Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t55.16

v2.c15.s2.t55.16

During his lifetime Tan Yun-shan wrote many books in English and Chinese. By 1957, he had published more than thirty essays in English that were compiled together in ‘*Professor Tan Yun-Shan and Cultural Relations between India and China*’ (Indo-Asian Publication, 1958). This is also his representative work in English and included monographs, comments, speeches, articles and memoirs introducing Chinese culture written through 1930s and 1940s. His Chinese works included the collection of poems such as ‘*On the Sea Shore—A Collection of Poems*’ (Guangzhou, 1930), ‘*On the Indian Ocean—A Collection of Poems*’ (Guangzhou, 1931), monograph entitled ‘*World Calendar and Calendarial Revolution*’ (Nanjing, 1933), collection of essays on Indian society, folk custom, religion, historical sites and Anglo-Indian relations, entitled ‘*Travels In India*’ (Nanjing, 1933). His collection of essays ‘*Rambles on India*’ (Shanghai, 1935) gives an introduction of Indian politics, economy, thought, culture, religion, society, and other aspects. These works has provided the first hand information to Chinese scholars to make further studies on India and had a great impact on China. His other works include the translated work of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, ‘*Indian Home Rule*’ (Shanghai, 1935), ‘*Records of Six Great Buddhist Sacred Places of *India*’ (Shanghai, 1935), ‘*Mahatma Gandhi*’ (Nanjing, 1936) and so on. Tan Yunshan’s book titled ‘*Saint-Poet Tagore and the Sino-Japanese War*’ (Chongqing, 1939) discusses at length Tagore’s civilisational discourse, his solidarity with the Chinese people in the Anti-Japanese War and his condemnation of Japanese Fascists. His long reports ‘*The Sympathy of Indian People toward China in Her Struggle for Freedom*’ (Chongqing, 1939) expressed Indian people’s friendship and support for the Chinese people. His other books include the collection of speeches ‘*Lectures on Modern China*’ (Chongqing, 1939) and the essay ‘*Reminiscence of the South Sea*’ (Singapore, 1950).