William Lawson

By Bill Porter, Porter Bill

Finding Them Gone

By Red Pine

"Bill Porter has been one of the most prolific translators of Chinese texts, while also developing into a travel writer with a cult following."-The New York Times "Red Pine's out-of-the-mainstream...

Road To Heaven

By Red Pine, Bill Porter, Porter, Bill

A preeminent translator of Chinese poetry and Buddhist texts explores the traditions of Chinese hermits in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. A fascinating slice of Chinese life for armcha...

South Of The Yangtze

By Bill Porter, Porter, Bill

Chinese Civilization First Developed 5,000 Years Ago In North China Along The Middle And Lower Reaches Of The Yellow River. And The Yellow River Remained The Center Of Chinese Civilization For The...

Do Something about It

By BILL PORTER

The Silk Road

By Bill Porter, Porter, Bill

Starting out -- Sian -- Leaving town -- Tienshui -- Lanchou -- Wuwei -- The corridor -- Onward -- Tunhuang -- Hami -- Turfan -- Urumchi -- Yining -- Bayanbulak -- Kucha -- Aksu -- Kashgar -- The ro...

South of the Clouds

By Bill Porter

While flipping through the atlas of Chang Ch'i–yun, one of China's most famous geographers, distinguished translator Bill Porter (Red Pine) developed a curiosity about the southwestern provin...

Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage To China

By Red Pine, Bill Porter

Annotation. In the spring of 2006, Bill Porter traveled through the heart of China, from Beijing to Hong Kong, on a pilgrimage to sites associated with the first six patriarchs of Zen. Zen Baggage...

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By Bill Porter

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