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In 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized 120 saints of China, 87 of whom were ethnically Chinese. My home church was incredibly excited because this was the first time the Roman Catholic Church acknowledged Chinese citizens in this way.

The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development.

I finished 'American Born Chinese' in 2005, so after that, I started actively researching the Boxer Rebellion.

In the modern era, our nation experienced constant hardship and difficulties. The Chinese nation reached the most dangerous period. Since then, countless people with lofty ideals to realise the great revival of the Chinese nation rose to resist and fight, but failed one time after another.

I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women.

Historically, there had been many periods of Chinese Renaissance.

I wanted to analyse and understand how the Chinese people could have their lives so crushed by fear.

My mother is an immigrant from China, and she filled my head with stories about ghosts and fighting monks in China, so the world of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' was a very familiar one.

For much of their history, life for most people in China was arduous and circumscribed - and people travelled as little as they could.

The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to such a degree that they confused it with their true feelings.