摘要
The new book by Wilt L. Idema is a collection of English translations of six precious scrolls （baojuan 宝卷） from Western Gansu, also known as the Gansu Corridor or Hexi （河西, meaning the land to the west of the Yellow River/. It continues Idema＇s work on the English translation of the most important works of Chinese popular literature （mainly related to oral storytelling practices）, many of which still remain understudied or completely unknown in Western sinology. None of these texts has ever been translated into English or other Western languages before.
The new book by Wilt L. Idema is a collection of English translations of six precious scrolls （baojuan 宝卷） from Western Gansu, also known as the Gansu Corridor or Hexi （河西, meaning the land to the west of the Yellow River/. It continues Idema＇s work on the English translation of the most important works of Chinese popular literature （mainly related to oral storytelling practices）, many of which still remain understudied or completely unknown in Western sinology. None of these texts has ever been translated into English or other Western languages before.
