Translation has been instrumental in opening the door between China and the rest of the world from ancient times to the present day, and has helped facilitate cultural exchange and the sharing of knowledge. This book makes and important contribution to the study of translation into and from Chinese. A wide range of topics are covered, such as Chinese canonization of Buddhism, Chinese cultural identity and authenticity in translation, Chinese poetry, opera, politics and ideology in translation, and the individual contributions made by translators to modernity and globalisation. The analyses and arguments offered by the authors make this book a must read for anyone interested in translation from a Chinese perspective.

The book is a collection of essays on translating various types of text (literary, religious, political, etc.) into and from Chinese. The focus is on how such translations have been produced and propagated from ancient to modern times, and their sociocultural impact on the evolution of Chinese history and Chinese translatology.

1. Introduction - Xuanmin Luo & Yuanjian He

2. Chinese Cultural Identity and Translation: A Historical Perspective - Xia Li

3. Chinese Translation of Buddhist Terminology: Language and Culture - Chi Yu Chu

4. Transformer Sinicized and the Making of Chinese Buddhist Parlance - Francis K. H. So

5. The Art of Misreading: The Jesuit Use of European “Fables” in Late Ming China -Sher-shiueh Li

6. The Politics of Translating Kunqu, the National Heritage - Jessica Yeung

7. Cooperative Translation Models: Rediscovering Ezra Pound’s Approach to Classical Chinese Poetry - Sylvia S. L. Ieong

8. Ideology and Literary Translation: On Liang Qi-Chao’s Translation Practice - Xuanmin Luo

9. Translating Modernity Towards Translating China - Shaobo Xie

10. “Authenticity” and Foreignizing Translation - Yifeng Sun

11. Representation, Intervention and Mediation: A Translation Anthologist’s Reflections on the Complexities of Translating China - Martha P. Y. Cheung

12. Translating for the Future: Some Reflections on Compiling A Dictionary of Translation Technology - Sin-wai Chan

13. Transplanting Chinese Political and Ideological Discourse - Yuanjian He

Applying concepts current in Western translation studies, these erudite essays by leading Chinese scholars provide important insights into the history and present-day practice of translation in China.

The book analyze the most relevant questions on translation in China, by using a wise mix of Western and Chinese approaches; the result is a clear picture of how China in various ages and in many fields has encountered the world.

For readers who are interested in China, the book promises interesting and thought-provoking reading. The subject matter discussed in the book ranges from philosophy to translation, including matters of historical, religious, social and ideological interests. Contributors are well-known scholars from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Their understanding of matters related to China will provide valuable insight for any one who wishes to "interpret China."

Luo Xuanmin is Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, and Director of the Center for Translation and Interdisciplinary Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing. His publications include books, translations and articles in various presses and journals at home and abroad. He is the founding editor of the journal Foreign Languages and Translation, chief editor of Abstracts of Chinese Translation Studies, and is on the advisory/ editorial board for several journals. He was twice Visiting Fellow at Yaleâ??s Comparative Literature Department (1995-1995, 2001) and Fulbright Research Scholar at UCLA (2006-2007). He is now Vice President of the Chinese Association of Comparative Studies in English and Chinese (CACSSEC), and Deputy Secretary-General of the Translation Association of China (TAC).

He Yuanjian is Professor at the Department of Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is author and co-author of three books on Chinese generative grammar (1996, 2001, 2002) and author and co-author of more than 40 research papers published on translation studies, language typology, and Chinese linguistics

This book provides a wealth of information on how modern Chinese translation evolves from a unique tradition of its own, through mediation with both source texts and target texts and through literary and religious works over the centuries. It not only analyzes a number of questions regarding translation in China from multiple perspectives, but also helps the reader better understand the relationship between cultural translation and the phenomenon of Chinese modernity.

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