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Entries Tagged as 'China Trip'

My Visit to Quancheng Square, Jinan, Shandong Province China

November 23rd, 2005 · Comments Off

On Friday, November 11, 2005 I visited Quancheng Square in Jinan. I wrote a summary of my memories of that visit during a bus trip the next day, but didn’t get a chance to post more than the pictures while in China. Here are my observations, as well as some pictures of the square. [...]

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Artwork from Students at our Sister School in China.

November 19th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Here are photo’s of some beautiful paintings and characters made by students of the Jinan Foreign Language Primary School.

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Qufu, Shandong Province - Home of Confucius

November 13th, 2005 · 1 Comment


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Visiting Our Sister School in Jinan - Day 2

November 12th, 2005 · 1 Comment


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A Day at Our Sister School - Jinan Foreign Language School

November 10th, 2005 · Comments Off


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Travel to Jinan

November 9th, 2005 · 3 Comments


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Qingdao (Chin-Dowl) - Large Port City and Chinese Vacation Spot

November 8th, 2005 · 1 Comment


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The Forbidden City - Bejing, China, and a Meeting at the Ministry of Education

November 7th, 2005 · Comments Off

We started off the day today with an informative meeting at the Ministry of Education, where two ranking officials gave informative presentations on the status of education in China and on teaching the Chinese Language in American schools. After lunch we visited the incredible Forbidden City, the area where the Chinese Emperors lived during [...]

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The Great Wall of China and the Beijing Antique Market

November 6th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Watch a video I recorded at the Beijing Antique Market  Beijing Antique Market

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Hello from Beijing, China

November 5th, 2005 · 3 Comments

 
 

Hello All,
We arrived here at the hotel in Beijing after a very smooth 12+ hour flight from Chicago. Everything is great so far. Going to dinner now but will post about the trip later tonight. Yes, it is almost 7 PM on Sat. night now in China. Foggy weather but warm. Beijing is [...]

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