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Chinese web novels prevail among foreign readers
By Kou Jie (People's Daily Online) 15:20, December 06, 2016
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After years of development, Chinese online literature has gained popularity among foreignreaders, who are fascinated by the charm and cultural elements concealed within theunique works.
According to statistics from Novelupdates.com, a website that translates popular Asiannovels for Western readers, Chinese web novels have created a reading frenzy amongforeign readers. Among the site's top 10 most popular web novels, five were written byChinese authors.
Chinese web novels have also been prevailing on other websites and forums, attracting alarge number of foreign readers. Founded in December 2014, Wuxiaworld.com is thelargest Chinese web novel translation forum in the world, boasting over 3.5 million pageviews each day. Statistics from Alexa Internet show that the website now ranks 995th inthe U. S., with 28.7 percent of its visitors from the U.S.
Many foreign readers say they have become hooked on Chinese web novels thanks to thenovels' strong, imaginative plots, which include discussions of reincarnation, bodytempering and Chinese alchemy. Wuxia, meanwhile, features stories of martial arts andmagical powers.
“I am a huge fan of Chinese Wuxia novels. The martial arts hero themes and Chinesetraditional cultural elements really intrigue me. Plus, the world depicted in Chinese webnovels is beyond Western readers’ imaginations, which is also very attractive,” VegardVagslid, a Norwegian student, told People Daily Online.
In addition to readers, the web novels have also inspired some foreign writers to createtheir own versions of Wuxia novels. A new book by Tina Lynge, "Riluo City," “was inspiredby popular genres of Chinese web novels” and has garnered 66 comments and a score of 4out of 5 on Amazon.
“I think China is ahead of most countries in terms of web novels, as online literature inChina has seen explosive development in the past decade, leading to the rapid growth ofweb novel sites and high-quality work,” said Li Li (pseudonym), a web novel writer.
According to a report released by China Internet Network Information Center in January,the user scale of Internet literature was 297 million in China in 2015, accounting for 43.1percent of all users and representing a year-on-year growth of 2.89 million. Internetliterature has received a great deal of attention from Internet giants in the past year, withBaidu, Tencent and Alibaba rushing to establish their own departments dedicated toInternet literature.
“Some may dismiss web novels as junk without any deep meaning, but I think it’s anemerging industry with unique charm, offering the public easy and free access toentertainment. That is to say, web novels may serve as a good channel to promote Chinesepop culture,” Li added.
Chinese web novels prevail among foreign readers
By Kou Jie (People's Daily Online) 15:20, December 06, 2016
[File photo]
After years of development, Chinese online literature has gained popularity among foreignreaders, who are fascinated by the charm and cultural elements concealed within theunique works.
According to statistics from Novelupdates.com, a website that translates popular Asiannovels for Western readers, Chinese web novels have created a reading frenzy amongforeign readers. Among the site's top 10 most popular web novels, five were written byChinese authors.
Chinese web novels have also been prevailing on other websites and forums, attracting alarge number of foreign readers. Founded in December 2014, Wuxiaworld.com is thelargest Chinese web novel translation forum in the world, boasting over 3.5 million pageviews each day. Statistics from Alexa Internet show that the website now ranks 995th inthe U. S., with 28.7 percent of its visitors from the U.S.
Many foreign readers say they have become hooked on Chinese web novels thanks to thenovels' strong, imaginative plots, which include discussions of reincarnation, bodytempering and Chinese alchemy. Wuxia, meanwhile, features stories of martial arts andmagical powers.
“I am a huge fan of Chinese Wuxia novels. The martial arts hero themes and Chinesetraditional cultural elements really intrigue me. Plus, the world depicted in Chinese webnovels is beyond Western readers’ imaginations, which is also very attractive,” VegardVagslid, a Norwegian student, told People Daily Online.
In addition to readers, the web novels have also inspired some foreign writers to createtheir own versions of Wuxia novels. A new book by Tina Lynge, "Riluo City," “was inspiredby popular genres of Chinese web novels” and has garnered 66 comments and a score of 4out of 5 on Amazon.
“I think China is ahead of most countries in terms of web novels, as online literature inChina has seen explosive development in the past decade, leading to the rapid growth ofweb novel sites and high-quality work,” said Li Li (pseudonym), a web novel writer.
According to a report released by China Internet Network Information Center in January,the user scale of Internet literature was 297 million in China in 2015, accounting for 43.1percent of all users and representing a year-on-year growth of 2.89 million. Internetliterature has received a great deal of attention from Internet giants in the past year, withBaidu, Tencent and Alibaba rushing to establish their own departments dedicated toInternet literature.
“Some may dismiss web novels as junk without any deep meaning, but I think it’s anemerging industry with unique charm, offering the public easy and free access toentertainment. That is to say, web novels may serve as a good channel to promote Chinesepop culture,” Li added.
