Complex sentence: Ryckmans wrote a serie of famous books about Chinese Cultural Revolution, translated some Chinese literature as the Analects of Confucius or the treatise on painting by Shi Tao.
Split into simpler sentences: Ryckmans wrote a series of famous books about Chinese Cultural Revolution. He was also a translator of Chinese literature, such as the Analects of Confucius, and The Treatise on Painting by Shi Tao.