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Author: Zhang Chengzhi
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: Since the 1980s, with the development of China's reform and opening-up, the impact and influence of global literary trends, contemporary Chinese literature has undergone unprecedented changes and growth. As the main marker of this transformation, the landscape of contemporary Chinese literature has shifted from closure to openness, from singularity to diversity, from narrowness to breadth, with unique choices giving way to a multitude of options. Realism remains the mainstream of contemporary Chinese literature, but alongside it, various artistic explorations and experiments have emerged, creating a pluralistic artistic landscape dominated by realism. Despite interference and even constraints, the artistic creativity of writers and the overall productivity of literature have indeed achieved unprecedented liberation and development. Looking back at the changes and growth of Chinese literature since the 1980s, we are filled with deep nostalgia, but we place even greater hope in the coming years of the late 20th century and the longer span of the 21st century. We believe that future literature will undoubtedly undergo renewed, better, and more significant transformations and developments. Cross-Century Literary Collection was born at the intersection of two centuries. It will integrate the new achievements of 20th-century literature, particularly the transformations of Chinese literature since the 1980s, to bridge the past and the future, contributing its modest efforts to creating a new framework for 21st-century Chinese literature. It will herald the dawn of the new century's literature. Cross-Century Literary Collection will be inclusive, periodically releasing new creative works by contemporary Chinese writers, primarily in fiction but also encompassing essays, poetry, documentary literature, and literary treatises. Without regard to the fame of the authors, the order of their prominence, or the length of their works, as long as the creations are innovative, they will be appropriately accepted. Cross-Century Literary Collection will be rooted in the present while looking to the future, upholding the tradition of realism in Chinese literature while advocating openness, exploration, and diversity. In its selection criteria, it will adhere to the principle of combining aesthetics and history, valuing not only literary merit but also the cultural depth, historical significance, and intellectual strength of the works. It will emphasize artistic innovation while considering the reading needs and expectations of the audience.