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Chinese Literature and Culture, a journal to be published three times a year, is devoted to translations of Chinese texts (works from the past or by contemporary authors), essays of cultural criticism, and original writings - fiction or non-fiction - dealing with the China experience or life in the Chinese communities around the world. The journal embraces the idea of cultural translation as advocated by our editors. Airs of the States, a poetry classic Sun Pin: A Dinner for Three, a novella Li Yinhe: A Study of Love Fu Yuehui: Giant Elephants Ma Wei: Ten Steps to Kill a Person, a story Jiang Yitan: The Boulevard Zhao Ka: Garlic Breath Green Moss Li Dazhao: The Youth Movement of a Young China Timothy Huson: Li Dazhao's Vision of a Young China Stories from Hua Cheng Hua Cheng is a Guangzhou-based Chinese literary magazine. Thanks to the efforts of Ms. Zhu Yanling, managing editor of the magazine, Chinese Literature and Culture has received permission from Sun Pin, Li Yinhe, Fu Yuehui, and Ma Wei to translate publish the four stories originally published in Hua Cheng. Hua Cheng and Chinese Literature and Culture co-organized the Sense and Senses story reading event at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies on June 21, 2014. Five translators read excerpts of their translations from Hua Cheng for Chinese Literature and Culture to an international audience.The event was the first of its kind in Guangzhou, and maybe in China. Stories from Shan Hua Shan Hua is a leading Chinese literary magazine based in Guizhou Province. The magazine has a very refined literary taste. Like Hua Cheng, it is an enthusiastic supporter of our new literary adventure. We thank Mr. Shi of Shan Hua for sharing our vision. This little Shan Hua column consists of three interesting stories from three very good writers. One of our editors loves The Boulevard the best and would like to see more of Jiang Yitan's stories translated. Readers looking for more Shan Hua fiction can read St. Petersburg