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...translated into English by Hester Velmans (Doubleday; 434 pages; $25), it is a frankly autobiographical story in which the heroine, Lian, joins the tradition of the wise child. To call her a Mandarin Huck Finn may be a bit of a reach, but it makes the point, which is that sometimes it takes an innocent to see society's hypocrisies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Culture Clash | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...battles on rooftops and treetops, rapturous smooches in the Gobi Desert--genuine old-fashioned movie magic all around. As the willful princess, 20-year-old Zhang realizes a fairy-tale destiny. In only her second film, she gives a star-is-made performance that heralds a bright future in Mandarin-language movies--and beyond them. Asked recently what her plans are, she said, "Learn English." The young beguiler is fresh out of acting school in Beijing; now she seems prepared to go Hollywood. If Hollywood is smart, it will go Zhang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Preview: A Taste Of Autumn | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...doesn't look like blood really, more like a syrup of mandarin orange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Voracious VCR Is a Reminder of Real Fun | 7/18/2000 | See Source »

Once she got to Stanford, many first-years immediately recognized Anna as the Mandarin Chinese-speaking blond girl from the cover of the New York Times magazine. "I think it really struck a chord because I think a lot of people are kind of bitter they didn't get in," she says now. "It was really trippy... Everyone was like, 'Oh, I didn't get in either.' Blah, blah, blah. So then it really didn't seem like a big deal...

Author: By Andrew K. Mandel and Jonathan S. Paul, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Living With a Harvard Decision | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...being held in jail until his November trail. He is kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day, and, until recently, he was not able to speak his native Mandarin Chinese...

Author: By Eli M. Alper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Protest Treatment of Alleged Spy | 4/14/2000 | See Source »

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