Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t35.2

v2.c10.s2.t35.2

Between April and May in 1978, Ji Xianlin, as the member of the delegation of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, visited India and first met with Devi who was responsible for the West Bengal branch of Indian-China Association for Friendship. And Devi visited China in the same year, and wrote the book *‘Come on, China’* after returning to India. In 1980, she published *‘Travels in China and Japan’*. Both books reflected her deep understanding and sincere friendship to the Chinese. In 1982, she visited China again to invite Ji Xianlin to translate her book *‘Tagore by Fireside’* (1960), and Ji Xianlin made the promise with alacrity. In 1984, she made the third visit to China to discuss about the translation with Ji Xianlin. Ji Xianlin finished the Chinese translation of the book