As a case in point, Chang points to one of his other books, Chengbang Baolituan (Gangsters in the City-State). It is typical of the Chinese story-telling tradition, and this flavor cannot be translated. "It's a book written for Chinese people."
張大春以其另外一部作品《城邦暴力團》為例，書中充滿中國人說書的趣味，這種趣味是不可能被翻譯的，「這是寫給中國人看的書」，他說。