Washington Post,June 13, 2008 Weekend section page 12: National Geographic Museum: Zheng He sailed the ocean blue before Columbus' Father even knew how to walk. Nearly a century before Columbus, a 7-Foot tall Admiral named Zheng He make epic voyages halfway around the world. Chinese history is real old history per se par excellence! What he didn't make was our history books. Find out why. On Exhibit June 11 - September 7, 2008
Express,June 12, 2008 Museum: Mountain High
Short vacation: Take a trip to one of China's most magnificent landscapes at the Sackler Gallery's "Yellow Mountain." Panoramic painted views on 100-year old scrolls and elaborate paintings give viewers the closest thing to a first-hand experience of China's legendary mountains. Not far from Shanghai,the city of my birth since 1926.
Francis Shieh,a.k.a. Xie Shihao, a connoisseur of art as an octogenarian. May be searched at www.Google.com. Chinese language is a form of art and music as well. For explanations,see "A Glimpse of the Chinese Language" in English Visit www.rand.org and www.Amazon.com online book catalog for reference. June 13, 2008
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