FORTY years ago I had myfirst book published.At thefollowing Second NationalCongress of the Communist YouthLeague of China I presented mymaiden collection of sh
KUN oper,named for KunMountain in Suzhou,Jiang-su Province,goes back atleast 500 years.It is not only one ofthe most charming of Chinese trad-itional operas but
WORLD-famous LugouBridge crosses the Yong-ding River in the westernsububur of Beijing.The 11-archbridg is 266.5 meters long and 7.5meters wide.First built in 11
WATERCOLOR paintingcame to China from GreatBritain after the Britishgovernment had imposed the Yan-tan Treaty on the Qing regime in1871.As Britain and other imp