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Threads in the Cosmos | Short Story

Author Tang Fei spins a yarn about alien sheep and intergalactic ties that bind

By Tang Fei & Xiao Yizhi (肖一之)   November 21, 2023
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Fantastic Five | Short Story

A time-bending tale of love and life from author Li Hongwei

By Li Hongwei (李宏伟) & Dylan Levi King   April 30, 2023
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Epidemic

As a mysterious illness ravages the population, one youngster goes on a journey in search of the terrible truth

By Wei Guan & George Dudley   January 13, 2023
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Grass Jelly

A town of small-town fortunes by writer Wang Yu

By Wang Yu (王鱼) & George Dudley   December 21, 2022
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Fly to Weightless Island

Check out our new translated Chinese short story, by Hong Kong-based writer Cheng Jiaoyang

By Cheng Jiaoyang (程皎旸)   November 8, 2022
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Chilling Tales from Youyang, Part 3

Three more spooky stories from a ninth-century book of tales

By Hatty Liu   September 2, 2020
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Fiction: The Eighth Prince

A moving and deceptively simple tale of the countryside—from our “Alpine Ambition” issue

By Jiang Xinlei   May 23, 2020
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5 Mao Dun Literary Prize-winners

Novels that won China’s highest literary honor

By Tina Xu (徐盈盈)   March 27, 2020

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TWOC is seeking submissions for its quarterly and annual “Best Books on China” lists

By The Editors   August 24, 2019
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Fiction: Getting Lucky

Part 2 of Kang Fu’s whimsical modern take on “Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio”

By Kang Fu   April 27, 2019