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Chinese Online Literature Gains in Popularity Overseas
Thanks to our country’s push to help Chinese culture go overseas, many Chinese online literature companies have been gaining influence overseas in recent years through the 10 (establish) of online platforms. According to a recent report, the number of overseas readers of Chinese online literary works 11 (rise) to more than 31.9 million.
Many overseas readers even write online novels by imitating Chinese online literary works. Logan, 12 young man living in Texas of the United States, is a big fan of China’s online literature. 13 (inspire) by Chinese online literary works, he began to write his own online novels. “I draw inspiration from Chinese online novels. Classic Chinese literary works, 14 (particular) Journey to the West, are also the inspiration for some of the characters in my novels,” he said.
“Human beings love stories, and some values of heroes in stories 15 (share) by people around the world,” an employee of China Literature said, adding that heart-warming stories with ambitious characters and traditional Chinese culture elements are 16 (attract) to overseas readers.
17 translation of mainstream Chinese books may be struggling, English language readers of popular online writings are funding their own translations. For some Western readers, 18 (check) whether or not the latest chapter of their favorite online serial has been translated from Chinese 19 English is the first thing they do in the morning.