"China Night is the most recent portion of the series Youth in Asia, a body of work that has occupied Terry Allen for the past three years. This provocative multi-dimensional piece uses the circumstances and events dealing with the aftermath of the Vietnam war to stage a new narrative. Indicative of Allen;s work, he leaves us with an open-ended scenario, supplying a myriad of emotionally charged messages, from which any single conclusion is not available. This is the wonder of Allen's work; to give so many clues, yet no solution, is the masterpiece of mystery." --From the book's acknowledgment by Kathryn Frank and Allys Palladino-Craig. An artist book with text by the artist in English and illustrations.