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CHIANG YEE (1903-1977) was born in China and lived in London and Oxford before settling in the United States. A painter, calligrapher, poet and travel writer, he produced several volumes in the "Silent Traveller" series, including The Silent Traveller in London (Signal, 2001), as well as the classic textbook Chinese Calligraphy.
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"Yee prefers to see the similarities between China and the United Kingdom rather than the differences" - TLS "This delightful book gives to Oxford a delicate and remote charm." Punch

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  • PublisherSignal Books Ltd
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 190266969X
  • ISBN 13 9781902669694
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  • Number of pages224
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