From porcelain to pickles, English language offerings from publishers in China and the Westare set to give readers a broader perspective on the Middle Kingdom. Mei Jia and Sun Yereport.
At a meeting of writers, Sinologists and publishing professionalsin Beijing in December, a wry joke circulated. In the past, theexperts said to each other, only three types of Chinese booksfound their way into Western readers’ libraries: traditionalculture, controversy and anything about beauty and sex.
