A Study on the Translation of Terms in Chinese Online Xianxia Novels

With the rapid development of the Internet and technology, Chinese internet literature has emerged and been exported to many overseas countries, which sets off a boom of Chinese culture. The online xianxia novels have attracted the attention of overseas readers due to their unique concept of world view and abundant fantasy elements. Undoubtedly, the quality of translation plays a crucial role in the process of introduction to overseas and cultural communication and dissemination. Therefore, this paper takes the terms in Chinese online xianxia novels, which carry distinct Chinese cultural connotations, as the object of the study, and analyzes the translation methods and strategies by selecting some specific cases for better support of Chinese culture going global and cross-culture communication.

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