tourism – Canadian Dragonfly

Early Christian Misions in China East West History

Historic YMCA site in Chengdu (Sichuan Province)

2022/09/062024/04/15 Prof Ron Chengdu, China, Christian, history, missionary, photography, Sichuan, tourism, YMCA

Founded in 1910, the Chengdu YMCA was part of the Christian missionary movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s,

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Eric Liddell – Early Olympic Hero in China

2015/08/012021/05/25 Prof Ron 1924, Chariots, Chariots of Fire, China, Christian, Liddell, missionary, Olympics, photo, photo album, photography, Shandong, tourism, Weifang, Weihsien

Eric Liddell was born in Tianjin, China, in 1902 of Scottish missionary parents. Later, back to Scotland he was educated

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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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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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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.

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Hong Kong Disneyland

2011/04/05 Prof Ron China, Disneyland, free, Hong Kong, Lantou Island, low-cost, photography, Resort, tourism

In contrast to the noise and bustle of downtown Hong Kong, it is possible to take a ride on the

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