Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.97

v2.c10.97

After the founding of the People’s Repbulic of China, the literature communication between the two nations began to develop and it soon became a crucial part to bilateral exchanges. Chinese literary works were introduced to China mainly through two basic channels: firstly, Indian sinologists translated Chinese works; secondly, Chinese foreign culture institutes translated some representative literary works and sent them to India. In January 1950, China founded the English magazine of the *People’s Daily*, and then *Beijing Review*, *Chinese Literature*, *China Today*, *China Pictorial*, etc. *China Pictorial* had various Indian versions in Hindi, Urdu, and other languages, and was distributed in South Asia, including India. In addition, China’s foreign language press translated and published many modern and ancient Chinese works, among which 47 works were in Hindi. Most of them were Chinese folklore, fables, fairy tales, some modern writers’ novels and dramas. Moreover, English versions of modern Chinese writers’ works are available to Indian readers all over the world. India published special issues of Chinese literature from time to time, and introduced modern Chinese litterateurs and their works. For instance, *Pahal*, the literary periodical in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, produced Issue 32 published in May, 1987 as a special issue on modern Chinese literature, which introduced Chinese poets such as Ai Ching, Yuan Kejia, Lei Shuyan, and other writers such as Zhou Libo, Qin Zhaoyang, Liu Shaotang, Zhang Jie and Feng Jicai.