T'ien Hsia Monthly

T'ien Hsia Monthly
Chinese天下月刊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiānxià Yuèkān
Wade–GilesT'ien-hsia Yüeh-k'an
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingtin1 haa6 jyut6 hon1*2

T'ien Hsia Monthly (Chinese: 天下月刊; "T'ien Hsia" meaning "everything under heaven") was a monthly English-language magazine published in Shanghai from August 1935 to 1937 and in Hong Kong from 1937 to 1941. The editors of the magazine were ethnic Chinese, including editor-in-chief Wen Yuan-ning. Contributors included C. R. Boxer, Chuan Tsen-kuo, William Empson, Emily Hahn, Lin Yutang, Shao Xunmei (Zau Sinmay), and John C.H. Wu. The magazine's purpose was to include works from Chinese writers introducing China to the west and works from Western writers discussing their ideas about China. The Sun Yat-sen Institute for the Advancement of Culture and Education supported the publication. Kelly & Walsh was the magazine's printer.[1]

Jonathan Hutt in China Heritage Quarterly described several of the contributors as being "China’s intellectual and literary stars."[2] Ian Gill of the South China Morning Post stated that the magazine's editors, writers, and contributors were known for living liberal lifestyles.[1] The China Heritage Quarterly stated that the magazine "reflected a positive relationship between the patriotic aspirations of some members of a Western-educated intelligentsia and a generous spirit of cosmopolitanism."[3]

  1. ^ a b Gill, Ian (2018-05-17). "From belle époque Shanghai to occupied Hong Kong, the literati who broke down cultural barriers". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ^ Hutt, Jonathan (June 2010). "Monstre Sacré: The Decadent World of Sinmay Zau 邵洵美". China Heritage Quarterly. Australian National University. ISSN 1833-8461. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ^ "The Heritage of T'ien Hsia, All-Under-Heaven." China Heritage Quarterly (ISSN 1833-8461). China Heritage Project, The Australian National University. No. 19, September 2009. Retrieved on July 30, 2018.