During the Cultural Revolution, the communists came in, and what they wanted to do was eradicate all sense of traditional Chinese culture.

My experience of Chinese culture is indirect, through echoes. When I approach the cashier at my local Chinese supermarket, they switch to English before I've even said a word. They somehow know that I'm not quite Chinese enough.

The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world.

The rumor is Chu Hing really wanted the 'Green Turtle' to be Chinese American, but the publisher didn't think that would sell. If you read those books, the hero almost always has his back facing the camera so you can't see his face. When he turns around, his face is obscured.

There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.

I really want our store to be the place for people interested in jade articles and traditional Chinese culture.