My First Trip To China

Author : Kin-Ming Liu
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789881604620

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My First Trip to China by Kin-Ming Liu Pdf

Thirty leading China experts—ranging from Perry Link, Andrew Nathan and Jonathan Mirsky to W. J. F. Jenner, Lois Wheeler Snow and Morton Abramowitz—recount their first visits to China, recalling their initial observations and impressions. Most first traveled to China when it was still closed to the world, or was just beginning to open. Their subsequent opinions, writings and policies have shaped the Western relationship with China for more than a generation. This is essential reading for those who want to understand the evolution of Western attitudes toward modern China. At the same time, this collection provides a vivid, personal window onto a fascinating period in Chinese history. “To collect the stories of first encounters with China was a brilliant idea. Not only do we get the benefit of many fascinating insights (and hindsights) from a range of foreigners and overseas Chinese, but these deftly edited views from the outside make up one great story: the history of Communist China. More than a history of one damned thing happening after another, however, this is a history of perceptions, lies, myths and revelations, as much about China as her rulers wish it to be seen, as about those who chose to see China, more and sometimes less clearly, over the last half century.” —Ian Buruma, author of Bad Elements “The opening of China to the world, and then of the world to China, is one of modern history’s most consequential stories. That story is told in a fresh, innovative fashion in this insightful collection of personal experiences related by a distinguished collection of historians, diplomats, journalists, political writers and others who ventured behind the Bamboo Curtain early on. Leading the way are disillusioned leftists stunned by the horrors of the Cultural Revolution and Mao’s Great Leap Forward that they discover. They gradually give way to knowing observers of a tumultuous society determined to become once again a world power. Their accounts form an impressionistic vision of epochal change taking place on the gallop.” —Jim Hoagland, contributing editor, The Washington Post “This is a wistful and absorbing volume, and a fitting remembrance for all of us who once thought that China was going to be easy to study.” —Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China

Author : Wendy Liu
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781491744789

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My First Impression of China by Wendy Liu Pdf

Praise for My First Impression of China Today, the sense of distance between China and the U.S. has greatly diminished. We remain different societies with at least partially different values and expectations, with each countrys citizens feeling pride in their national accomplishments and each government looks on the other with what appears to be growing concern and perhaps fear. But these accounts by Washingtonians highlight that that is not all there is to the relationship between the United States and China. And perhaps these recollections tell us that governmental concerns are the least important aspect of the ties between our two countries. David Bachman, Professor, University of Washington The year 2014 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the normalization of the diplomatic relations between the United States and China. Author Wendy Liu chose to honor that relationship by compiling thirty-five essays that detail some Americans first impressions of their trip to China. My First Impression of China presents reflections from a group of prominent Washingtonians, including those who established the Washington-Sichuan friendship-state relationship and the Seattle-Chongqing sister-city relationship. Their first trips to China took place from 1973 to 2008, covering the time the two countries cautiously opened liaison offices in each others capitals to the time of the Beijing Olympics. My First Impression of China provides insight into the changes in American attitudes toward China as well as changes in Chinas political, cultural, and technological landscape.

Author : Chih-p'ing Chou,Der-lin Chao,Chen Gao
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781400840151

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A Trip to China by Chih-p'ing Chou,Der-lin Chao,Chen Gao Pdf

A Trip to China is an intermediate Chinese language textbook designed for students who have studied one year of college Chinese. Offering a strong foundation in grammar and vocabulary, it is written from the perspective of a foreign exchange student who has just arrived in China for the first time. This thoroughly revised edition not only provides students essential lessons for advancing their Chinese language skills, but also introduces important aspects of contemporary Chinese society and culture. The textbook incorporates suggestions from years of student and teacher feedback, and includes new lessons as well as updated vocabulary glosses, grammar explanations, and exercises. An improved format juxtaposes text and vocabulary on adjacent pages and combines grammar notes and exercises into one easy-to-use volume. Intermediate-level Chinese language textbook Revised edition Single-volume, user-friendly format New lessons and updated vocabulary, grammar explanations, and exercises Introduces students to important aspects of contemporary Chinese society and culture

