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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