汉语世界（2017年第1期）总第62期汉语世界（The World of Chinese）

2017 Issue 1

 

The rise of online shopping, selling, and logistics has perhaps been one of the most important changes to modern life in China, and the effect of e-commerce entrepreneurship in China’s rural areas has been transformative. Villages that once farmed now make, package, and ship their goods all around the country. We visit one of China’s official “Taobao villages” to learn more about how modern shopping has changed the countryside—for better or worse.

Also this issue, we’ll be looking at China’s indie film sector and how it can fund itself, how grads are changing the job market by opting for fulfilling careers rather than filling their wallets, and what life is like in a migrant night market in Nanjing. We’ve made some changes for the New Year. You’ll find new columns, such as Art Attack and our new science and technology section, Tech Support. Counterpoint has been resurrected, and Frontier profiles businesses on the cutting edge. With all of that new content, we still aim to bring you the news, views, and reviews you’ve come to expect from us here at TWOC. Get your digital copy today, and have a happy Spring Festival.

 

 

封面故事：“在外东奔西跑，不如在家淘宝”是浙江省缙云县北山“淘宝村”的口号。北山村的十年创业传奇也浓缩了中国乡村在电商兴起的大潮中发生的种种变迁。

 

主题故事：年轻的中国电影人要想创出一条路有多难？没有好莱坞的工厂化生产，中国的独立电影界却有许多新鲜的点子，大胆的尝试和多元的资本。但缺乏成熟的产业链也意味着电影人成长的艰辛。让我们聊一聊中国独立电影那些事。

 

就业市场的竞争依旧激烈，可“慢就业”的浪潮已悄然来袭。公务员等传统的职业被许多毕业生抛弃，取而代之的是“创业”“直播”“代购”等新选择。九五后的时代，也许不符合传统观念，但就业道路却越走越宽。

 

一个人类学家“潜伏”在南京夜市，进行了历时11个月的田野调查。他发现，在这个由外来创业者和打工者组成的微型社会里，有混乱与纷争，也有江湖义气和兄弟情谊。

 

三味书屋：因“王爷”系列，“圈子不同不必强融”，“我只是敢和世界不一样”等语录走红网络的青年作家周宏翔授权翻译短篇小说《小姐，你要看个手相吗？》。面对创业与爱情的抉择，笑中带泪。

 

在路上： 穿行在澳门的街巷，探寻城市的旧日时光，享受当下的海滨悠闲。这里并不只是一座赌城。

 

采访、小说、书评、影评、艺术、语言……从国际视角欣赏中国文化，用地道英文讲述中国故事。有幽默，有泪水，有真知灼见……从封面到封底，想停都停不下来。

Cover Story
Taobao Town
The quiet economic revolution of e-commerce in the countryside has been a catalyst for entrepreneurship and independence in rural areas for a decade. Villages that once survived on farming and factories now thrive on Taobao and Tmall. Learn more about how life has changed for China’s official “Taobao villages.”
北山“淘宝村”的十年创业传奇
Indie Way of Life
China’s got the money, it’s got the talent, and it’s got the drive, but the indie film scene is struggling. While movies like Kaili Blues have shown that indie flicks can make money, it’s still tough for independent filmmakers looking to shimmy up the industry food chain.
中国独立电影
The Grads are Alright
Faced with soul-crushing civil service jobs, iron-race-bowl boredom, and a lifetime of drudgery, China’s new batch of graduates are turning to gap years, entrepreneurship, and careers in live streaming. The job market doesn’t look like it did years ago, but these grads have a plan.
九五后的时代“慢就业”是王道
Dark was the Night Market
Beer is quaffed, threats are made , bottles are broken, and lives are built and ruined at Nanjing’s Yaohuamen market. Liang Chen spent 11 months studying this night market, unpacking it’s “rivers and lakes” culture and the pressures on its community of migrants.
一个人类学家眼中的南京夜市
Kaleidoscope
Burning in the New Year
Throngs of pilgrims and believers rush to Hangzhou’s Lingyin Temple to burn their first incense of the lunar year. It is believed that this tradition bestows special blessings on the faithful, and it is one of the most inspiringly beautiful activities of the Spring Festival.
新年上头香，万人祈福忙
Diaspora
Chinoiserie Chic
“Continental European style” may be the byword in Chinese real estate these days, but back in the 18th century, owning “China-inspired” objects was the height of class in European society. Find out what Europe’s version of China looked like and how this craze got its start.
18世纪，一阵最炫“中国风”席卷欧洲
Saving China
Where in the World is Flappy Mcflapperson?
Who knew trackers strapped to birds would cause such a fuss? Follow five very special cuckoos (named by Beijing schoolchildren) as they defy expectations and provide an example of conservation by observation.
神奇鸟儿在哪里？
Frontier
The Economy of Aging
In a rapidly aging nation with a less-than-satisfactory social security system, one company sees the opportunity to make a change. Along the way they are changing society’s attitude toward aging.
不要害怕老之将至：养老产业的商机
On the Road
Macau about that?
Yes, it’s a den of sin and vice-but what is there to do with the kids? Learn more about Macau’s history, Portuguese architecture, and Indiana Jones trivia with David W. Kay as he traverses China’s gambling mecca with kids in tow.
澳门，不只是一座赌城
Art Attack
Thinking Inside the Box
Traditional Chinese tales and opera techniques get the contemporary treatment at the 2016Beijing Xiqu Opera Black Box Festival. What do the works gain and lose in the transformation, and how does a new generation of opera directors adapt an intangible cultural relic for the small stage?
小剧场里的中国戏曲
Zoetrope
I am not Madame Bovary
This polarizing film has critics scratching their heads and judges shaking their fingers. But is it really as controversial as the fuss indicates? Explore the themes of the film and decide for yourself whether or not it lives up to the hype.
《我不是潘金莲》