Bill Porter

Biography

Bill Porter is an American translator of Chinese poetry and spiritual texts. He translates under the name Red Pine. His 1993 travelogue "Road to Heaven" detailed the surviving Chinese hermit tradition in the Chungnan Mountains and he has since appeared in several documentaries on the subject.

Known For

Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation

2023•Movie

Hermits

2015•Movie•

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Searching for Hermits in China with Red Pine

1994•Movie

Filmography