杜娟花之歌的新書發布會已經於昨天晚上完滿結束，許多來賓上午十一時，已聚集於列治文商場，
同時也有許多商場行人，聚集於布版前， 觀看照片以及簡介文章， 也有許多人詢問作者有關抗日戰爭的問題，
并且即時購買新書。來賓和作者本人交談了許多不同時期的歷史， 并且他們更關注何時能夠出中文版。來賓們連續不斷到達，
直到列治文商場於下午六時結束營業前，還有來賓赶來，購買新書。在這里， 我向來賓，各界友好和在商場的人們衷心感謝。

Update May 1 [translation by Kenneth]:
Song of the Azalea book launch successfully completed. Guests came around 11 am at the
Richmond Centre. Also there were many people who passed by our poster
board, looking at the photos and articles and some bought the book.
Guests discussed with me about the history of that era.  Many
concerned when the chinese version will be published. A few guests came
late, just before the mall closing, to buy the book.  I thank my
friends and guests for coming.

Update May 1 [joann]:
Photo gallery updated with book launch photos.
More photos at Kris Krug’s flickr.com set and his blog.

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You can purchase your autographed copy!

Come by the Richmond Centre Mall on No. 3 Road on Saturday, April 30th. We’ll be in the mall beside The Second Cup. Buy a book and a coffee or drink, too! What a combo.

Here’s the invitation and a map of the mall.

Supplies of books are limited. First come first served. (Cash only.)

We’ve arranged something for 11:30 AM. If you can make it at that time,
great, see you then! Otherwise, just drop by any time, we’ll be there
all day from 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

Hope to see you there!

Update: A book will be $20.00 (cash) and we’ll take care of the GST tax. We do not need to charge PST.

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The actual song was a folksong in Chinese that Kenneth learned from Shih Yee (Chapter 4, Song of the Azalea).  We translated the lyrics into English. Snippet:

Misty, misty March days,
Azaleas blossom on the hills and in the vales,
Azaleas blossom along the brook, what a beautiful sight to behold!
Like the village maiden,
Like the village maiden who climbed the hillside last year,
Singing a sweet, sweet song with her beloved,
She picked an azalea and with it, adorned her hair.

Full lyrics here.
Cross-posted here and here.

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