China Is Sending Plants and Insects to the Moon in 2018
China will be sending silk worms to the Moon
Beam Me Down: Chinese Quantum Entanglement
The Chinese teleported two photons to Earth, and proved that faster than light communication is possible!
A Brief Glance at the Growing SF Community in China
The unceasing efforts of all the people within the SF community have given the genre a positive outlook in China.
Review of “Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse” by Xia Jia, translated by Ken Liu
Xia Jia’s “Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse”, a science fiction fable, came from an unusual inspiration.
Science Fiction in China: 2016 in Review
An overview of science fiction in China that focuses on government, industry and fandom.
Book Review: Hundred Ghost Soup by Robert Chansky
An unusual coming-of-age story infused with Chinese mythology and culture. Recommended for teens and adults who tire of the formulaic mold used for so many other coming-of-age novels.
Thinking in Context: The Anchor of Genre Translation
An exploration of some of the challenges of translating an English language text into Chinese.
NEW REVIEWS: WENDIG’S “INVASIVE,” SEPT/OCT F&SF and more!
A Book Review and a Magazine Review and a TV Review and an Exhibition Notice! Whoa! Lots going on in this week’s column by Steve! (And what’s with all the caps?)
Final Results for 2016 Galaxy Award and Chinese Nebula Award
A report on the winners of the Chinese Galaxy and Chinese Nebula Awards.
The Nebula Award for Global Chinese Science Fiction Films
An overview of the first annual Nebula Award for Global Chinese Science Fiction Films.
The Stories of Their Lives: The SF Association of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Club Report: Meet the SF Association of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The Metal Flowers: A Steampunk Arts DIY Session
Shanghai goes steampunk
Report on the “Science Fiction” Workshop at Fudan University
20 papers were delivered at the first Fudan University conference on science fiction.
A Time to Share, a Time to Enjoy – The Closing Ceremony of the 8th Shanghai Science Fiction & Fantasy Festival.
Apple Core closes out its 8th annual (massive) convention.
Short Story Review: Balin, by Chen Qiufan
Chen Quifan’ Balin takes a look a human’s capacity for empathy.
Ifs, Ands, or Buts: the Art Exhibition That Resonates with Imagination
A Shanghai museum engages with the imagination.
The Changing Horizon: A Brief Summary of Chinese SF in Year 2015
An excellent summary of Science Fiction in China, 2015
Short Story Review: Yuanyuan’s Bubbles, by Liu Cixin
Short fiction by last year’s Hugo Award for Best Novel is reviewed.
TOP POST DE NOVIEMBRE
Tanya reviews our past month and finds it interesting.
Short Story Review: ‘If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller’, by Xia Jia
Shaoyan Hu reviews the latest Chinese SF in translation from Clarke’s World magazine.
Updates on the Chinese Nebula Awards and the Coordinates Awards
On October 18th in Chengdu City, the winners of Chinese Nebula Awards were announced by World Chinese Science Fiction Association, who created the award in 2010. The list of winners is as below. The Best Novel: (Vacant) The Best Novelette/Novella: The Ravenous, by Zhang Ran(张冉) The Best Short Story: Coming of the Light, by Chen […]
The 26th Galaxy Award Ceremony in Beijing
China presents the 26th Galaxy Awards! Most Popular Foreign Author – Ken Liu; Best Imported – Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun
Finalist for Chinese Nebula Awards 2015
Chinese works receive over 50,000 votes for the Chinese Nebula awards, 2015.
Derivative Works of Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin’s International Best Seller has created a franchise
Yet Another Chinese SF Award —— The Coordinates Award
An editor, an author and a hardcore fan set to judge China’s newest genre award.
Review of Coming of Light by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu
Stanley Chan’s story riffs on Arthur C. Clarke’s observation about science and magic
Log-in to the Future – A Report on the 2015 Shanghai Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival
Reports from a month long science fiction and fantasy festival in China
The Beginning of Chinese Science Fiction
Science Fiction in Chinese is actually rendered from the Russian phrase “science-fantasy-fiction”
Asni’s Art Blog: Feng Huang
The Feng Huang is often referred to as the “Chinese Phoenix”, but similarities between the two mythological birds are superficial: rather than death and resurrection, Feng Huang symbolises balance between yin and yang.
Introducing New Weird to Chinese Readers
Introducing the New Weird to China.