章節 288: Martial King!

創作者的想法

Astralghost

Hi everyone, I will be attempting to tone down the (inevitable) racism in this novel as much as possible with my translation so that it will be as enjoyable a read for readers outside of China. Some novels (including this one) tend to portray certain races and countries in a negative light or, very often, as villains. This may be attributed to a myriad of reasons, mainly with roots in history and culture. In the instance of this novel, there are some obvious bias against the Japanese people, which might be confusing to readers from other countries. The reason for this bias is that there were many conflicts between the two countries in the past, including the massacre and rape of Nanking's residents by Japanese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The reason I am writing this is so that the readers can understand why the author tends to vilify certain races, and why it is more acceptable to Chinese readers and less so for foreign readers. Interestingly, the sentiments of the Chinese nowadays towards the Japanese are actually not as bad as people would assume. I have included a link below for some perspective on the matter for you guys if you wish to check it out. Cheers ^^

https://nextshark.com/video-chinese-residents-helping-japanese-student-nanjing-goes-viral-kindness/

ED/N: I'll add my own 3 cents as well. Actually, the conflicts between China and Japan are very old. To show some examples, Japanese pirates were raiding China in the middle ages, and in even more distant history (like 2000 years ago or sth), the Chinese looked down on the Japanese and even joked that the Japanese were the descendants of a Chinese princess who fornicated with an ape... I suppose the attitude at that time was like that of Romans towards barbarians.