These articles are part of a series by author Wang Jiafong, who specializes in the history of Sino-Western cultural interaction, and follows on her previous stories on tea, porcelain, architecture, and more. Besides recommending these articles to readers, we hope that they will inspire those of you interested in the subject to send us your views by letter or Internet.
這是專研近代中西文化史的作者王家鳳繼「茶葉西遊記」、「迢迢陶瓷路」、「小樓昨夜又東風﹘﹘中國廂房」後，最近推出的同一系列專題，除了特別介紹給讀者之外，也希望拋磚引玉，若海內外的讀者對此議題有興趣或研究的話，歡迎來函或上網細談。