Letters to the Editor

Sinorama:

I am a faithful reader of your magazine. Sinorama's rich contents and exquisite photographs make it an outstanding periodical. Not only is my entire family a subscriber, but also its contents are the topic of many discussions among my classmates. Especially the story in the April issue about the infatuation over Liang Shan-po and Chu Ying-tai. I am happy to finally be able to see still photos of the film. I have looked for such photos before, but have not been able to find any. I need the information for a literature report. Cutting them from the magazine would take away from its entirety. I would be most grateful if you could send me a colored photograph of Liang Chu. A large photograph would be better. I will be happy to cover the cost.

Sincerely, Chen Han-i

Editor's Response:

Sinorama has already put the photos of Liang Chu in the mail a few days ago.

Dear Sirs:

I am a longtime subscriber of Sinorama. Ever since Sinorama has reported on famous universities overseas, readers have benefited greatly from information about colleges and universities in Europe. I have yet to see any reporting on the various colleges and universities in England. We would like to make an urgent request for information on England's colleges and universities. Domestically there is only a small amount of information about them. So would it be possible to report on such universities as London University and Birmingham University?

Sincerely, Chi Hsin-yu

Editor's Response:

In an upcoming issue Sinorama will be reporting on Edinburg University. Like-wise, reports on other universities in Europe will be forthcoming. In addition there will also be some important information concerning entrance regulations into England's colleges and universities from the Ministry of Education's Bureau of International Cultural & Educational Relations.

Dear Editors:

I am a longtime reader of the overseas edition of Sinorama. Sinorama's contents and quality are something my friends and I are always happy to receive. A friend from mainland China who immigrated to the U.S. about seven or eight years ago recently saw a copy of Sinorama in my home. He was amazed at the remarkable progress that Taiwan has made.

Last year as I was teaching in a Chinese school I used your Chinese Idioms in Pictures series as teaching material to interest young children. In sum, it's due to the confidence I have in Sinorama that I'm a longtime subscriber.

Sincerely, Chuang Hsien

Dear Editors:

Greetings!

As one of your many readers please accept my humble letter. I am not a longtime subscriber, nor am I a reader who purchases Sinorama at the newsstand, but I wrote monthly to the Voice of Free China for a copy. That was five or six years ago. Afterwards I received almost six issues of Sinorama continuously. (I'm not sure if it was a free gift from Sinorama or the radio station.) At that time I was so happy since I didn't have to write monthly to the radio station for a copy. Unsure of the exact reason, I have not received Sinorama after the sixth issue. That is, until March this year when I began receiving more issues of Sinorama. Once again I'm very excited to be able to receive Sinorama. Two articles interested me the most--"The 'Gift' of Visiting Relatives" and "Taiwan's New 'Mainland Complex'." I was really touched when reading that two brothers living under two different social systems and living styles, who, not having seen each other for scores of years would not have anything to talk about after having the opportunity to meet each other. It's a tragedy that some having returned to the mainland for tombsweeping, find that the grave no longer exists.

Sincerely, Lei Wen-hsiung

Editor's Response:

Since there are so many requests for tapes from our readers, Sinorama has put your names on slips of paper to be used in a drawing. Good luck!

Dear Sirs:

In the April issue there were several articles on visiting relatives on the mainland which spoke of common experiences and were of special importance to me. Especially the article "Taiwan's New "'Mainland Complex'." It's especially important since it makes note of the many "snarls," some of which can be untangled and some which can not. How to untangle these "snarls," as well as who can untangle them remains to be answered. It's not a small problem; rather, it's a big problem of country, family, and people which Chinese citizens have to face. Especially the problem of gathering together people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. This is a big problem which the Chinese people have to face with the coming of the twenty-first century.

Sincerely,