• Prizewinning AI story shows the future is here

    [Photo by MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY]Possible indicator of things to come as science fiction award won by nonhumanAll-powerful robots and artificial intelligence have long been the subjects of science fiction. Now such technology means that fact is stranger than fiction. A science fiction story,Th...

    2024-01-19

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  • Top 10 words making a buzz in online literature

    China Literature Group exhibits artistic renditions of 150 of its online literature IPs in Dongguan Library on April 22 last year.[Photo provided to China Daily]A list of the "Top 10 Buzzwords in Chinese Online Literature in 2023", co-released recently by The Paper, a digital newspap...

    2024-01-10

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  • Writing his own reality

    Peng Jianbin.[Photo provided to China Daily]When Peng Jianbin was a grade-two student at a boarding high school in Guiyang county, Central China's Hunan province, 24 years ago, as a top student excelling in the sciences, he was looking for a way to entertain himself. Finding that few peopl...

    2023-07-11

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  • An appetizing approach to food

    Jerusalem artichoke mousse with edible moss crisps, sun-dried tomatoes and glasswort flowers. CHINA DAILYHealth, nature and sustainability are three concepts that find tangible expression through the art of cuisine in a courtyard nestled in Beijing's vibrant Sanlitun area.Lamdre, a vegetarian fi...

    2024-04-24

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  • New book offers a glimpse into the city's urban life

    My Experience Driving a Taxi in Shanghai[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Recently published under the pen name Heitao, the nonfiction workMy Experience Driving a Taxi in Shanghaipresents a compelling narrative of various taxi stories from the perspective of an everyday individu...

    2024-04-24

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  • Du Yanglin's Transforming a tale of rural migration and urban struggles

    Transforming,Du Yanglin's latest novel.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]On April 8, a seminar in Beijing marked the launch and discussion of writer Du Yanglin's latest novel,Transforming. The narrative follows the journey of Ling Yunqing, a determined young man born in rural...

    2024-04-16

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  • Symposium celebrates Cao Mu Zhi for its vivid depiction of rural revitalization and deep connection

    Originally serialized in Furong magazine in 2023, the novelCao Mu Zhiwas officially released as a book in February 2024 by Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House and Writers Publishing House.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Recently, a symposium was held in Beijing to honor...

    2024-04-16

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  • Chinese online literature starts new chapter overseas

    Wu Yiqin, vice-president of China Writers Association[Photo provided to China Daily]After more than two decades of development, Chinese online literature has not only become one of the pillar resources of the pop culture market in China, but it is also an important way for people from differen...

    2024-04-08

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