English translation

Calligraphy or Chinese painting? No answer but a smile from Hsu Kwang-han, the 62-year-old Chinese American - he calls his work "significance-image calligraphy".

In September, 1999, "From Heart to Heart" his individual exhibition, was held at the National Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm; in December, 1999, "Zen Painting - Gate to Essence" his individual exhibition took place at the Water Harp Gallery and Garden, Pune, India; on March 17, 2000, his first exhibition in China begins at the Great Hall of Exhibition, Shanghai Library. Hsu Kwang-han says he doesn't think much of success or failure of his exhibition as his art career is only "playing", the process is more important than the result. Then he reflects on it and laughs," if really nobody comes to my exhibition, that would feel a bit weird."

Hsu Kwang-han the Man: Knowledge is not equal to wisdom.

At the age of 12, Hsu Kwang-han followed his parents and left Yunnan for the United States where he was "over-educated", obtained successively academic degrees in mathematics, theology, sociology and psychology, and taught sociology and psychology of religion at American universities.

But "knowledge is not equal to wisdom". What interests Hsu most is "supporting his own growth, and helping others also to grow". In 1974, he discovered his talent for painting, took up the brush with hands which had never been trained in art, and started "playing" with "significance-image calligraphy".

During the following 20 years, he traveled all over the world. In Tibet, he saw a purple moon, in Taiwan, was given a piece of ancient jade