Following is part of an unpublished preface by master of Redology Zhou Ruchang for the abridged version of A Dream of Red Mansions in English, as a courtesy from his daughter Zhou Lunling. It offers a ...

There is a piece of news that may even puzzle Dan Brown. A 250-year-old novel is making waves in China's publishing world. Of course, it is not just any old tome, but the perennial favourite, "A Dream ...

This translation was suggested not by any pretensions to range myself among the ranks of the body of sinologues, but by the perplexities and difficulties experienced by me as a student in Peking, when ...

Through the fate and tragic love story of a young boy and two young girls, we witness the rise and fall of four richest families in 18 century China.

I was at an event planning meeting with a few other writers, and the idea came up of introducing our most recommended romance novels to readers. But my suggestion of bringing the Chinese classic Hong ...

KUALA LUMPUR: More people will be able to appreciate the classic Chinese novel, Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong Lou Meng), when it is translated into Malay by 2011.