When Gao Xingjian was in Beijing, I witnessed the man and his work with admiration. During the summer of 1982, the production of his first play The Absolute Signal made a great uproar in Beijing. The production interweaved reality and fantasy, narration and symbol, displaced conscious and subconscious actions, which changed the habit of the theatergoers and made them see that a play could be written and produced in such an unusual way. What a surprise and excitement! The success of the experiment set an example for many to follow on mainland China. The experiment of polyphony in his The Bus Station received controversial criticism. However, the significance of experiments lies in the possibility of producing new forms of drama. The production of his Wilderness Men in 1985 was a real polyphony. It consisted of various forms of aboriginal culture, of the interweaving of complex feelings, showing the profundity of his sentiments. In the past 16 years since then, I have yet seen any better play than that. Goa has a clear aim and mind of his own, daring to try new forms of theatre. He is a learned scholar.