Readers from all over the world, who are used to learning about China through foreign newspapers, TV and the Internet, may now open up these books to see China through the heartfelt thoughts and writings of Chinese people themselves. The many authors of these new short stories, living in this rapidly developing and changing, yet ancient nation, have strived to describe all that is happening in and around themselves, to give genuine dynamic expression to the intricate recent experiences of the Chinese people. Through the power of their words you will be able to catch glimpses of the real, complex and living China, as well as other possibilities for all humanity, including yourself.

21st Century Chinese Literature—Points of Departure

People,Lives and Times

The Return of Xiabazi

The Remote Hot Spring

Girl,Wife,Daughter-in-Law

Breezes in the Woods

Golden Ranges

The Mud Boot Wedding

The Land of Green

Lake Hanas

Ballad of the Bell Flowers

Killer

A Tale from the Huolin River

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