The Romanian Journal of Chinese Studies (RJCS) is published bilingually (Romanian and English) by Sempre Publishers in March and October. The annual individual subscription rate for the Journal is $20, postage included. The annual institutional subscription rate is $30. This first issue of RJCS represents the work of: Florentina Vişan, Luminiţa Bălan, Dinu Luca (members of the Department of Oriental Studies at the School of Foreign Languages in Bucharest, Romania); Tatiana Segal (The Sergiu al-George Oriental Studies Institute); Irina Ivaşcu, Roxana Rîbu (Radio România); Adina Zemanek, Ludovic Balaşko. Opinions expressed in the articles are solely the authors'. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material deemed inappropriate for publication. RJCS is edited by Dinu Luca. All correspondence regarding subscriptions, commentaries, inquiries about manuscripts, etc. should be be sent to the editor by email: chinesestudies@lycos.com. RJCS has Colin T. Williams as its English language consultant. This issue of RJCS was also made possible in its printed version by the generous contribution of S. C. PROEXCON BUCURESTI SRL. Your partner in Romanian civil and industrial engineering
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