Honored for Arabian translations

The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation is scheduled to take place in Beijing on Oct 11.

Of the total 11 winners, Zhong Jikun, professor of Arabian literature at Peking University's School of Foreign Languages, is the only one from China.

Also the president of Arabian Literature Research Society in China, Zhong is being honored for his outstanding contribution to Chinese and Arabian cultural exchanges.