BOARDING the airplane to Urumuqi on October 29, 1997, Chen Yadan felt incredibly excited. She was finally about to embark on the Lop Desert journey she had planned for ten years. The artist was adventuring into the de...BOARDING the airplane to Urumuqi on October 29, 1997, Chen Yadan felt incredibly excited. She was finally about to embark on the Lop Desert journey she had planned for ten years. The artist was adventuring into the desert, not only to sketch its special charm with her pencils, but to follow the footsteps that her father left behind 60 years ago. She was yearning to experience the formidable struggle taken by the old generation of scientists. Chen Yadan’s father, Chen Zongqi, had been the deputy director of展开更多
文摘BOARDING the airplane to Urumuqi on October 29, 1997, Chen Yadan felt incredibly excited. She was finally about to embark on the Lop Desert journey she had planned for ten years. The artist was adventuring into the desert, not only to sketch its special charm with her pencils, but to follow the footsteps that her father left behind 60 years ago. She was yearning to experience the formidable struggle taken by the old generation of scientists. Chen Yadan’s father, Chen Zongqi, had been the deputy director of
