No Harry Potter local as no magic, no god, no fiary after 1948.
Too violent no ...
It is not just the rule. It is the arbitrary rule suddenly comes up. Any funny bear like honey
Too violent no ...
It is not just the rule. It is the arbitrary rule suddenly comes up. Any funny bear like honey
This should actually be interpreted as a loophole/compromise under the draconian censorship as fairy tales are indeed allowed before the regime.
Harry Potter is somewhat popular in China as well, though way less than it is in western countries. "Harry Potter" style stories (and Lord of Rings, etc.) are simply too "foreign" to a lot of Chinese, and that has very little to do with the government.
> "No Harry Potter local as no magic, ..."
We don't publish localized Harry Potter (don't they? I am not sure) because magic fantasy is abandoned.
> "... no god, no fiary after 1948."
Why 1948? The year is not that meaningful for modern Hong Kong people, but it is a important year for China and Taiwan. At 1948, KMT was de facto defeated by CCP and start to retreat to Taiwan.
> "Too violent no ..."
A book cannot be published if it is too violent.
> "It is not just the rule. It is the arbitrary rule suddenly comes up."
I suppose this looks like normal English? Chinese Government intentionally keeps the publish law vague and blur, so that they can "dynamically" decide what to ban and who to capture.
> Any funny bear like honey
@flukus got this.
I read that as “after 1948, no references to magic, religion, fairies (in other words, the supernatural) is allowed”.
Note 仙 can mean fairy in Chinese, they are part of the Chinese category known as 仙侠 or 玄幻，which is Asian/Chinese themed fantasy that differs from Western fantasy novels because its about Taoism/Buddhism, Chinese dragons, demons, immortals and Chinese legends.
As well Chinese magical fantasy or 奇幻 is still alive and well but they're basically Western fantasy genres written by Chinese people with similar ideas of Kings, Queens, Western Dragons.
He may be posting from mainland China via a VPN that ends in HK though?
No Harry Potter local as no magic, no god, no fiary after 1948.
After 1948 anything seen as promoting magic, god, fairies (more broadly fantasy) is banned.
Too violent no ...
If something is too violent it’s banned.
It is not just the rule. It is the arbitrary rule suddenly comes up.
Ultimately these rules are the whim of whoever is in power, and there isn’t necessarily any logic to it.
Any funny bear like honey
Flukes is definitely correct, Winnie is a big no-go.