Impression of Paris

Author: Chen Jitong
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: In the late 19th century, on the cultural stage of Europe, there was an active Chinese man with a long queue. He frequently attended diplomatic and cultural salons in Europe, becoming a cover star for political magazines. He also wrote numerous works in French, becoming a Chinese writer who achieved great success in the West. In the history of Chinese culture spreading to the West, even Gu Hongming and Lin Yutang could only trail behind him. He was the late Qing dynasty diplomat and French mentor of Zeng Pu—Chen Jitong.