Chinese GL

Pre-orders have opened for the second volume of showbiz romance Jiang Yu (江鱼, originally serialised as Those Long Divided Must Soon be United (分久必合, pinyin: fen jiu bi he)) by Yu Shuang (鱼霜). Pre-orders can be made via the following bookshops:

• Xiaomeihao (the publisher)
  
• Bowenxuan

Also open for pre-order is the second volume of high school baihe manhua Her Mountain, Her Sea (她的山她的海, pinyin: ta de shan, ta de hai) based on the novel of the same title by Fu Hua (扶华), with art by Huo He Zi (火禾子). Pre-orders can be made via the following bookshops:

• Bowenxuan
  
• Jinse
  
• Lianjin
  
• Shengshi
  
• Xinshijiao
  
• Xiangxue

The novel Her Mountain, Her Sea is currently being translated by comm member riverofspring here.

Some baihe manhua are adaptations of existing works (generally of baihe novels), while others are original. At the time of writing, the latter significantly outnumber the former. It is only fairly recently that some of the most popular novels have been licensed for adaptation as manhua.

The baihe manhua translation scene is noticeably more active than the baihe novel translation scene. Official translations into English are available in some cases, and fan translations are available for most of the major baihe manhua. In the lists of notable works that follow, I will provide links to official translations where these are available, as well as to relevant fan translations (in the case of the latter, where I can be satisfied on a balance of probabilities that they are not machine translations).

( Baihe manhua and where to find them )

( Notable baihe manhua (adaptations) )

( Notable baihe manhua (originals) )

I would like to thank Lunaa of Zephyr Scans for her valuable insights into the baihe manhua scene, without which this post could not have been written. Check out the Zephyr Scans Discord server here! Special thanks to superborb for doing the thankless grunt work of proofreading and checking each link.