Author: Prof Ron

China--Locations 

Nanjing (Jiangsu) — Hexi New Town Christian Church

2012/07/222017/09/30 Prof Ron China, Christian, church, hexi, hexi new town, holy word, Nanjing

As an English speaker, interested in the history of Christianity in China, I stumbled upon reports about a great new

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China--Locations East West History Travel in China 

New Pearl Buck Museum in Zhenjiang

2012/05/152016/11/03 Prof Ron Jiangsu, memorial, missionary, museum, Pearl, Pearl Buck, photo, Sydenstricker, Zhenjiang

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu 賽珍珠) was an American woman who grew up in

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China--Locations East West History Travel in China 

Harbin, Heilongjiang – Not just Ice and Snow

2012/01/022016/11/16 Prof Ron Botanical Garden, China, China East Railway, Christian, Eastern Orthodox, fountain, Hallelujah Church, Harbin, Heilongjiang, historic, ice, Jewish Museum, Jews, LianSheng, museum, orthodox, photography, railway, Russian, Russian Orthodox, sculpture, St Sophia, Sun Island, synagogue, tourism, Trans-Siberian Railway, Zhongyang

Harbin has an interesting mix of my special interests in China: interesting history, foreign connections, a northern/cold city, and warm

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China--Events China--Locations Travel in China 

Beginning of the End: Qing Dynasty

2011/10/122018/10/31 Prof Ron China, Chinese, history, Qing, Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen, Wuchang, Wuchang Uprising, Wuhan

Wuchang had an army barracks in the fall of 1911 which was home to the New Army of the Qing

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China--Locations Travel in China 

China’s Detian Waterfall – A Hidden Gem

2011/09/232016/10/29 Prof Ron bamboo, China, Detian, fishing, Guangxi, Niagara, raft, tourism, Vietnam, waterfall

My visit to Detian Waterfall on the border between China’s Guangxi Province and Vietnam was a delightful surprise. Few people

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Canada--Culture Canada--History Life in Canada Personal Reflections on Life Translations -- Chinese 

Charity Work Articles

2011/07/072019/07/13 Prof Ron Canada, charity, Christian, NGO, tradition

Recently I was asked by Chinese academics to explain some of my involvements with charity groups. I am in the

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