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Letter from the Editor

It is with no little relief that we this month finally get around to publishing all that anyone could wish to know about tea. I say relief,because our Editor-an admitted lifetime tea-holic-has long wanted to cover this important topic,especially in the land where the beverage originated,and where it enjoys a culture all its own.Anyway,he's now well satisfied,as,I hope,are you with our coverage.

Our other pages are something of a mixed bag of features and hard news,though naturally we have given some emphasis to the Mid-Autumn Festival and its attendant glut of moon-cakes. A chef also showa you how best to make your own.

In a different type of profile,i.e.human,we talk to two former employees of this magazine,Ed Jocelyn and Andy McEwen,who next month set out to walk the route of the Red Army's historic Long March of the mid-1930s-a 6,000-mile odyssey that will take them just over a year if all goes well. We are confident that you will join us in wishing them well.Frankly,we're jolly proud of their meticulously planned endeavor.

There's lots more for you to read in this issue,including an interim report on the China International Sculpture Exhibition and Symposium,where around 150 artists are busily creating new works to further beautify the capital's streets,parks and (six years from now)Beijing's Olympic Stadium and other Games sites.

Li Mingxia