The West Lake's Good
A light boat rows with short strokes, and the West Lake's good.
The limpid waters gently wend;
By Brendan O'Kane, April 7, 6:41a.m.
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The Contemporary Chinese Writers Project at MIT has just launched a website devoted to Can Xue that you can find at--
http://web.mit.edu/cbbs/ccw/can-xue/
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