Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t37.2

v2.c15.s2.t37.2

In 1944, Yin Hongyuan arrived in Chongqing via Anhui, Hebei and Shaanxi Provinces. In 1945, he was admitted to the Department of Hindi of National School at the Oriental Language and Literature, and became one of the fourth batch of students of the school. In 1946, he transferred with the school to Nanjing. In 1948, he graduated and became a teacher of the school. He was the only Chinese teacher who taught Hindi. In July 1949, the school merged into the Department of Eastern Languages of Peking University, and thus, he moved to Beijing for work.