Prof Ron – Page 4 – Canadian Dragonfly

Christmas Traditions in Canada

2009/12/312020/01/06 Prof Ron Canada, Christmas, culture, foreign students, hoar frost, international students, Regina, Saskatchewan, tradition, Western, winter

Christmas in Western Canada would not really be Christmas without snow and cold weather. Winter normally starts about the end

China--Locations East West History Travel in China

A Brief Visit to Zhangye, Silk Road Town

2009/12/212016/11/08 Prof Ron China, Dafo Si, English teaching, Gansu, Great Buddha, Hexi Corridor, Marco Polo, photography, Silk Road, study abroad, tourism, Travel, Zhangye

I have a fascination with historical contact points between China and the West. So, when I learned that a visiting

Canada--Locations

Vancouver’s Classical Chinese Garden

2009/12/122016/09/07 Prof Ron British Columbia, Canada, China, Chinatown, Chinese garden, classical garden, Dr Sun Yat-sen, photography, Suzhou, tourism, Vancouver

I have visited Vancouver many times, but only recently noticed a park and formal garden there named after Dr. Sun

China--Events China--Locations Famous Chinese People Travel in China

Birthplace of Dr. Sun Yat-sen

2009/11/282022/11/24 Prof Ron birthplace, China, Cuiheng, culture, Guangdong, history, museum, Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen, tourism, Travel, Zhongshan, Zhuihai

In … Guangdong Province, not far from Macau, is a small village by the name of Cuinheng…. excellent museum commemorating the life of Sun Zhongshan…

China--Locations Travel in China

Remembering Dr. Sun Yat-sen

2009/11/22 Prof Ron China, history, Jiangsu, memorial, Nanjing, photography, Republic of China, sarcophagus, students, study abroad, Sun Yat-sen, Sun Zhongshan, Travel

I was first introduced to Sun Zhongshan, as he is affectionately known in China…. Dr Sun Yat-sen… Here in Nanjing this grand memorial stretches up the mountainside… he is credited with the overthrow of the last emperor of China in 1911, and the installation of the first democratic republic in all of Asia.

Canada--Locations Life in Canada Personal

Day with Friends at Long Lake

2009/11/192017/10/09 Prof Ron boating, Canada, China, friendship, lake, Long Lake, photography, recreation, Regina, Saskatchewan, students, University of Regina, visiting scholars

As a retired professor from the University of Regina (Regina, Canada), there have been many opportunities in recent years to