Harvest () is a Chinese bimonthly literary magazine founded by Ba Jin and Jin Yi in July 1957. The circulation of the magazine in 2007 was 123,000 copies. "Harvest" also publishes two novel supplements each year, each issue with four novels and a circulation of around 70,000 to 80,000 copies. Quite a number of "Harvest" writers have become social celebrities, including 2 Novel Prize winners.
History.
On July 24, 1957, "Harvest" was founded as a bimonthly magazine, edited by Ba Jin and Jin Yi. It was under the supervision of the China Writers Association, with its editorial office in Shanghai and printing and publishing in Beijing. The first issue published Lu Xun’s article “The Historical Changes of Chinese Fiction” and Lao She’s play “Teahouse”.
In May 1960, due to the Three-year Great Famine, "Harvest" ceased publication after publishing three issues for that year, with a total of 18 issues. The editor-in-chief, Mr. Jin Yi, died of illness in November 1959.
In 1964, "Harvest" was resumed and supervised by the Shanghai Writers Association. It was still a bimonthly magazine, with Ba Jin as the editor-in-chief.
In May 1966, "Harvest" was forced to cease publication again due to the Cultural Revolution. During this period, "Harvest" published a total of 14 issues.
In January 1979, the Cultural Revolution ended and "Harvest" was published again. At that time, many ideological constraints were first broken through literary works.
In 1986, "Harvest" began to be self-sufficient.
In 1999, "Harvest" won the National Periodical Award, the highest honor for national periodicals.
In 2004, "Harvest" was awarded the title of "Shanghai Famous Trademark", and for the second time in 2007.
In 2005, Ba Jin died. Starting from the first issue of 2006, the editor-in-chief has been signed by Ba Jin's daughter, Li Xiaolin, the former deputy editor-in-chief of "Harvest".
In 2007, "Harvest" launched a special issue commemorating its 50th anniversary.
In March 2018, it was awarded the honor of “Top 100 Social Science Journals of 2017”.
In 2021, the Harvest APP was launched.
In 2022, "Harvest" launched the "Boundless Literature Award", including three awards - the Interpretation Novel Award, the Illustrated Prose Award and the Singing Poetry Award to discover and cultivate cross-border talents.
Film and television dramas.
In 1957, "Harvest" published Lao She's "Teahouse" and Ke Ling's "The City That Never Sleeps" in its inaugural issue., both of which were later made into movies. Other examples include:
Lawsuit.
Zhu Jianguo sued "Harvest" magazine for false advertising and deceiving consumers, but ultimately lost the case.