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Xu Zhiyuan

Also known as: 许知远等, 许知远主编, 许知远著

Born
1976–present
Nationality
Chinese
Notable works
Oriental History Review, Vol. 10: Tokyo TimeReading Guide to the Mirror Series (001–015)Oriental Historical Review (Vol. 1): Why the Republic Failed: Back to 1913

24 written works

About the author

Xu Zhiyuan, born in Jiangsu in 1976, graduated from the Department of Computer Science at Peking University. He is a writer and publisher, one of the founders of One Way Space, and is known to a wider audience as the host of the interview program Shisan Yao. His writing spans social culture, essays, and travel sketches, showing a broad outlook and often reflecting on the times and the individual's situation. The library holds seven of his works, including Patience, The Pain of the Bystander, and The Wanderer from the Du Du series; Complexity and The Pioneer Is Dead from the One Way Street series; plus Nostalgia for Journalism and Culture Figures on the World: Travel Essays (5 volumes). These works cover diverse subjects, combining reflections on journalism with records of walking and observing the world, and their style blends the ease of the essay with the edge of commentary.

Written (24)

Cultural Luminaries Look at the World: Travel Essays (5 Volumes) cover
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Cultural Luminaries Look at the World: Travel Essays (5 Volumes) 王竞 / 刘群 / Xu Zhiyuan / 阿Sam 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 This boxed set contains five volumes: Love Life Like Beer, North American Guests, The Wandering Collection, Go, Your Travel, and Lonely Long Journey. …
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One-Way Street 09: Patience Xu Zhiyuan / 肖海生 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2023 A world that has lost its patience seems to have had the fast-forward button pressed on everything. In this issue, veteran journalist Zhang Quan leads…
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Single Read 08: The Wanderer Xu Zhiyuan / 肖海生 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2023 This is the eighth volume in the "One-Way Street" (Dan Du) anthology series. The thematic section of this volume revolves around the "flâneur," offeri…
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One-Way Street 3: Complexity Xu Zhiyuan Gansu People's Fine Arts Publishing House · 2023 This volume takes sex as its theme, with content ranging from Li Yinhe's in-depth survey of sexuality in rural North China to an exclusive interview w…
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One-Way Street 2: The Avant-Garde Is Dead Xu Zhiyuan Ningxia People's Publishing House · 2023 The second issue of One-Way Street remains committed to the ideals of "documenting, exploring, and criticizing." It invites China's finest journalists…
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Dan Du 07: The Pain of the Bystander Xu Zhiyuan Guangxi Normal University Press · 2021 This is the seventh volume in the Dan Du series. Centered on the theme of 'the pain of the bystander,' the issue reviews social and cultural phenomena…
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Nostalgia in Journalism Xu Zhiyuan Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing Ltd. · 2019 This book is a collection of media commentary. From the perspective of a journalist, Xu Zhiyuan focuses on media giants such as The New York Times, Th…
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Oriental History Review, Vol. 10: Tokyo Time Xu Zhiyuan Guizhou People's Publishing House · 2018 This is the tenth volume of the Oriental History Review series, with a special topic on Tokyo after the 1870s. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan move…
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Oriental History Review 11: The Eve of Collapse: From Jiashen to Jiawu Xu Zhiyuan Guizhou People's Publishing House · 2018 The 11th issue of Oriental History Review takes as its theme "The Eve of Collapse: From Jiashen to Jiawu." The volume is divided into five sections: F…
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Oriental Historical Review, Vol. 14: Fragile New Policies—A Comparison of the Meiji Restoration and the Late Qing New Policies Xu Zhiyuan Guizhou People's Publishing House · 2018 Volume 14 of Oriental Historical Review, titled "Fragile New Policies," places the New Policies of the last decade of the late Qing and Japan's Meiji …
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Dandu (Volumes 01–10) Xu Zhiyuan / 肖海生 / Guo Yujie / 衷声 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2016 Dandu (Volumes 01–10) collects the first ten issues of the magazine-book series Dandu. The first five issues were originally titled One-Way Street; fr…
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Reading Guide to the Mirror Series (001–015) Leung Man-tao / Liu Yu / Xiong Peiyun / Xu Zhiyuan / 徐贲 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2015 Reading Guide to the Mirror Series (001–015) is a companion collection of introductory essays for the "Mirror" (Lixiangguo Translation Series), co-wri…
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Oriental History Review, Vol. 6: Understanding Japan Xu Zhiyuan / 刘柠 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2015 The sixth volume of Oriental History Review takes "Understanding Japan" as its theme, edited by Xu Zhiyuan with Japan scholar Liu Ning as guest editor…
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One-Way Street 07: The Pain of the Bystander Xu Zhiyuan / 肖海生 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2014 One-Way Street 07: The Pain of the Bystander is the seventh volume of the One-Way Street series (formerly known as One-Way Street), edited by Xu Zhiyu…
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Oriental History Review 04: The Rhythm of Change Xu Zhiyuan / 绿茶 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2014 This is the fourth volume of the Oriental History Review series, themed “The Rhythm of Change,” with a special focus on twentieth-century Chinese revo…
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One-Way Street 005: The Age of Anti-Intellectualism Xu Zhiyuan Guangxi Normal University Press · 2014 One-Way Street 005: The Age of Anti-Intellectualism is the fifth volume in the One-Way Street essay series edited by Xu Zhiyuan, published by Guangxi …
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One-Way Street 005: The Age of Anti-Intellectualism Xu Zhiyuan Guangxi Normal University Press · 2014 One-Way Street 005: The Age of Anti-Intellectualism is the fifth volume in the One-Way Street series of anthologies, edited by Xu Zhiyuan and publishe…
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One-Way Street 06: Escape · Return Xu Zhiyuan / 肖海生 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2014 One-Way Street 06: Escape · Return is the sixth volume in the One-Way Street anthology series. The series is edited and published by the One-Way Stree…
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Oriental Historical Review (Vol. 1): Why the Republic Failed: Back to 1913 Xu Zhiyuan / 绿茶 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2013 The Oriental Historical Review is a humanities and history publication for high-end readers initiated by the Oriental Historical Society and edited by…
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Oriental History Review 03: New Voices in History — Outstanding Young Chinese Historians Xu Zhiyuan / 绿茶 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2013 This is the third volume of Oriental History Review, edited by Xu Zhiyuan with Lu Cha as executive editor, under the theme "New Voices in History — Ou…

Publishers

CITIC Press天津博集新媒科技有限公司Ningxia People's Publishing HouseGuangxi Normal University PressJiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing Ltd.Gansu People's Fine Arts Publishing HouseGuizhou People's Publishing House