UK government is donating £1.5m for translation of all Shakespeare's works into Mandarin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29181345

The UK government is donating £1.5m for translation of all Shakespeare's works into Mandarin for audiences in China. Plans for cultural co-operation with China also include making 14 important Chinese plays available in English. ... The RSC will undertake the first translation of the Bard's complete works in Mandarin.

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on Call for Submissions: Read Paper Republic: Home

I think the consensus is – bring it on!

posted by Eric Abrahamsen

I am contributing a chapter of Ye Zhaoyan's memoir, Approaching Fatherhood. Hope you will like …

posted by Xialin Ding

when you say the piece must not have been published before, can it be published …

posted by Ben Thompson

Hi Ben, yes, it can already be published in Chinese, just not in English translation.

posted by Jack Hargreaves

May I ask when contributors will be notified if their submissions have been accepted or …

posted by Bill Leverett

on Further Reading

Working link to the pdf file: https://www.llvs.lt/img/File/Translation_in_Practice_book.pdf

posted by Justus