East West History – Page 3 – Canadian Dragonfly

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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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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Qingdao, Shandong – City of History and Beauty

2011/09/152020/09/30 Prof Ron beach, China, church, colonial, German, historic, history, photo, Qingdao, Shandong, tourism, university

Photo collections of Qingdao… a beautiful location with historical sites of interest to Westerners and Chinese, too. Qingdao is one of the beautiful cities of China, with its mix of seashore landscapes, historic buildings, and modern skylines of glass and steel.