Scholar builds academic bridge between China and Italy

GUANGZHOU — Looking through the windows in the meeting room, there is a bridge linking two parts of the campus of Guangzhou University. Italian scholar Denis Bastieri often finds himself indulging in the beauty of the scenery.

Back in 2007, when Bastieri came on his honeymoon to China, traveling along the Silk Road, he did not know that his journey would later become an invisible bridge linking Italy with China.

"Our world is like a book. If you don't travel, you only read one page. My wife and I love traveling, so we decided to follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo to discover China," says Bastieri.