An ambitious digital venture is underway at the office of Internet company Yeeyan.org in Sihui East, Beijing's eastern suburb. Yeeyan's Project Gutenberg, which has been ongoing since 2012, is credited with the online translation of Charles Darwin'sThe Voyage of the Beagle. Yeeyan published the Chinese version in August in cooperation with the China Youth Publishing House. (more…)
Day: September 20, 2014
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has recommended "Deng Xiaoping at History'sCrossroads," a book inspired by a biopic of the same name, to Party members and cadres,according to a report by China Youth Daily Tuesday. The book depicts Deng Xiaoping's life and China's transformation under his guidance from1976 to 1984, the same period shown in a popular 48-episode biopic being aired by statebroadcaster CCTV since late August. Read More
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