Iron & Silk

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Iron and Silk (1986) is an autobiographical novel written by the author Mark Salzman. It was later made into a film; see Iron & Silk (1990 film).

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Mark Salzman, a member of the Yale-China expedition crew, is offered a position to teach English at the Changsha, Hunan Medical College for 2 years. While he is there, he learns Chinese martial arts of many different kinds. He studies from the Chinese martial arts master Pan Qingfu. In China, he encounters many sorts of political activists, visits many places, and deals with many different kinds of people.