KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Xinhua) -- With the recent publication of the Malay version of "A Dream of Red Mansions," all four major Chinese classics have been translated into Malay and published.
Goh Hin San, president of Malaysia Han Culture Center who has been involved in the translation, told Xinhua on Monday that the publication of "A Dream of Red Mansions" capped efforts by local translators to bring the four major classics to Malaysian readers, a work they started more than 30 years ago.
The other three classics, namely Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Journey to the West, have been translated and published in Malaysia earlier.
"The four classics are treasure of Chinese traditional culture," said Goh, "The translation and publication of these classics is beneficial for the mutual understanding between people in Malaysia and China."
Upon receiving the books recently, Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang said the Malay version of the four Chinese classics would help Malaysian people to better understand Chinese literature and history, which is of great significance for the cultural exchanges between the two countries.
