Trees on the Mountain: An Anthology of New Chinese Writing Edited by Richard King

Edited by Richard King

His introducing poems by Thomas Hardy

This volume

began as a form of minor divertissement in the urban pleasure quarters of 8th century China

and Vietnamese translations

Trees on the Mountain: An Anthology of New Chinese Writing Edited by Richard KingEdited by Stephen C. Soong and John Minford 1984 402 pages ISBN 962 201 335 X The early 1980s saw a new lease of life in the literary circle in mainland China as well as a corresponding increase in literary creativity in Taiwan and Hong Kong. This book is a landmark publication which captures the spirit of innovation in the work of young writers from all three places and the Chinese 'diaspora'. It is the nearest thing to a Chinese New Directions. The