Reader Magazine 2016, Issue No. 3
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Summary
For many years, Reader magazine has taken it as its mission to promote the finest achievements of human culture. It adheres to the editorial principle of "drawing on the best of Chinese and foreign cultures, gathering together the finest works, enlightening the mind, and broadening one's horizons," and follows the belief that "to choose Reader is to choose excellent culture." The magazine seeks out the truth, goodness, and beauty of human nature and reflects humanistic care. Keeping pace with the times in both content and form, it pursues refined taste and high quality while striving for excellence. With its rich and varied content and presentation, it has won the affection and support of readers of all ages and from all walks of life.
Editor's review
The March 2016 issue of Reader maintains the magazine's consistent editorial standard: grounded in humanistic concern, it selects highly readable short pieces from Chinese and foreign newspapers, magazines, and books, covering life reflections, anecdotes, social observations, and refined remarks. The editorial approach remains "diverse yet flavorful," using pieces of different subjects and lengths to create a reading rhythm and let readers encounter varied life experiences and viewpoints in a short time. Its strength is its low threshold and light burden—open any page and you can enter a reading state—making it suitable as daily spiritual nourishment. Its limitation lies here as well: the content is popular in orientation, and individual pieces are short, making in-depth exploration of a topic difficult. If you treat the magazine as an entry point rather than an endpoint, and follow up on authors or themes that interest you by seeking out original works, the reward will be more substantial.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who want to maintain a reading habit amid a busy life and need light reading material
- Those who enjoy short pieces and excerpts and like browsing magazines in scattered moments
- General readers who care about human-interest stories and life reflections and prefer gentle narratives
- Family readers who want to share one book and each read what suits them
Not a good fit for
- Readers who need in-depth study of a single topic and value academic rigor
- Literary enthusiasts who prefer long works and complex structures and find short pieces unsatisfying
- Those uninterested in the selection taste of general-interest digest magazines
Reading tips
- Read by column groups: read human-interest stories first, then short remarks, to feel the rhythm the editors arranged.
- When you encounter a favorite author or book title, note it down as a lead for future reading.
- Set aside two or three evenings a week for half an hour each; this leaves a stronger impression than reading it all at once.
- Exchange favorite pieces with family or friends and discuss your different perspectives after reading.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 卷首语
- 戏与梦
- 文 苑 · 文 苑 ·
- 艽野羌塘，尘梦凤凰
- 寂寞
- 人 生 · 人 生 之 旅 ·
- 失去平衡是平衡的一部分
- 文 苑 · 文 苑 ·
- 诗二首
- 此生一跌莫全非
- 晚来天欲雪，能否去吃面
- 我爱过，所以我活过
- 人 生 · 婚 姻 家 庭 ·
- 樱桃的滋味
- 人 生 · 人 生 之 旅 ·
- 蜗牛角上的战争
- 社 会 · 杂 谈 随 感 ·
- 站在分岔路口的圣人
- 人 物 · 名 人 轶 事 ·
- 生活画趣
- 文 苑 · 书 林 一 叶 ·
- 谁第一个开枪，谁就能活下来
- 悦 读 · 言 论 ·
- 文 明 · 文 化 茶 座 ·
