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The Journey of Chu Ci in the Western World

Xu Wang, Chuanmao Tian
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jmss.v18.n2.p1
Abstract
Chu Ci is classic traditional Chinese literature. It has been spreading in the western world for more than one hundred years. At present, the dissemination of the gems in traditional Chinese culture is advocated. After a large number of relevant literature on the translation and dissemination of Chu Ci has been read and analyzed, the situations in various stages of its dissemination in the Western countries have been sorted out in this paper, and the quality and effect of the translation and dissemination have been introduced and evaluated. In this way, valuable experience can be found by summarizing and reflecting, so as to promote the current dissemination of Chu Ci in the Western world.
Keywords
Chu Ci; Dissemination; Translation; the Western World
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