Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t68.7

v2.c15.s2.t68.7

Over many decades, he has written many books in Chinese and English on aspects of Chinese language, culture and literature, modern Chinese history, and civilisational interactions between India and China; his early publications in English are, ‘*China and the Brave New World: A Study of the Origins of the Opium War*’ (1840-42) (Allied Publishers, 1978), ‘*Triton and Dragon: Studies on Nineteenth-Century China and Imperialism*’ (Gyan Publishing House, 1985) and ‘*Classical Chinese Poetry*’ (in the Classics of the East series, The MP Birla Foundation, 1991), used as textbooks in Indian universities. His ‘*Dunhuang Art Through Eyes of Duan Wenjie*’ (1994) is a reference book for art courses on US and other English language campuses. His edited works in English include ‘*Across the Himalayan Gap: An Indian Quest for Understanding China*’ (1998), and ‘*In the Footsteps of Xuanzang*’ (1999), published by IGNCA and Gyan Publication. His ‘*India and China: Twenty Centuries of Civilizational Interaction and Vibrations*’, co-authored with Professor Geng Yinzeng of Peking University, is included in the encyclopaedic series of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilisation (Centre for Studies in Civilisations, New Delhi, 2004). Recent English books published by Tan Chung include ‘*Rise of Asian Giants: The Dragon-Elephant Tango*’ (2008), ‘*Tagore and China*’ (co-edited with Amiya Dev, Wang Bangwei and Wei Liming, 2011),