<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Acclaimed author Bill Porter, who also writes with pen name Red Pine, will present a program on MONDAY, MARCH 26, 7pm at the 1912 CENTER GREAT ROOM<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></i></b><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span>The programs entitled, <b><i>THE THREE PILLARS OF CHINESE THOUGHT AND THE SEARCH FOR SOLITUDE</i></b> will be a slide/talk including a discussion of Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, and fascinating
anecdotes about Porter’s first-hand encounters with the unique 5,000 year old Chinese hermit tradition, which continues to this day.<br>
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<span style="background-image: initial;"></span>For more than 30 years, <em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Bill Porter</span></em><span style="background-image: initial;"> has been one of the most prolific translators of
Chinese texts, while also developing into a travel </span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">writer</span></em><span style="background-image: initial;"> with a wide following in both U.S. and China. Under the pen name Red
Pine, the 70-year-old resident of Port Townsend, Wash.</span><wbr style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84); font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">, has translated over a dozen books of poetry and religious texts,<span style="background-image: initial;"> </span>He
has lived in a Buddhist monastery, traveled widely throughout China, and lectured in both China and the U.S. Among his books which have been translated into Chinese. are: "Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits," South of the Clouds," and "Zen Baggage-
A Pilgrimage to China." One reviewer wrote of Porter<i>: “He is a national treasure for both the Chinese people and the USA.” </i>Readers find him a unique voice: insightful, knowledgeable and entertaining. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Porter will be available to sign books for sale by BookPeople of Moscow at the 7:00 pm program.<br>
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Porter’s programs are being presented by the Palouse Asian American Association and the UI Confucius Institute. </span></p>
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