San Francisco Sketches

The Silent Traveler in San Francisco

A writer and painter whose talent captivated Gombrich, a world-renowned cultural communicator, Chiang Yi experienced San Francisco's pioneering spirit through Chinese eyes. Since his first visit in 1953, he returned to San Francisco numerous times over the next decade. In this city, both avant-garde and traditional, he ventured across the Golden Gate Bridge, admired the mist-shrouded, ethereal Twin Peaks, and wandered daffodil-lined alleys, recounting the history and legends of San Francisco. It was not only San Francisco's picturesque natural scenery that captivated visitors, but also the American strength it embodied—a fusion of Puritan and pioneer spirits.
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Jiang Yi was a talented and charming writer and painter.
——Gombrich (famous art historian)
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The universe and humanity remain constant; what changes is our ability to express and perceive our essence. Wordsworth saw the "innocence of childhood" as the cornerstone of human nature, and it was also the poet and painter Jiang Yi's unerring insight.
—Herbert Reed (British poet and art critic)
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He uses his Chinese skills and sensibility to create a passion and deep empathy that is neither Chinese nor Western, but common to all mankind.
——Godfrey Hodgson (famous journalist)
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A deep, thoughtful, calm observer.
——Ye Junjian
Although the traveler is mute, his works are known all over the world.
——Tsung-Dao Lee
Calligraphy, painting, poetry and prose are all great in the world, and talented people never have too many grievances.
——Yang Lien-sheng
Such a work that has been sealed in wax and collected will be beautiful if you just place it wherever you like.
——Qian Yadong
His travel notes can be said to be rich and colorful, and not monotonous or boring at all.
——Wu Shichang

2019-05-01

上海人民出版社

Century Wenjing

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