Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t45: Wang Huaiting
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t45
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Wang Huaiting
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Wang Huaiting (1931-2007) was a Chinese expert in translation of Indian English literature, born in Wujin, Jiangsu Province.
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Wang Huaiting graduated from Beijing Foreign Language Institute (now Beijing Foreign Studies University) in 1954, and was afterwards assigned to work with the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration under the State Council. In 1979, he was transferred to the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and
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[Figure: *The Sword and the Sickle (Jian yu Lei)*, translated by Wang Huaiting, front cover]
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was mainly engaged in studies and translation of Indian English literature. Later, he worked as an expert translator of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and was also the President of the Translators Association of China.
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He was engaged in translation and proof reading of English books for many years, and has translated or proof read over 50 books. His translation works
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[Figure: Liu Guonan, Wang Shuying edited *'The Histories and Cultures of Each Pradesh of India' ('Yindu gebu lishi wenhua')*, front cover]
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were large in quantity and on a diverse number of topics, involving politics, economy, philosophy, culture, art and biography, but he was especially good in literary translation. He translated seven books, and more than one million words of short stories and essays. He translated the Indian English writer Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘Lalu Trilogy’, ‘Village’ (1983), ‘*Across the Black Waters*’ (1985) and ‘*The Sword and the Sickle*’ (2011). He followed the principle of faithfulness to accurately retell the storylines and objectively reflect the language style of the original works. In his translation of M. R. Anand, he wrote an introduction of Anand’s life and his works in the preface.
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Since 1982, he communicated with Anand by letter to discuss issues in translation. In 1986, he went to India to visit Anand and had talks with him in the his residence in New delhi, the former residence of Anand in the suburb of New Delhi and the residence of Anand in Mumbai. In September 1992, he met Anand again during his visit to Beijing. The friendship between Wang Huaiting and Anand has become well known in the history of India-China cultural exchanges.
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(*Liu Lei*)