Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Does Science Fiction Dream of a Chinese New Wave? xi
5. PART I: OTHER REALITIES
6. 1. REGENERATED BRICKS 3
7. 2. THE VILLAGE SCHOOLTEACHER 45
8. 3. HISTORIES OF TIME: THE LUSTER OF MUTE PORCELAIN (EXCERPTS) 80
9. 4. THE DREAM DEVOURER 111
10. 5. THE DEMON-ENSLAVING FLASK 130
11. PART II: OTHER US
12. 6. THE POETRY CLOUD 143
13. 7. “SCIENCE FICTION”: A CHAPTER OF DAUGHTER 174
14. 8. BALIN, BY CHEN QIUFAN 197
15. 9. THE RADIO WAVES THAT NEVER DIE 227
16. 10. 1923: A FANTASY 258
17. PART III: OTHER FUTURES
18. 11. THE PASSENGERS AND THE CREATOR 279
19. 12. THE REINCARNATED GIANT 313
20. 13. THE RAIN FOREST 354
21. 14. THE DEMON’S HEAD 364
22. 15. SONGS OF ANCIENT EARTH, BY BAO SHU 375
23. Notes 411
24. Recommended Reading 417
25. Contributors 419