Latin study can help Chinese learn English

I was born in the small village of Schoengrabern near Holladbrunn city in lower Austria, and studied philosophy and theology in college. I got interested in Eastern philosophy and considered going to China, Japan or India to learn more about ancient wisdom.

Then one of my teachers told me: "Go to China, because the Japanese philosophy was developed later, and the root of Eastern philosophy lies in China." In 1988, our university had a scholarship for studies at the Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, so I went and started to learn Mandarin there.

At first it was just the mysterious Eastern culture that attracted me, but after I read on Confucianism and Taoism, I was amazed by Chinese philosophy. After some time, my interest diverted to the encounters and exchanges between Chinese and Western thoughts.