions of mortal beings over the past seven centuries. The poet's literary brilliance has been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for generations of artists creating Divine Comedy illustrations. |
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China Sends Books to Rural Areas on Long March Anniversary
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| Chinese central government on Tuesday sent thousands of books to rural areas in eight central and western provinces along the route of the Long March 70 years ago. |
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Chinese Publishers Blossom on World Stage
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| At the 58th Frankfurt Book Fair held October 4-8 in Germany this year, the Chinese legion, made up of 12 major publishers including the China International Publishing Group (CIPG), teamed up as a unified force for the first time and took up an area of 546 square meters. CIPG alone took up 90 square meters, and attracted wide attention with its multilingual choices, eye-catching design of exhibition booths and rich selection of activities. |
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Free Newspaper Launched in Guangzhou
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| A free newspaper was launched in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province, yesterday, targeting the city's increasing number of subway passengers. |
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Series Reveals How China Views the World
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| An eight-tome series, titled World Politics – Views From China, was published and made available in bookstores recently, enabling readers around the world to gain a general understanding of issues pertaining to China's world views. |
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History Books Can Be Fun and Popular
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| History books that are usually serious are becoming popular now in China thanks to the way they are being retold with simple and interesting approaches. These kinds of books have now jumped to the top of bestseller lists. |
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Glimpse of the Afterlife
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| When someone encounters a near-death experience, they seem to pass through a dark tunnel towards an incredibly bright light. Then they may feel great peace and comfort. Once they reach the light, they may become aware of the presence of their relatives and friends who already died. Next, they may have an out-of-body experience and see emergency workers or medical personnel working on their bodies. |
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From Herdsman to Master
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| Khotse was born into a herdsman's family in 1969 in the Khotse Township of Xiahe County, Gannan Prefecture in Gansu Province. |
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Tome of Truth Offers Fresh Enlightenment
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| Khotse Tsultrim Geshe and his disciples rode on horseback for a few hours before reaching the Chali Monastery in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province at midnight. |
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Bing Xin Posthumous Works to Be Published
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| A conference about famous Chinese female writer Bing Xin's posthumous works was held on September 10 in Beijing, also marking an early celebration of the 106th anniversary of Bing Xin's October 5 birthday. |
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Review: Bencao Gangmu, Li Shizhen
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| Li Shizhen's 410-year-old classic, Bencao Gangmu: Compendium of Materia Medica, with its lore chronicling centuries of Chinese medical achievement, now reveals its secrets to the world, thanks to a formidable translation effort. |
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Chinese Works Get Wider Audience
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| As many of the world's leading publishing houses concentrate on China's English language book market, HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corporation, is trying a different approach: taking China's famous literary works overseas. |
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Best-seller List
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| Love, Sex and Corrupt Officials Top Best-seller List. |
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Foreign Publishers Vie for Promising Market
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| The who's who of foreign publishing companies appearing at the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) last week testifies to the allure of China's burgeoning imported book market. |
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Lost in Translation
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| Driven by its surging economy, China has enjoyed a trade surplus for many years. But that is only in general terms. In the book trade, mainland publishers, for years, sold only one book title abroad for every 10 titles they imported. |
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A Milestone in China's Cultural Expansion
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| The US novel When the Purple Mountain Burns has been drawing attention at the Beijing International Book Fair not just for its plot set during the Nanjing massacre, but also because it marks a new chapter in Chinese publishing. |
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China to Embrace Penguin's Classics
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| It has taken more than 70 years, but Penguin has finally arrived in China. The British publisher announced yesterday in Beijing that classics such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Oliver Twist, Crime and Punishment and Moby Dick would be translated into Chinese and sold under its logo in the world's fastest growing book market. |
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Religion Takes on Philosophy in New Tome
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| Luis Palau, a theologian and religious leader in the United States, met with the press in Beijing yesterday at a seminar, discussing his latest book co-authored with Zhao Qizheng, former minister of the State Council Information Office. |
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Classics Losing Out to Pop Culture
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| Foreign cartoons, the Internet, illustrated martial arts comics and magazines, regarded "a great scourge" by parents and teachers, are winning over more teenagers than Journey to the West or A Dream of Red Mansions, pushing experts to suggest that parents and teachers change tactics and offer guidance as opposed to criticism. |
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Chicken Means Prostitute? Dictionary Upsets Parents
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| The Xinhua Dictionary with English Translation, published by Nanfang Press in 2003, defines the Chinese word "chicken" as either a kind of poultry, or the derogatory short form for prostitutes. The dictionary also gives "pimp" as one of the meanings of the Chinese word "duck." |
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