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Actually, the predecessor of China Tourism Magazine, "Feng Guang"(Yang was the chief editor there) taught me how to travel in China when the country had just begun its open-door policy. There were only a few travel magazines on China at that time. Guided by an article in "Feng Guang", I walked the Silk Road for the first time. Without the travelling tips from the magazine, I might have missed so much along the way. I never expected that several years later, I would be fortunate enough to enter travel publishing industry, and to work in the same company of this respectable mentor. Although I had no personal interaction with him, his books had given me so much.

------I first met Yang in the spring of 1984, when I had just returned from an extensive tour in the mainland China. With little experience and much enthusiasm, I joined China Tourism Magazine as a journalist. At that time, Yang was the chief editor, very experienced in the trade of travel publications. Due to poor health, he was unable to work every day. Pity, for I missed so many chances to learn from him.
	------ Actually, the predecessor of China Tourism Magazine, "Feng Guang"(Yang was the chief editor there) taught me how to travel in China when the country had just begun its open-door policy. There were only a few travel magazines on China at that time. Guided by an article in "Feng Guang", I walked the Silk Road for the first time. Without the travelling tips from the magazine, I might have missed so much along the way. I never expected that several years later, I would be fortunate enough to enter travel publishing industry, and to work in the same company of this respectable mentor. Although I had no personal interaction with him, his books had given me so much.