Place names with the word Mongolian in France are usually mountains – the French word for mountain is Montagne, so Mont Blanc is also called Mont Blanc. The French meaning of Montparnasse is actually Mount Parnassus in Greece: the legendary muse their residence. Historically, this is indeed the case. The great poet Apollinaire believed that Montparnasse in the 1920s was the Montmartre of the past: a temporary place for artists, especially those who had not yet made a fortune. 　　In the 1920s, Montparnasse had low rents and was full of cafes, making it suitable for poor artists to live, socialize and help each other. Every new artist is like being…