The Dissemination and Reception of the Economic Thoughts in Ancient China Overseas: An Application in Chinese Translations of <i>The Economic Principles of Confucius and His School</i>

As a great academic significance, Chen Huan-Chang’s The Economic Principles of Confucius and His School attracts attention at home abroad. However, few studies have mentioned the Chinese translations from perspective translation studies. This paper is descriptive interpretative study process in translations. Based on Andre Lefevere’s rewriting theory, this aims to explore manipulation ideology poetics translators, translators’ subjectivity conforming or rebelling against manipulation. analysis strategies chosen by translators provides ideas references for cultural communication projects including ancient culture books.