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Ruan Jinglin is a literary translator whose publicly available information remains limited; his work centers on translating foreign literature into Chinese. Two of his translations are included in the database, both related to The Painted Veil, a novel by the British writer W. Somerset Maugham: The Painted Veil and The Painted Veil (New Edition). The former was published by Chongqing Publishing House, with a first edition in 2006 and subsequent reprints in 2012 and 2020, suggesting that his version has retained a certain readership over the years. His choice of material leans toward foreign literary classics, with an emphasis on presenting narrative works in full; his translations aim to be fluent, natural, and faithful to the original, serving Chinese readers of Maugham. Beyond these translations, no clear record of his biography, education, or affiliations is available, and no speculation is offered here.