Feibai Wang is China's leading translator of world poetry. This film traces his odyssey from a boyhood in exile to imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution to his triumphant winning of the China Book Prize and visit to America.

Joycelyn Moody, Assistant Professor of English, University of Washington: "The film, like Feibai Wang himself, is extraordinarily inspirational. What I'd most like my students to take from this film is an appreciation for his vast knowledge, his genius for language and mystery. Wonderful work!"

 Kent Ewing, Chairman of the Humanities Department, Hong Kong International School: "This film shows the power of poetry to change people's lives. It's an important example of why literature matters in today's world. "Chinese Lessons" is a good investment for teachers of literature."

Will Fitzhugh, Editor, The Concord Review: "A story of the survival of poetry and literary scholarship in China, in spite of both the Japanese invasion of 1937 and the brutally anti-intellectual Cultural Revolution of the 1960's. Filmmaker Roberto Mighty has brought us a beautiful glimpse into the world of the distinguished Chinese poet and literary scholar, Feibai Wang."