China's Poetic Soul & Economic Miracle: An Unlikely Pairing | Silk & Steel Podcast
Join host Carl Zha on the Silk and Steel Podcast for a captivating conversation with Professor Guillen, a seasoned sinologist with decades of deep experience in China. We explore his incredible personal journey, from discovering Chinese characters by "chance" in the 1960s to becoming a leading voice on both classical poetry and modern economic reform.
Professor Guillen shares amazing stories of his early travels to "wild" parts of Indonesia and being among the first Westerners in post-1979 China, including an unforgettable archaeological discovery in Xinjiang. He reveals the 5-year, immersive…
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