About the Author

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.

Reviews

"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