BERCC6 Berg, Daria: CARNIVAL IN CHINA. A Reading of the 'Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan'. China Studies, 1. Leiden, 2002. xiv, 422 pp. Bibliography, index. Cloth. GBP 85.00 The 'Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan' is an anonymous traditional Chinese novel which portrays local society and provincial life in 17th century China in comic and grotesque close-up. This is a sophisticated study of the Chinese satire - in terms of the aesthetics of carnival - that provides much insight into the popular culture and imagination of late imperial China. Subjects: Literature Can be ordered in, as of: 16/01/2010 Was item 204 in printed List 149. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.