In the Year of the Pig, 2007, Part II

In the Year of the Pig: In the Year of the Pig: Postcards from China, Postcards from China,

20072007 Faculty Study Tour: Part IIFaculty Study Tour: Part II

World on Wednesday World on Wednesday PresentationPresentation

Prof. Wilma Jones, Chief Prof. Wilma Jones, Chief LibrarianLibrarian

February 2008February 2008

Before we Before we move on move on to the to the next city, next city, lets talk lets talk about about food…food…

Setting the stage…Setting the stage…had to learn to eat with chopsticks.had to learn to eat with chopsticks.

Dinner with CSI Students in Shanghai

Cook Your Own Hot-Pot LunchCook Your Own Hot-Pot Lunch-- the best meal-- the best meal

Eggs, Potatoes, Baked Beans, Eggs, Potatoes, Baked Beans, & Bacon for Breakfast& Bacon for Breakfast

LOOK, no chopsticksLOOK, no chopsticks

Duck Tongues, Duck Tongues, delicious!!!!delicious!!!!

Whole chicken or wings, Whole chicken or wings, to goto go

Some Some observationobservations along the s along the

way…way…

The One child The One child policy policy

implemented in implemented in 19731973

The Smog…The Smog…

But…Gorgeous Receptacles But…Gorgeous Receptacles (a.k.a. garbage cans)(a.k.a. garbage cans)

The Lion, The Lion, symbol of symbol of

power; power; guards guards

entrances to entrances to halls and halls and buildingsbuildings

The Dragon; symbol of The Dragon; symbol of protection and goodluck, on protection and goodluck, on rooftops and sides of bldgsrooftops and sides of bldgs

From Nanjing…we flew From Nanjing…we flew to Beijingto Beijing

Capital of China, since Capital of China, since 19491949

Population of Population of 11.211.2 million million

Host of the 2008 OlympicsHost of the 2008 Olympics

Stately buildings in Stately buildings in BeijingBeijing

Apartment buildings in Apartment buildings in BeijingBeijing

BEIJING is also home BEIJING is also home to…to…

The Yellow RiverThe Yellow River The Forbidden CityThe Forbidden City Tian’ Anmen SquareTian’ Anmen SquareMao Tse Dung’s Mao Tse Dung’s

MausoleumMausoleum The famous Peking Duck The famous Peking Duck

RestaurantRestaurant

Visit to the National Visit to the National Academy of Education Academy of Education

AdministrationAdministration

Sight-seeing Sight-seeing in Beijingin Beijing

Walking towards the Freedom Walking towards the Freedom Tower at Tian’Anmen SquareTower at Tian’Anmen Square

Chairman Mao Tse Dung’s Chairman Mao Tse Dung’s MausoleumMausoleum

Pagodas (Buddhist Pagodas (Buddhist temples)temples)

Inside the Ruiguang Inside the Ruiguang PagodaPagoda

View from the Ruiguang View from the Ruiguang PagodaPagoda

Going to The Going to The Forbidden City… Forbidden City…

……the Chinese Imperial Palace, the Chinese Imperial Palace, home to 24 Emperors until home to 24 Emperors until

19241924

And so we went from a World And so we went from a World Cultural Heritage Site…Cultural Heritage Site…

……to one of the 7 Wonders of to one of the 7 Wonders of the Worldthe World

The Great Wall of China, at The Great Wall of China, at BaldelingBaldeling

……And climb the Wall, we And climb the Wall, we diddid

It was a hot and hazy It was a hot and hazy dayday

Later that night….Later that night….

It was off It was off to the to the OPERAOPERA

Putting on their make-up before the show!

Other Other Observations Observations

along the way…along the way…

Use of Public Use of Public Space…Space…

At Dawn At Dawn and and

At DuskAt Dusk

ModesModes

of of

TransportationTransportation

Over 16 million cars & Over 16 million cars & rising…rising…

But Bicycles But Bicycles still rule…. still rule….

In all shapes In all shapes & sizes& sizes

Bicycles Bicycles sometimes are sometimes are

faster in traffic…faster in traffic…

just like in NY just like in NY CityCity

LOOK! No helmets…

…but not on the highway

On to the last city…On to the last city…XI’ANXI’AN

Historic town - 7 million Historic town - 7 million and growing…and growing…

Also former capital of ChinaAlso former capital of China

Also known as City of Feng Also known as City of Feng ShuiShui

Greetings from The Bell Greetings from The Bell Tower, Tower,

the Center of Xi’anthe Center of Xi’an

Xi’an is also home to …Xi’an is also home to … The 7000 The 7000

life-sized life-sized Terra Cotta Terra Cotta WarriorsWarriors

The most The most exciting exciting archaeologicarchaeological find of the al find of the 2020thth Century Century

Discovered in Discovered in 1974 by a 1974 by a farmer drilling farmer drilling for waterfor water

Manufactured Manufactured over 2200 over 2200 years ago to years ago to guard the guard the tomb of tomb of Emperor Qin Emperor Qin Shi HuangShi Huang

Warriors in battle Warriors in battle formationformation

Each life-sized warrior is unique

Horses guarding the Horses guarding the Entrance of the Emperor’s Entrance of the Emperor’s

TombTomb

Warriors guarding the Warriors guarding the TombTomb

The WarriorThe Warrior

The GeneralThe General

The ArcherThe Archer

ReluctantlyReluctantly……

We returned to the U.S.We returned to the U.S.

Photographs byPhotographs byMichael DanielsMichael Daniels

Rosa KellyRosa KellyCatherine LavendarCatherine Lavendar

Tom LoTom LoCate MarvinCate Marvin