Author : Yeonsil Yoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173881887X

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My First Trip to China by Yeonsil Yoo Pdf

Author : Haiwang Yuan
Publisher : Berkshire Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781933782768

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This is China by Haiwang Yuan Pdf

This Is China contains, in brief, everything we need to know about 5,000 years of history, 30 years of "opening," and a future that promises to shape the 21st century for all of us. Drawn from the vast resources of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, this concise 120-page book is recommended for classroom use, curriculum development, and student review.

Author : Yeonsil Yoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1738912450

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My First Trip to China by Yeonsil Yoo Pdf

Dive into a colorful and exciting story about Ying Ying's amazing trip to China! Ying Ying loves summer vacation! She can't wait to play with all her favorite toys. But this year, her parents are taking her on a trip to China. Ying Ying is worried that the other kids won't want to play with her. But she's about to learn an important lesson that will leave her excited to visit a different country, and make new friends! Beautifully written with adorable characters and a heartwarming lesson, this lovely story seeks to inspire children ages 4-7 to embrace the unfamiliar and not be afraid of trying something new. Book details: Features a fun story with vibrant illustrations that will capture kids' imaginations Perfect for boys & girls ages 4-7 Inspires with a valuable message about trying new experiences and making friends Great as a bedtime story, in the classroom, or as a way to help your child explore the world Makes a fun gift idea for birthdays, Christmas, and special occasions And much more! Great for parents and educators who want to expand a child's knowledge of the world and introduce them to new cultures in a fun way, My First Trip to China is a memorable story that will quickly become a central part of your bookshelf. Are you ready to visit China with Ying Ying? Then scroll up and grab your copy today!

Author : Orville Schell,John Delury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : China
ISBN : 9780679643470

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Wealth and Power by Orville Schell,John Delury Pdf

Two leading experts on China evaluate its rise throughout the past one hundred fifty years, sharing portraits of key intellectual and political leaders to explain how China transformed from a country under foreign assault to a world giant.

Author : Michael Meyer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802779120

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The Last Days of Old Beijing by Michael Meyer Pdf

Journalist Michael Meyer has spent his adult life in China, first in a small village as a Peace Corps volunteer, the last decade in Beijing--where he has witnessed the extraordinary transformation the country has experienced in that time. For the past two years he has been completely immersed in the ancient city, living on one of its famed hutong in a century-old courtyard home he shares with several families, teaching English at a local elementary school--while all around him "progress" closes in as the neighborhood is methodically destroyed to make way for high-rise buildings, shopping malls, and other symbols of modern, urban life. The city, he shows, has been demolished many times before; however, he writes, "the epitaph for Beijing will read: born 1280, died 2008...what emperors, warlords, Japanese invaders, and Communist planners couldn't eradicate, the market economy can." The Last Days of Old Beijing tells the story of this historic city from the inside out-through the eyes of those whose lives are in the balance: the Widow who takes care of Meyer; his students and fellow teachers, the first-ever description of what goes on in a Chinese public school; the local historian who rallies against the government. The tension of preservation vs. modernization--the question of what, in an ancient civilization, counts as heritage, and what happens when a billion people want to live the way Americans do--suffuse Meyer's story.

Author : Wendy Liu
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781491744772

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My First Impression of China by Wendy Liu Pdf

Praise for My First Impression of China "Today, ... the sense of distance between China and the U.S. has greatly diminished. We remain different societies with at least partially different values and expectations, with each country's citizens feeling pride in their national accomplishments ... and each government looks on the other with what appears to be growing concern and perhaps fear. But these accounts by Washingtonians highlight that that is not all there is to the relationship between the United States and China. And perhaps these recollections tell us that governmental concerns are the least important aspect of the ties between our two countries." -David Bachman, Professor, University of Washington The year 2014 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the normalization of the diplomatic relations between the United States and China. Author Wendy Liu chose to honor that relationship by compiling thirty-five essays that detail some Americans' first impressions of their trip to China. My First Impression of China presents reflections from a group of prominent Washingtonians, including those who established the Washington-Sichuan friendship-state relationship and the Seattle-Chongqing sister-city relationship. Their first trips to China took place from 1973 to 2008, covering the time the two countries cautiously opened liaison offices in each other's capitals to the time of the Beijing Olympics. My First Impression of China provides insight into the changes in American attitudes toward China as well as changes in China's political, cultural, and technological landscape.

