Sinopticon 2021

Xueting Ni is a writer, translator and speaker on Chinese traditional and pop culture. Her translation work has ranged from comics, poetry, essays, film, fantasy and science fiction. Born In Guangzhou, Christine moved to the UK in 1993, and expresses her love for Britain and China equally. Her aim is to show the West that there is more to Chinese culture than kung fu and Monkey (though she thinks both ARE pretty cool). Xueting began giving talks on Chinese culture at Amecon 2008, where she unveiled the western premier of the animated feature “Stormriders: Clash of Evils”.She has written extensively on Chinese culture and China’s place in Western pop media both for other publications and her own website of resources here, for anyone interested in China. Presenting publicly in collaboration with companies, theatres, institutions and festivals, she has spoken on tea culture, Chinese animation, indie music, classical literature, Chinese food, film and science fiction. Her book on Chinese deities will be published in June 2018.

• Foreword, Xia JiaIntroduction, Xuenting Christine NiThe Last Save, Gu ShiTombs of the Universe, Han SongQiankun and Alex, Hao JingfangCat’s Chance in Hell, Nian YuThe Return of Adam, Wang JinkangRendezvous: 1937, Zhao HaihongThe Heart of the Museum, Tang FeiThe Great Migration, Ma BoyongMeisje met de Parel, Anna WuFlower of the Other Shore, A QueThe Absolution Experiment, Bao ShuThe Tide of Moon City, Regina Kanyu WangStarship: Library, Jiang Bo

"The masterful result validates Xueting’s endeavor—and will only whet readers’ appetite for more translations." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review