The first version of the novel published in China, heavily edited for the tastes of Chinese readers, was titled "Huitou kan jilüe" (回頭看記略). This text was later retitled "Bainian Yi Jiao" (百年一覺 ), or "A Sleep of 100 Years" and in 1891–1892 this version was serialized in "Wanguo gongbao"; the organization Guangxuehui (廣學會; Society for Promoting Education) published these pieces in a book format. This first translation, the first piece of science fiction from a Western country published in Qing dynasty China, was done in an abridged format by Timothy Richard. The novel was again serialized in China in 1898, in "Zhongguo guanyin baihua bao" (中國官音白話報); and in 1904, under the title "Huitou kan" (Looking Backward), within "Xiuxiang xiaoshuo" (繡像小說; Illustrated Fiction).