What if modern Chinese history was hidden not in archives, but in private letters and diaries?

In #TheBookofSecrets published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social , #Xinran uncovers a true story of love, loyalty, fear, and betrayal — from Mao’s #China to Tiananmen.

📖 Read the book: amzn.to/4q8hDNU

When the pandemic halted her work on Turandot in Rome, legendary dancer & filmmaker Chiang Ching turned isolation into art at her home in Stockholm.

In #TheBookofSecrets, #XinranXue uncovers a family’s hidden archive — letters from a Chinese spy buried in hollowed-out books.

This gripping true story spans Mao’s China to Tiananmen.

🗓️ Join Xinran in person on Sept 25 at @kemptownbookshop.bsky.social

#ChineseHistory #WestLinkBooks

In this short video, #FrancesWood, former head of Chinese Collections at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social , reflects on decades of preserving China’s literary treasures — including the world’s oldest printed book, the #DiamondSutra.
youtu.be/EZDdrfU-rBY
#ChineseLiterature #BridgeBuilders

Join us for a free talk with artist Qu Leilei (collected by the @britishmuseum.bsky.social ) on the beauty & philosophy of Chinese landscape painting (山水画).
📅 Wed 23 July, 11:00–13:30
📍 Victoria Library, London
🎟️ Free & open to all

#QuLeilei #ChineseArt

In 2022, a woman named Xiaohuamei was found chained by the neck in a shack in Jiangsu, China.

She had been trafficked, abused, and forced to bear 8 children. The video of her condition shocked the nation.

花自飘零水自流。
一种相思，两种闲愁。
此情无计可消除，
才下眉头，却上心头。
#LiQingzhao #intranslation

We’re proud to support the Mothers’ Bridge of Love in bringing “Haha! Britain” to Cambridge — a celebration of stories, memory & identity across generations.

🗓 17 May | 14:00
📍Newnham College, Cambridge

Join us for Time & Reflection.
#HahaBritain #WestLinkBooks #ChineseVoicesUK #MBL

Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday. In his memory, I’m sharing 5 books that trace Christianity’s journey in China — from #MatteoRicci to #BeiCun.

How has Chinese literature reflected faith across time?

#PopeFrancis #ChristianityInChina #ChineseLiterature #InTranslation

Want to explore China through stories, not headlines?
Join our new Facebook group: Understanding China in Books — where readers & translators share insights on Chinese literature, culture & society.

www.facebook.com/share/g/15jE...

#ChineseLiterature #WorldLit #ReadingChina

Acclaimed author Yan Geling (严歌苓) now has an official YouTube channel!

Currently streaming: the audiobook of #Milati 《米拉蒂》— a powerful story of art, freedom & awakening in 1980s China.

Listen here: m.youtube.com/@YanGelingAu...
#YanGeling #米拉蒂 #ChineseLiterature

#TodayInHistory 14/4/1986: #SimonedeBeauvoir, author of #TheSecondSex, passed away. Her feminist legacy shaped thinkers worldwide — including #LiYinhe (李银河) and many others in China.

Read our full reflection: www.facebook.com/share/p/1AWk...
#ChineseFeminism

Quote of the day by #LiYinhe

Wang Yuewen’s Home Village, first published by People’ Literature Publishing House, now in English from @sinoistbooks.bsky.social (tr. Haiwang Yuan & Martin Savery).
📖 Read our review: westlink.uk/home-village...

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