A Study of Pearl Buck's Translation View of Cultural Symbiosis

Based on the theory of cultural symbiosis put forward by Mr. Zhang Liwen, this paper summarizes the translation view of cultural symbiosis, and uses it to explain the relevant characteristics of the Noble laureate Pearl Buck’s English translation of All Men Are Brothers. This paper, through laying out Buck’s cultural harmony value full in her translated work, probes into the connotation, manifestation, and enlightenment of Pearl Buck’s idea of a harmonious symbiosis of Chinese and Western cultures.

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