LETTERS

I am a college student， and love reading both Chinese and English literature. A recent item of news that drew my attention was that writer of childrens fiction Cao Wenxuan became at the Bologna Childrens Book Fair the first Chinese author ever to be awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award， regarded as the Nobel Prize of childrens literature. It was cool to read about him in your magazine. Cao is Chinas cultural ambassador to the world. Childrens literature has long been dominated by foreign writers， but Cao， as a Chinese author， is noted in Chinas literary circles for his insistence on the purity of literature and emphasis on aestheticism in fiction. Children are the future of a nation， and stories help them to mentally shape their future. Thats why its important for Chinese children to read stories about their own culture， and also for children of the world too， so that they can know something about China.

Becky

China

I teach at an international school in Beijings Shunyi District. Having lived in China for almost 18 years， I enjoy all aspects of the splendid Chinese culture， from Peking Opera to delicious Chinese cuisines. People of various nationalities and from different ethnic groups converge in the capital Beijing to share their colorful cultures and personal stories. My daughter is a dancer and a teacher. She followed me to China， and over the space of 15 years has grown from a little girl to a beautiful young woman. We both appreciate our time here in China， and it is to us both a second hometown. We constantly recommend friends to take a look at todays China， which is why we find your magazine so interesting. It is fascinating to read about foreigners lives in China， and we would also like to share our fantastic experience with readers globally.

Salina

South Africa

I am a French reader. Though China is a faraway country， its long history and rich culture always attract me. For example， I find Taoism to be more than a school of Chinese philosophy as to me it represents the wisdom of Chinese peoples life. To many Westerners， traditional China is mysterious and synonymous with grandeur and opulence. But Taoism holds that in governance a monarch should conform to the natural state of the people， and that the people should adjust their mentality to get rid of superfluous things. Hope your magazine can publish more articles to make Chinese wisdom accessible to foreigners. Thanks for all your work！

Maeva Delormes

France