Author : Nathan Hoturoa Gray
Publisher : Penguin Global
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : China
ISBN : 0143020676

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First Pass Under Heaven by Nathan Hoturoa Gray Pdf

The Great Wall of China is the largest man-made structure ever built, stretching for over 4,000 kilometres from central Asia, across the Gobi Desert, through the remote, cold mountains of northern China to end on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Nathan Gray, a young New Zealand lawyer, wanted to be the first person in history to walk the entire length of the Great Wall. In October 2000 he set off with four fellow travellers – a Buddhist monk from Singapore, a Jewish photojournalist from Argentina, a Catholic recording artist from Italy and a Mormon golfer.Conceived as an idealistic trek to mark the millennium in cultural, racial and religious harmony, one month in reality bit. Blizzards, lightning strikes, thirst, starvation, snakes and police detention all took their toll. After 3,000 kilometres, having witnessed the fatal stabbing of a Chinese friend and being chased at gunpoint by soldiers, Nathan succumbed to physical and mental fatigue and returned to New Zealand. Unable to accept defeat, he returned three months later to complete the challenge; the final 1,000 kilometres.

Author : Chih-p'ing Chou,周質平,趙德麟
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992-04-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780691015293

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Intermediate reader of modern Chinese: Vocabulary, sentence patterns, exercises by Chih-p'ing Chou,周質平,趙德麟 Pdf

This textbook, prepared for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese, does not "talk down" to the student, and its contemporary subject matter will provoke classroom discussion. Successfully encouraging speaking as well as reading practice, the work progresses from correspondence and dialogue to short essays. Lessons 1 through 10 focus on college life in the United States, 11 through 15 concern political and social issues in contemporary China, and 16 through 20 present biographies of three well-known figures in Chinese intellectual history and analyses of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Square incident. Lessons 21 and 22 deal with Chinese translations of foreign place names and the Gulf War and are designed to accustom students to reading Chinese newspapers. The lessons in this text offer sufficient material for a two-semester course with five contact hours per week. For the text and vocabulary traditional and simplified characters are juxtaposed. The exercises of each lesson are included in the vocabulary volume. An index to the glossary is included. Audio and video materials are available for use with this text. For further information, contact the Chinese Linguistics Project, 231 Palmer Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544. (609-258-4269). This textbook, prepared for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese, does not "talk down" to the student, and its contemporary subject matter will provoke classroom discussion. Successfully encouraging speaking as well as reading practice, the work progresses from correspondence and dialogue to short essays. Lessons 1 through 10 focus on college life in the United States, 11 through 15 concern political and social issues in contemporary China, and 16 through 20 present biographies of three well-known figures in Chinese intellectual history and analyses of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Square incident. Lessons 21 and 22 deal with Chinese translations of foreign place names and the Gulf War and are designed to accustom students to reading Chinese newspapers. The lessons in this text offer sufficient material for a two-semester course with five contact hours per week. For the text and vocabulary traditional and simplified characters are juxtaposed. The exercises of each lesson are included in the vocabulary volume. An index to the glossary is included. Audio and video materials are available for use with this text. For further information, contact the Chinese Linguistics Project, 231 Palmer Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544. (609-258-4269). This textbook, prepared for American students who have already completed two semesters of Chinese, does not "talk down" to the student, and its contemporary subject matter will provoke classroom discussion. Successfully encouraging speaking as well as reading practice, the work progresses from correspondence and dialogue to short essays. Lessons 1 through 10 focus on college life in the United States, 11 through 15 concern political and social issues in contemporary China, and 16 through 20 present biographies of three well-known figures in Chinese intellectual history and analyses of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Square incident. Lessons 21 and 22 deal with Chinese translations of foreign place names and the Gulf War and are designed to accustom students to reading Chinese newspapers. The lessons in this text offer sufficient material for a two-semester course with five contact hours per week. For the text and vocabulary traditional and simplified characters are juxtaposed. The exercises of each lesson are included in the vocabulary volume. An index to the glossary is included. Audio and video materials are available for use with this text. For further information, contact the Chinese Linguistics Project, 231 Palmer Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544. (609-258-4269).

