摘要
“Before age 22,I couldn't point out China on a world map,”said Dr.Brian Linden,a Stanford graduate who founded Linden Centre Xizhou in Dali,Yunnan Province.“Today,I have an intimate relationship with this country,”Xizhou is only a kilometer from scenic Erhai Lake and five to six kilometers from rolling mountains.The millennium-old town that appeared in renowned writer Lao She’s travelogue about Yunnan has remained largely intact.Though the hustle and bustle of caravans that commuted along the ancient Tea and Horse Trail have gone silent,the time-honored buildings from various periods of history still stand firm.
