US Sinologist builds bridges
By May Zhou | China Daily | Updated: 2017-03-15 08:00
His fascination with Chinese philosophy and classical literature leads to new connections between two cultures. May Zhou reports from Houston.
Roger Hart's favorite philosophers are Zhuang Zi and Lao Zi, and the Chinese classic A Dream of the Red Mansions remains one of his favorite books.
His strong interest in the two ancient Chinese philosophers led Hart, director of the Confucius Institute and associate professor of history at Texas Southern University, first to Taiwan and then to the Chinese mainland.
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