Author : Anastasiya Halionka,Yeonsil Yoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1738818853

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My First Trip to China by Anastasiya Halionka,Yeonsil Yoo Pdf

Dive into a colorful and exciting story about Ying Ying's amazing trip to China! Ying Ying loves summer vacation! She can't wait to play with all her favorite toys. But this year, her parents are taking her on a trip to China. Ying Ying is worried that the other kids won't want to play with her. But she's about to learn an important lesson that will leave her excited to visit a different country, and make new friends! Beautifully written with adorable characters and a heartwarming lesson, this lovely story seeks to inspire children ages 4-7 to embrace the unfamiliar and not be afraid of trying something new. Book details: Features a fun story with vibrant illustrations that will capture kids' imaginations Perfect for boys & girls ages 4-7 Inspires with a valuable message about trying new experiences and making friends Great as a bedtime story, in the classroom, or as a way to help your child explore the world Makes a fun gift idea for birthdays, Christmas, and special occasions And much more! Great for parents and educators who want to expand a child's knowledge of the world and introduce them to new cultures in a fun way, My First Trip to China is a memorable story that will quickly become a central part of your bookshelf. Are you ready to visit Japan with Ying Ying? Then scroll up and grab your copy today!

Author : Lori Aurelia Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780689868788

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Broken China by Lori Aurelia Williams Pdf

The acclaimed author of "When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune" now delivers the story of one girl's excruciating struggle to beat the odds. Williams imbues this narrative with an unshakable sense of hope that transcends China's bleak reality.

Author : Jung Chang
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439106495

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Wild Swans by Jung Chang Pdf

The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history—a bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author. An engrossing record of Mao’s impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Jung Chang describes the extraordinary lives and experiences of her family members: her grandmother, a warlord’s concubine; her mother’s struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents’ experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a “barefoot doctor,” a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving—and ultimately uplifting—detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history.

Author : Kate Teltscher
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781408846759

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The High Road to China by Kate Teltscher Pdf

_______________ 'Splendid and fascinating ... Teltscher has made remarkable use of her source material, aided by the constantly perceptive and witty tone of Bogle's own writings' - Patrick French, Sunday Times 'It is hard to imagine this fascinating story being told with greater sensitivity or skill' - Sunday Telegraph 'Teltscher is a remarkable new historian ... wholly original' - William Dalrymple 'Thrilling and fascinating ... Letters, journals and documents are woven into the flowing narrative, which is wonderfully vivid and evocative' - Jenny Uglow _______________ An unlikely meeting between a young Scotsman and the Panchen Lama gives birth to a remarkable friendship In 1774 British traders longed to open relations with China so they sent a young Scotsman, George Bogle, as an envoy to Tibet. Bogle became smitten by what he saw there, and struck up a remarkable friendship with the Panchen Lama. This gripping book tells the story of their two extraordinary journeys across some of the harshest and highest terrain in the world: Bogle's mission, and the Panchen Lama's state visit to China, on which British hopes were hung. Piecing together extracts from Bogle's private papers, Tibetan biographies of the Panchen Lama, the account of a wandering Hindu monk and the writings of the Emperor himself, Kate Teltscher deftly reconstructs the momentous meeting of these very different worlds.