2023 ISSUE 4
Online Odyssey
Nearly three decades from when China officially connected to the internet, our cover story this issue investigates the development and changing nature of the country’s online landscape. We trace the rise and demise of China’s first social media platforms, investigate the impact of the internet on cellphone-addicted rural children, and find out how seniors are becoming obsessed with influencers. Elsewhere in this magazine, we discover how female sports fans fight against misogyny to create safe spaces for their passion, ask translators what ChatGPT means for their careers, find out why there’s a consumer backlash against pre-prepared meals, ask whether Chinese comic strips will ever be as interesting as they were in the 1990s, and spend time with local herders on the Inner Mongolian grassland.
在中国互联网即将迎来30周年之际，本期封面故事聚焦“网”事三十年：从初代社交媒体和古早论坛文化，沉迷短视频和网红的老人，到解决留守儿童手机成瘾问题。此外，本期的话题还包括女性体育粉丝寻求空间、翻译者亲述ChatGPT是否能取代人工、网络漫画能否再现往日辉煌、有人嫌弃有人爱的预制菜，更有内蒙古一家三代迥异的游牧生活。
封面故事：中国“网”事三十年
主题故事：球场上“她”的声音：女球迷的呐喊
主题故事：预制菜：有人嫌弃，有人爱
永动机：翻译会被人工智能取代吗？
群观：西湖边的轮滑“老顽童”
在路上：探寻“原生态”草原游牧生活
镜像中国：《汉语世界》图片里的中国故事
水墨丹青：“触不可及”的伤痛与亲密关系
好书有笺：网漫时代，寻找原创力
社交汉语：玩转中国股市，从学炒股“黑话”开始
小说、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。有温情，有幽默，有新观点，有真态度……从封面到封底，精彩内容不间断！

 

2023 ISSUE 4
Online Odyssey
《汉语世界》2023年第四期
中国“网”事三十年
Three decades on from when China first connected to the internet, the country’s online landscape is as innovative as it is chaotic. This issue’s cover story examines the development of China’s internet and how it continues to shape society 30 years on.
We reflect on China’s first social media platforms; how they rose as forums for open discussion and declined into obsolescence or, worse, transformed into pits of misogyny. But trolling isn’t the only problem online: Our cover story also looks at an epidemic of cellphone addiction sweeping the nation’s rural children. China’s “left-behind” children (whose parents live away from home for work) face boredom and a lack of supervision in rural areas, and are increasingly turning to phone screens to pass the time. Finally, we look at a growing and often neglected segment of China’s netizens: seniors. The elderly are increasingly obsessed with online influencers, but these latecomers to social media face being targeted by scammers and abuse from younger users displeased with their online presence.
Elsewhere in this magazine, we discover what it’s like to be a female sports fan in China. Despite misogyny and abuse (online and offline), they still fight for safe spaces to pursue their passion. We also ask translators what ChatGPT means for their careers, find out why there’s a consumer backlash against pre-prepared meals, ask whether China’s comic strips will ever be as interesting as they were in the 1990s, spend time with local herders on the Inner Mongolian grassland, learn how to talk like a Chinese investor, and much more.
三十年前，中国正式接入世界互联网，开启了风云变幻的网络时代。本期杂志带你追寻“网”事，探寻网络与现实的交织。在封面故事中，我们追忆天涯旧事，回顾初代社交媒体和早期论坛文化；听乡镇教师和研究者讲述他们如何与“电子保姆”争夺留守儿童的注意力；我们发现，老年网民迷上短视频和网红的背后，是寻找慰藉的精神需求。
此外，本期话题还包括赛场上的女性球迷，翻译者自述ChatGPT等人工智能带来的挑战，有人嫌弃有人爱的预制菜等等。文化栏目中，我们关注中国漫画，看网络给创作者带来了什么影响。在旅行栏目中，我们来到内蒙古草原感受一家三代各不相同的游牧生活。语言栏目中还有一堂生动实用的炒股“黑话”课。还有更多精彩故事，等你来读！

COVER STORY 封面故事
Online Odyssey
中国“网”事三十年
Three decades after China connected to the World Wide Web, the country’s online spaces have become diverse, addictive, and sometimes chaotic
Feature Stories 主题故事
Defending the Field
球场上“她”的声音
Faced with harassment in stadiums and online, female sports fans struggle to create safe spaces for their hobby
Preparing to Fail
预制菜：有人嫌弃，有人爱
A school cafeteria scandal has consumers rethinking their growing demand for pre-prepared meals
Kaleidoscope 镜像中国
Marketplace of Memories
山东莱州大集：喧嚣远去，记忆归来
Capturing Shandong’s evolving market culture on camera
Tech Support 永动机
Will ChatGPT Kill the Translation Industry?
翻译会被人工智能取代吗？
Four translators and interpreters talk about the impact of new technologies on their work and career prospects
Group Think 群观
Rolling Past Retirement
西湖边的轮滑“老顽童”
For a group of retirees in Hangzhou, roller skating is a way to stay fit, meet friends, and rebel against social norms
On the Road 在路上
Secrets of the Steppe
探寻“原生态”草原游牧生活
A journey through Inner Mongolia’s grassland reveals the enduring pulse of nomadic life
Dragon’s Digest 三味书屋
Threads in the Cosmos
糖匪短篇小说《亚丁的羊》
Author Tang Fei spins a yarn about alien sheep and intergalactic ties that bind
Bookmark 好书有笺
Over Drawn
网漫时代，寻找原创力
China’s booming online comics struggle to reproduce the magic of the 1990s
Gallery 水墨丹青
Healing Strokes
“触不可及”的伤痛与亲密关系
A Gen Z artist explores trauma and the still-raw legacy of Japanese occupation on canvas

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