About the Translator
Ma Gongwen, was born in Hefei in 1979. He obtained his Master's degree from Dalian University of Foreign Languages, majoring in English linguistics. Then he has been teaching and doing research at Tongling University, carrying out and completing several school-level and provincial-level research projects as well as publicly-published academic results, including journal papers, professional works, translation works, etc. In 2018, he became a visiting scholar at Nanjing University, successfully completing his research mission. In 2022 he got his doctorate in De La Salle University of Dasmarinas, Philippines, majoring in English Language and Research. Ma Gongwen has long propelled the quintessential scholastic journey toward academic excellence, maintaining an unwavering commitment to pedagogical rigor and research innovation throughout his career. In recent years, however, he has strategically redirected his scholarly focus toward translation studies and practice, recognizing translation's unique potential as what he terms “cultural alchemy” - a transformative process that transmutes linguistic barriers into bridges of mutual understanding. This paradigmatic shift aligns with Confucian wisdom that advocates self-cultivation through intellectual engagement, “When encountering men of worth, we should aspire to equal their virtues; when confronting lesser character, we must turn inward to refine our own.”
