Category Archives: Books

Gold books on the black market

Posted on 2007-02-13 by Joel Martinsen

Gold books (黄金书) can’t be sold openly, but there is a thriving black-market trade in the popular Spring Festival gift items.

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Books behind bars – He Dong on restricted literature

Posted on 2007-02-12 by Joel Martinsen

Commentator He Dong (何东) writes about experiences with banned books during the Cultural Revolution.

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What makes a master?

Posted on 2007-02-11 by Joel Martinsen

A new book by Ji Xianlin (季羡林), Li Ao (李敖) on the mainland’s lack of cultural elite, a six-point definition of a great master in academia, and a review of a new Southern Metropolis Daily book that talks to elderly literary folk, The Last of the Cultural Nobility (最后的文化贵族).

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Discovering Anna May Wong – Sexy Beijing

Posted on 2007-02-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

In this episode of Sexy Beijing, Su Fei explores the life of the sexiest Chinese American woman ever to grace the silver screen: Anna May Wong (黄柳霜). Born to a Chinese laundryman’s family in 1905 in Los Angeles, she went … Continue reading →

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Wang Shuo sells out and returns to print

Posted on 2007-02-05 by Joel Martinsen

Wang Shuo (王朔) wanted to publish his next work online, but then signed a 3.65 million yuan deal with Rongshuxia (榕树下).

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GAPP: books criticized, but not banned

Posted on 2007-02-01 by Joel Martinsen

GAPP says it didn’t ban any books; Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强), lawyer for Zhang Yihe (章诒和), responds.

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Is modern Chinese in need of a revival?

Posted on 2007-01-25 by Joel Martinsen

Tang Yi (唐逸), an etymologist and world religions researcher with CASS, argues that the Chinese language needs a ‘New Chinese Movement’ (新汉语运动). He’s written a book: ‘A Chinese Language Cultural Reader’ (汉语文化读本)

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Billboard for a book

Posted on 2007-01-25 by Joel Martinsen

Billboards for the book ‘Passing By’ (路过) by Chen Xi (尘西) were paid for by a friend of the writer.

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Top language errors for 2006

Posted on 2007-01-24 by Joel Martinsen

‘Yaowen Jiaozi’ magazine (咬文嚼字) picks the top errors in Chinese language usage for the year 2006. Also, the complete works of Wang Xiaobo (王小波) published by Yunnan People’s Publishing House is rife with typographical errors.

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Wang Shuo thought bomb

Posted on 2007-01-23 by banyue

Wang Shuo: ready to reload? Wang Shuo (王朔) is a popular Chinese novelist. He is known as something of a rebel, perhaps the closest thing China has to a counter-cultural icon. His works include novels, TV shows and movies. Most … Continue reading →

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