TANG PRIZE/Sinology laureate touts importance of Chinese 'wen and shi' tradition
11/20/2021 06:08 PM
Wang Gungwu (王賡武), winner of the 2020 Tang Prize in Sinology, on Saturday touted the importance of the "wen and shi" (文史) tradition in China, despite changes in political systems.
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