"Oh great and mighty Master Li, pray impart to me the Secret of Wisdom!"

"Take a large bowl. Fill it with equal measures of fact, fantasy, history, mythology, science, superstition, logic, and lunacy. Darken
the mixture with bitter tears, brighten it with howls of laughter, toss in three thousand years of civilization, bellow kan pei--which
means 'dry cup'--and drink to the dregs."

"And I will be wise?"

"Better. You will be Chinese."
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This is one of my very first Photoshop work (self-portrait as Chinese) I did a few years back after reading Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart .
This book is truly remarkable!!!!!! An incredible fantasy that's completely ORIGINAL.
It's very funny , it's also incredibly moving.
You'll read this book till the pages fall out... (at least mine did)