Editorial: The Subtle Science of Literary Translation Three Beggars Catalysts: A Response to Xiao Su's "Three Beggars" The Death and Life of Doctor Bethune It's Good to Lie Down Love An Interview with Yang Ting: A Story Needs to Be Original Three Poems Fifteen-Minute Company Commentary on "It's Good to Lie Down," a Short Story by Lin Peiyuan Poems by Four Ancient Child Prodigies Chinese Literature and Culture, an academic journal published three times a year, is devoted to translations of Chinese texts (works from the past or by contemporary authors), essays of cultural criticism, and original writings - fiction or non-fiction - dealing with the China experience or life in the Chinese communities around the world. The journal embraces the idea of cultural translation as advocated by our editors.