TANG PRIZE/Chinese characters spurred love of culture: Tang Prize Sinology winner
06/20/2022 04:12 PM
British art historian Jessica Rawson may have expressed surprise when informed that she won the 2022 Tang Prize in Sinology, but the honor represented a life-long passion for Chinese culture that began with an interest in Chinese characters.
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