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.
The British Centre for Literary Translation is holding its Summer School 18-24 July 2010 and registration is now open. Bursaries are available for students translating from Chinese to English. Our resident author this year is Yan Geling, and I'll ...
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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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http://web.mit.edu/cbbs/ccw/can-xue/
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