Using the example of the Tianyige Library in Ningbo, this article explores private collectors and private libraries in ancient China. Books conferred social and moral prestige upon their owners, yet most collectors guarded their holdings anxiously behind closed doors.

The oeuvre of Dutch poet and writer J.J. Slauerhoff allures to a world of longing for distant places. He used various Chinese sources.

The Writer, Philosopher and Inventor Dr. Lin Yutang, was one of the most prolific thinkers of the Twentieth century, however now mostly forgotten. This part covers the second half of his life.

An introduction to Writer, Philosopher and Inventor Dr. Lin Yutang, covering the first half of his life. One of the most prolific thinkers of the twentieth century, however now mostly forgotten.