Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t6.5

v2.c10.s2.t6.5

express his compassionate feeling for mankind, bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind. He was well-versed in English and Chinese which contributed to his being one of the most influential writers and translators of his time. He compiled and translated several Chinese classics into English language. He was one of the prominent modern Chinese writers who accepted ideas from Western thought and civilisation and was also the first to introduce Chinese thought and culture to Western readers through his translated works. *Moment in Peking* (《京华烟云》), *The Vermillion Gates* (《朱门》) and *A Leaf in the Storm* (《风声鹤唳》) were his representative works that introduced Chinese Daoist, Confucian and Buddhist culture to the Western world.