CURRENT MISSION

Poetry

ABOUT ME

I have worked as language teacher and translator in China and Taiwan for about 15 years since 1988. Since 2000, I have translated for various institutions and publishers in China and Europe. In China, I worked for China Pictorial Magazine (Renmin Huabao, 2005-2008), China Intercontinental Press (three books on Chinese culture and language), China Pictorial Press (a book on Dunhuang caves), China Today, China Daily, the Ministry of Culture, Goethe Institute, Deutsch-Chinesisches Kulturnetz, Heinrich Böll Stiftung (Essays by Qin Hui, He Weifang et al., collected in the book "Wie China debattiert", 2009), Aufbau Verlag and others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We are willing to let one or two people sleep on our couch, our children and other circumstances permitting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My wife and I have hosted many friends and acquaintances in Wuhan, Chongqing, Xi'an, Beijing, Vienna and other places.

Interests

• culture
• books
• poetry
• teaching
• languages