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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

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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…

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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).

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Why would anyone visit Jiangmen?

2009/11/15 Prof Ron beauty, China, gardens, Guangdong, Jiangmen, parks, photography, tourism, Travel

for 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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Changes in Guangzhou, since Lin Zexu

2009/11/152017/10/09 Prof Ron British, bronze, Canton, China, colonial, culture, Guangdong, Guangzhou, history, Lin Zexu, opium, Opium War, photography, sculpture, Shamian, Shamian Island, Tian He, Tianhe, tourism, Travel, Zexu

I chose to visit Shamian Island in the heart of Guangzhou earlier this year in February (2009). My ethnic roots

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Discovering Lin Zexu in Red Hill Park

2009/11/152017/10/09 Prof Ron British, Canton, China, colonial, Guangzhou, history, Lin Zexu, opium, Opium War, Red Hill, tourism, Travel, Urumqi, war, Xinjiang

One Sunday afternoon I was exploring Red Hill Park with friends in Urumqi…. a statue to commemorate Lin Zexu…. Only later did I learn the significance of this man, and the fact that students throughout China learn of him as a hero of recent Chinese history…. What most Chinese do not understand… Lin Zexu is honoured for his stand against the drug trade… also today in New York City!!