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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

Canada--Locations Life in Canada Personal

Travel to Flin Flon, Manitoba

2009/11/232016/10/31 Prof Ron Canada, countryside, Family, farm, Flin Flon, funeral, Hanson Lake Road, harvest, Manitoba, mining town, photography, Saskatchewan, Travel, winter

I’ll post just a few photos here of my recent travel to a town where we used to live, and

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

China--Events China--Locations Travel in China

Wuhan, Hubei… Where North Meets South in China

2009/11/172020/02/04 Prof Ron China, Chongjiang, ferry, First Bridge, Hankou, Hanyang, history, Hubei, photography, railway, tourism, Travel, Wuhan, Yangtze, Yangze, yellow cranes

My 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).

Canada--Locations China--Locations

Unexpected Hometowns

2009/11/172016/12/09 Prof Ron Canada, China, friendship, Hanlan, Islands, photography, Rizhao, Shandong, students, Toronto, Travel

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.