A rosy picture inevitably includes a number of thorns... I'm learning Chinese, and am having a wonderful time doing so. But there's no doubt that there's a gre

A rosy picture inevitably includes a number of thorns... I'm learning Chinese, and am having a wonderful time doing so. But there's no doubt that there's a great deal of historical baggage with the language, which is bewildering and exhilarating at the same time.