Renditions—A Gateway to Chinese Literature and Culture

Contents

Editor’s Page		5
Meng Jiao	Grief in the Gorges: excerpts Translated by Catherine Witzling	7
Li Qingzhao	Three Ci Poems Translated by Lena Tan To the Tune of ‘Washing Silk in the Stream’ To the Tune of ‘Butterflies Romancing the Flowers’ To the Tune of ‘Goddess of Mercy’	16 16 17 18
Cai Yuanpei	New Year’s Dream Translated by Lorenzo Andolfatto	19
Shen Congwen	Water and Clouds Translated by Yiling Yu	37
Qiao Ye	Golden Period Translated by Dongwei Chu	69
Xie Hong	Who Flies in April? Translated by Jicheng Sun and Hal Swindall	89
Li Yanfeng	Belle and Grace Translated by Cynthia Ning	95
Notes on Authors		122
Notes on Contributors		124