- 皇帝看不见的地方
- 点 滴 · 点 滴 ·
- 枉为小人
- 唐僧为啥能当师父
- 社 会 · 杂 谈 随 感 ·
- 有一种辉映叫“相信”
- 人 生 · 两 代 之 间 ·
- 生命不留遗憾
- 人 物 · 人 物 ·
- 女王的智慧
- 点 滴 · 意 林 ·
- 螃蟹行为
- 我就是他们要保卫的那种文明
- 画家的诞生
- 完美的缺陷
- 人 物 · 人 物 ·
- 张岱的美好
- 文 明 · 他 山 石 ·
- 整齐与变化
- 悦 读 · 话 与 画 ·
- 人生真相
- 文 明 · 文 化 茶 座 ·
- 人生戏剧化
- 社 会 · 杂 谈 随 感 ·
- 时间这块海绵
- 文 明 · 在 海 外 ·
- 反正话
- 人 生 · 人 生 之 旅 ·
- 身边的溪流
- 社 会 · 社 会 之 窗 ·
- 房子啊房子
- 生 活 · 品 位 ·
- 我所理解的生活
- 文 苑 · 书 林 一 叶 ·
- 未来不迎，过往不恋
- 生 活 · 生 活 之 友 ·
- 总在最慢的队伍
- 悦 读 · 漫 画 与 幽 默 ·
- 悦 读 · 漫 画 与 幽 默 ·
- JeanJullien漫画作品欣赏
- 社 会 · 话 题 ·
- 老无所依当问谁
- 社 会 · 杂 谈 随 感 ·
- 老年人要对自己好一点
- 质疑生活的勇气
- 生 活 · 生 活 之 友 ·
- 用眼神谈判
- 人 生 · 青 年 一 代 ·
- 讨分数的人
- 点 滴 · 点 滴 ·
- “够了”的哲学
- 生 活 · 生 活 之 友 ·
- 乔布斯的电影为什么没人看
- 人 生 · 婚 姻 家 庭 ·
- 好男人
- 人 物 · 人 物 ·
- 老友蔡澜
- 生 活 · 乐 活 ·
- 修炼自己
- 文 明 · 文 化 茶 座 ·
- 国家“发达”的突出特征
- 生 活 · 生 活 之 友 ·
- 网络世界“断舍离
- 文 明 · 历 史 一 页 ·
- 官痞绝学
- 生 活 · 生 活 之 友 ·
- 艾伯林悖论
- 社 会 · 杂 谈 随 感 ·
- 阅读的人生是一场冒险
- 点 滴 · 点 滴 ·
- 古今之游
- 悦 读 · 影 像 ·
- 旋转家园
- 悦 读 · 影 像 ·
- 人 生 · 人 世 间 ·
- 饭碗里的大学课程
- 哲思
- 生 活 · 品 位 ·
- 短句
- 生 活 · 生 活 之 友 ·
- 吃吃喝喝中的经济学
- 点 滴 · 点 滴 ·
- 在世界的尽头与自己相遇
- 人 生 · 婚 姻 家 庭 ·
- 写给岳母
- 点 滴 · 点 滴 ·
- 真假聪明
- 社 会 · 杂 谈 随 感 ·
- 中国式“借钱”
- 生命的灯
- 文 苑 · 原 创 精 品 ·
- 对一只蝴蝶的关怀
- 文 苑 · 文 苑 ·
- 删繁
- 社 会 · 社 会 之 窗 ·
- 飞机上的人们
- 生 活 · 生 活 之 友 ·
- 权力越大，腰围越大
FAQ
Does this issue overlap with the April issue of the same year?
No. The magazine is organized independently by issue, with different selections each time and no serial relationship between issues. You can read the two issues separately or compare them to see how selection and column rhythm vary across issues of the same magazine.
Is it suitable to place in an office or public space for people to browse?
Fairly suitable. The pieces are short and take little time each, so readers can pick it up and put it down at any time without requiring continuous reading. The content focuses on life reflections and humanistic stories with a generally gentle tone, making it suitable as light reading material for waiting areas or rest corners.
If I want to do further reading afterward, what directions are there?
You can follow two directions: first, note the authors, book titles, or people mentioned in the articles and seek out the original works or related biographies; second, for column themes that interest you, such as human-interest stories or social observations, look for similar documentary works or essay collections, using the magazine as a guide to book selection.
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Readers Magazine Editorial Office is the editorial and publishing body of the magazine Readers, affiliated with Readers Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. Founded in Lanzhou, Gansu, in April 1981 under the name Reader's Digest, the magazine adopted its current name in 1993. Guided by the principle of drawing widely from Chinese and foreign sources and gathering the finest writing, it selects outstanding articles from home and abroad, covering the humanities, society, daily life and human feeling. Its plain and enduring style has earned it the reputation of a spiritual reader for the Chinese people , and its circulation has long ranked among the leading Chinese periodicals. The database holds 97 titles edited by the office, mostly individual issues from various years. Due to limited public information, its institutional history and staffing are not elaborated here.
