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Bei Dao

Bei Dao
Bei Dao, born in Beijing in 1949, has traveled and lectured around the world. He has received numerous international awards for his poetry, and is an honorary member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is currently Professor of Humanities in the Center for East Asian Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.


Seeking Refuge in Vinyl Records During China’s Cultural Revolution

And the Bootleg Paganini Record That Instigated a Bloody Brawl
May 25, 2017  By Bei Dao
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