Renjian Fukan Digital Archive
A Popular Resource for Taiwanese Literary Content
Renjian Fukan (人間 副刊, Human Realm Literary Supplement) of the China Times was founded on September 16, 1955.
Literary supplements are a unique feature of Chinese newspapers that were initially devised to fill up space in a newspaper’s back pages. Initially, the supplements included works from well-renowned authors, such as Zhang Dachun and Huang Fan. These grew to become very popular among readers.
The content of Renjian Fukan transformed in the mid-1970s by depicting daily life of farmers, workers, and miners, and telling the stories of different classes of Taiwanese society.
Renjian Fukan gradually evolved into a public forum for intellectuals. It provided a variety of columns on different topics and collected writings across the country to allow scholars to express their thoughts and reflections on the current social issues.
These are considered a resource of great value for researchers who are interested in the contemporary social development and cultural changes of Taiwan.
