(en) Xiaomei Chen, Acting the Right Part: Political Theater and Popular Drama in Contemporary Drama, University of Hawaii Press, 2002, 466 p., p. 30 : « Personal interviews and investigations would seem to support the author's assertion that the book consists of factual, "authentic" tales. In determining how much credence to give such a claim, one might consider that Zheng Yi is also known among the Han Majority for his erotic fiction, and that as far as the present work is concerned, he was the sole arbiter as to whom he interviewed, what questions he asked, and which materials he selected for inclusion in his book. »
(en) Xiaomei Chen, Acting the Right Part: Political Theater and Popular Drama in Contemporary Drama, University of Hawaii Press, 2002, 466 p., p. 31 : « In view of the complicated issues of race, gender, nation, and state raised by Zheng's book, its subtitle, "Tales of cannibalism in Modern China," is certainly misleading. It suggests that cannibalism occurred not just in Guangxi Province but elsewhere in China, and not just among Zhuang people but also among other groups; it could lead readers with almost noknowledge of Chinese history to believe that the practice persists in China today. »
