Monsoon Belt (Fifth Issue)

Many of the difficulties facing the Chinese literary field ultimately stem from economic difficulties. Yet, we rarely hear the publishing industry speak out about this predicament.

This issue of "Monsoon Belt" focuses specifically on the "Book Fair and Publishing Industry Special Topic" and invites leading figures in the publishing industry in Taiwan and Malaysia to write articles and discuss this special topic.

This issue also includes "Reading Malaysian Chinese" and "Book Reviews After Reading", which include a total of 14 book reviews and reading reflections; Chen Chuanxing's special article recording Li Zishu's lecture "Malaysian Chinese Local, Literature from Other Side" is included in "Echo".

Book Fair and Publishing Industry Special Topics
6. Reawakening the Original Motivation of Reading: My Thoughts on the Taipei International Book Fair | Liao Zhifeng
Why do independent bookstores all have the same selection? — A reader's question at the Taipei International Book Fair | Zhan Zhengde
14 Taipei International Book Fair's Key to Transformation: The Spirit of Independent Publishing Spreads Vividly | Lai Kai-li
18 The “Independence” Phenomenon of Taiwan’s Publishing and Bookstores | Shen Jiayue
22 What is the significance of the book fair? | Zhou Ruopeng
25 Warming Up | Mao Weijun
28 The Great River, My Dream | Liao Hongqiang

Read MCA
34 Searching for You in "Train Lovers" | Lan Bingyu
36 To the People of Johor Bahru | Prince Song
40 We are all born into this world, so when disaster strikes, we must not run away. — Reading "From Dahlia to Orchid" | Zheng Jiayi
44 Reading "Discovering Malaysia" | Zhang Shan'an
46 Anxious Landscapes: Reading the Denture Poetry Anthology "My Youthful Bird" | Shao Shaoshao
49 A Novel Lacking a Plot: A Brief Discussion of Kaohsiung 202 | Wu Qianwen
53 “So” — A journey of finding like-minded people in a lonely world | Yiyun
58 Reading "The Lost Country of You and Me" | Zeng Jiaqi
61 The Poet and His Father——A Reading Note on Luo Luo’s Poetry Collection | Fang Zishang
63 Bodhisattvas Are Difficult to Write | Wu Guohao
66 Storyteller's Final Draft: Chen Dawei's Poetic Concepts and Writing Strategies from "Witchcraft Palm Prints" | Chen Yijin

After reading the book review
80: Malaysian Publishing from Old Cats | Huang Meijin
83 Seeking Lost Etiquette in the Wild: The Past of Hong Kong Culture Is Not Like Smoke | Kwong Kin-ming
88 He Pu, Jin Jie'er, and Zhong Xiaoyang — Reading "Age of Sorrow" | Shao Shaoshao

echo
92 Notes on Li Zishu’s lecture on “Malaysian Chinese Localism, Literature from Other Places” | Chen Chuanxing