The Literature Hall of Lin Yutang opens in Zhangzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 6, 2007. Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976), author of more than 35 books in English and Chinese, also a prominent philosopher, translator and poet, is a key figure in contemporary Chinese history who brought the classics of Chinese literature to western readers. (Xinhua/Huang Zhen)

Lin Mengru(1st L) and Lin Menghai (2nd L), granddaughters of brother of Lin Yutang, pose for photos with visitors in the occasion of the opening of the Literature Hall of Lin Yutang in Zhangzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 6, 2007. Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976), author of more than 35 books in English and Chinese, also a prominent philosopher, translator and poet, is a key figure in contemporary Chinese history who brought the classics of Chinese literature to western readers.(Xinhua/Huang Zhen) Lin Menghai (1st L) and Lin Mengru (2nd L), granddaughters of a brother of Lin Yutang, look at a picture displayed in the occasion of the opening of the Literature Hall of Lin Yutang in Zhangzhou of southeast China's Fujian province, Dec. 6, 2007. Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976), author of more than 35 books in English and Chinese, also a prominent philosopher, translator and poet, is a key figure in contemporary Chinese history who brought the classics of Chinese literature to western readers.(Xinhua/Huang Zhen)