Since 1979, Don Cohn has lived in Beijing for five years and has visited the city over 200 times. He has also run over 185 special interest tours to China, India, Japan, Vietnam and Cambodia. As a China scholar he has written, edited or translated over 50 books, articles and reviews on many aspects of Chinese culture. He has collected and catalogued over 75,000 early and rare children's books, magazines, posters and games from China, Japan, Korea, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong for a private library at Princeton University. His other collections include Chinese and Indian textiles, folk art and jewellery. Don was the books and cultural editor of the Hong Kong-based 'Far Eastern Economic Review' for eight years and is also a diligent oboe player. He now divides his time among New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong.