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On Translation of Cultural Images in Ancient Chinese Poems

Hongwei Ye

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The cultural difference between China and the West is huge, which will have an important impact on Chinese-English translation. As an important part of Chinese literature, ancient Chinese poetry contains a lot of cultural images which will bring great challenges to translators. This paper aims to analyze the strategies of translating cultural images in ancient Chinese poems.

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The cultural difference between China and the West is huge, which will have an important impact on Chinese-English translation. As an important part of Chinese literature, ancient Chinese poetry contains a lot of cultural images which will bring great challenges to translators. This paper aims to analyze the strategies of translating cultural images in ancient Chinese poems.

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The cultural difference between China and the West is huge, which will have an important impact on Chinese-English translation. As an important part of Chinese literature, ancient Chinese poetry contains a lot of cultural images which will bring great challenges to translators. This paper aims to analyze the strategies of translating cultural images in ancient Chinese poems.

Key concepts: Poetry, China, Literature, Chinese poetry, Chinese literature, History, Translation (biology), Chinese culture

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