Beyond the Moongate True Stories of 1920s China
by Quan, ElizabethFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2013-03-12
Publisher(s): Tundra Books
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Summary
Elizabeth Quan is now 90 years old. In this story, she relives two years she spent living in rural China with her family. In the 1920's, they returned to China from North America, where she experienced a foreign and astonishing world. This story is a first hand account of a time forever lost to history, about a young North American girl whose immigrant parents want her to learn about her cultural roots. Told in lyrical prose, this is a short biography that explores the impact of immigration through travel and experience. Step inside the moongate and live with the Lee family during the long lazy days of rural China in the 1920s, a China forever gone. The moongate beckons....
Author Biography
Elizabeth Quan is a Canadian watercolorist active in the art scene both nationally and internationally, and has been for over 25 years. She is known for her vital and organic impressionistic works which are included in hundreds of private and corporate collections. She was the last protégé of Jack Pollock. Elizabeth holds a BA in East Asian studies from the University of Toronto, and was connected with the Chinese Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum for six years. She has published three books including: Quan, My Life My Art, and The Immortal Poet of the Milo -- three Chinese puppet plays. She was an active puppeteer for many years. She is widowed with three grown daughters and lives in Toronto.
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