Annaping Chin

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Historian Annaping Chin chronicles the life of the aristocratic Hofei sisters in China, from the early 20th century to the present, Four Sisters of Hofei: A History. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.

Music: Raise the Red Lantern soundtrack composer Zhao Jiping tracks 11,15

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