Pearl S. Buck the university's north campus. U.S. President George H. W. Bush toured the Pearl S. Buck House in October 1998. He expressed that he, like millions of other Americans, had gained an appreciation for the Chinese people through Buck's writing. Pearl Buck's papers and literary manuscripts are currently housed at Pearl S. Buck International and the West Virginia & Regional History Center. Several historic sites work to preserve and display artifacts from Pearl's profoundly multicultural life: Pearl S. Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973; also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu; ) was an American
Sai Jinhua actress in the 1980s, played Sai Jinhua in a performance of "The Beauty". Chang Dai-chien, a painter, made a stone engraving portrait of Sai Jinhua. In English: In Chinese: In German: Sai Jinhua Sai Jinhua (; "Prettier Than Golden Flower"; circa 1872-1936) was a Chinese courtesan who became the acquaintance of Alfred von Waldersee. Her real family name was Cao. Sometimes she said her family name was Zhao. During her career as a courtesan she used the names Fu Caiyun (), Sai Jinhua, and Cao Menglan (). Her art name ("hao") was Weizhao Lingfei (). Some people referred to her