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.
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As a retired professor from the University of Regina (Regina, Canada), there have been many opportunities in recent years to
Read moreMy visits to Wuhan, Hubei Province. The river, the bridge, and city. For centuries, trade and transportation within China were conducted on waterways. With the arrival of railways and the development of roads, one major waterway became an obstacle. That was the mighty Yangtze River (or the ChongJiang, as it is know to the Chinese themselves).
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I’m in Toronto on a ferry to “The Islands,” when I see a young Chinese student with her backpack…. Hometown is Rizhao, Shandong…. My new friend in this case has left a small city which, just 20 years ago, was a non-descript fishing village on the east coast of China.
Read morefor years, I had very little interest in China. I won’t recount the images… but, if you (the reader) are anywhere near my generation or come from my culture, you probably share most of the same images…. But … I still keep being surprised in China. I continue to venture into new places, with these preconceived images in my mind. Invariably, I set myself up for another surprise.
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I chose to visit Shamian Island in the heart of Guangzhou earlier this year in February (2009). My ethnic roots
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