Trees on the Mountain: An Anthology of New Chinese Writing

IN LIEU OF A PREFACE — 1

PROSE
HSU KAI-YU: Colour and Light in the Canvases of Zao Wou-ki　translated by Diana Yu — 13
YU KWANG-CHUNG: The Sensuous Art of the Chinese Landscape Journal　translated by Yang Qinghua — 23
Modernism and Tradition: A Symposium — 41
　I. HE LI: Modernism and China: A Summary from the People’s Daily　translated and introduced by Geremie Barmé — 44
　II. GAO XINGJIAN: Contemporary Technique and National Character in Fiction　translated by Ng Mau-sang — 55
　III. XU JINGYA: A Volant Tribe of Bards　translated and adapted by Ng Mau-sang — 59
　　—Postscript: Xu’s Self-criticism in the People’s Daily　translated by Zhu Zhiyu
　IV. YANG LIAN: Tradition and Us　translated by Ginger Li — 69
　V. YANG MU: The Traditional Orientation of China’s New Poetry　translated by Xiang Liping and John Minford — 74

FICTION
CHEN YINGZHEN: Two Stories　translated and introduced by Lucien Miller — 83
　i. A Race of Generals — 90
　ii. Poor Poor Dumb Mouths — 98
XI XI: Two Stories　translated by Rachel May, Zhu Zhiyu and Cecilia Tsim — 105
　i. A Girl Like Me — 107
　ii. Cross of Gallantry — 115
ZHAO ZHENKAI: Two Stories　translated and introduced by Susette Cooke and Bonnie S. McDougall — 122
　i. Waves — 125
　　—Postscript: Yi Yan’s Critique of ‘Waves’ in Literary Gazette　translated by Zhu Zhiyu — 168
　ii. Moon on the Manuscript — 173

POETRY
Mists: New Poets from China
　Bei Dao, Gu Cheng, Hong Huang, Jiang He, Mang Ke, Shu Ting, Yang Lian and Yan Li　translated by several hands: Ling Chung, Susette Cooke, Seán Golden, David Goodman, Alisa Joyce, Ginger Li, Tao Tao Liu, Bonnie S. McDougall, John Minford and Yip Wai-lim — 181
Dawn Light: Six Young Poets from Taiwan
　Du Ye, Li Nan, Luo Qing, Wu Deliang, Wu Sheng and Xiang Yang　translated and introduced by Dominic Cheung — 271
Aeolian Chimes: Twelve Poems by Huang Guobin　translated by the poet and Mok Wing-yin — 305

DRAMA
GEREMIE BARMÉ: A Word for the Impostor—introducing the drama of Sha Yexin — 319
SHA YEXIN: The Impostor (If I Were Real)　translated by Daniel Kane — 333
SHA YEXIN: The Secret History of Marx: Prelude　translated by Geremie Barmé — 370
GAO XINGJIAN: The Bus-stop　translated and introduced by Geremie Barmé — 373
　—Postscript: He Wen’s Critique of The Bus-stop in Literary Gazette　translated by Chan Sin-wai — 387

Notes on Contributors — 393

'… the most thoughtful introduction to modernist Chinese poetry and prose ever.'
—Choice

'Three factors recommend this book very highly: the breadth of its coverage, including prose, fiction, poetry, drama and criticism: the intrinsic literary merit of the works selected; and the superior readability of the translations.'
—Modern Chinese Literature