China and the West

Malcolm Lowry and China general.
Chen John Ming : Malcolm Lowry's sustained interest in China and in its rich cultural legacy spans nearly three decades until his death. From his first published novel Ultramarine, about a trip bound for the China coast, through his vignette China, his unfinished works, and a typescript named La mordida, to his novella The forest path to the spring, we never fail to be deeply impressed by his unflagging efforts to search for knowledge and wisdom from the land of Taoism. The first stage of his contacts with China unfolds to Lowry a diverse spectrum of concrete and memorable experiences, which in turn inspire his literatury productions. The openmindedness and readiness in the latter to reshape his images of China pave the road for his acceptance of Chinese wisdom.