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><channel><title>Swansbrough In China</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/feed/?repeat=w3tc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina</link> <description>Just another UTC Blogs weblog</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:06:08 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>Tools ‹ Swansbrough In China — WordPress</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/08/19/tools-%e2%80%b9-swansbrough-in-china-%e2%80%94-wordpress/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/08/19/tools-%e2%80%b9-swansbrough-in-china-%e2%80%94-wordpress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:06:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=483</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tools ‹ Swansbrough In China — WordPress.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tools ‹ Swansbrough In China — WordPress.]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/08/19/tools-%e2%80%b9-swansbrough-in-china-%e2%80%94-wordpress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>China Reflections</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/08/04/china-reflections/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/08/04/china-reflections/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:30:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=437</guid> <description><![CDATA[I began this final blog as I prepared to fly to Shanghai (to visit the World Expo) and then home to Tennessee. For five months I’ve taught Chinese undergraduate and graduate students, delivered Fulbright Guest Lectures at eight campuses throughout China and enjoyed countless informal discussions about China today and its future. Today China rides [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[I began this final blog as I prepared to fly to Shanghai (to visit the World Expo) and then home to Tennessee. For five months I’ve taught Chinese undergraduate and graduate students, delivered Fulbright Guest Lectures at eight campuses throughout China and enjoyed countless informal discussions about China today and its future. Today China rides [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/08/04/china-reflections/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/08/uss_george_washington_cvn73-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="528" height="396"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[uss_george_washington_cvn73-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/08/chinese_sailors-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="440" height="290"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[chinese_sailors-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/08/Intel-China-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="147" height="110"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Intel-China-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/08/492-JiangnanUnivStudents2-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[492-JiangnanUnivStudents2-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/08/533-China-Symbol-Crane-W.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="386" height="290"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[533-China-Symbol-Crane-W]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/08/1081-Bob-ChinaPav-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="276" height="368"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1081-Bob-ChinaPav-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>Religion in China</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/26/religion-in-china/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/26/religion-in-china/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:39:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=435</guid> <description><![CDATA[Before I left for China, I was informed that few Christian churches exist in China, with missionary activity banned. The main Christian churches are large Catholic cathedrals built in “concession areas” that European powers seized from weak imperial China in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The exploitation of China after the Opium Wars and [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Before I left for China, I was informed that few Christian churches exist in China, with missionary activity banned. The main Christian churches are large Catholic cathedrals built in “concession areas” that European powers seized from weak imperial China in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The exploitation of China after the Opium Wars and [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/26/religion-in-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/745-Jim-Xian-MosqueGateWEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="275" height="366"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[745-Jim-Xian-MosqueGateWEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/268-WenShu-MonksWEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="354" height="266"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[268-WenShu-MonksWEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/856-Chengdu-Daoist-TempleWEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="323" height="242"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[856-Chengdu-Daoist-TempleWEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/258-Big-Buddha-6-LeShan-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[258-Big-Buddha-6-LeShan-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/745-Jim-Xian-MosqueGate.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="3000" height="4000"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[745 Jim Xian MosqueGate]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/856-Chengdu-Daoist-Temple1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="4000" height="3000"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[856 Chengdu Daoist Temple]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/856-Chengdu-Daoist-Temple.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="4000" height="3000"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[856 Chengdu Daoist Temple]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/258-Big-Buddha-6-LeShan1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="4000" height="3000"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[258 Big Buddha 6 LeShan]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/258-Big-Buddha-6-LeShan.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="4000" height="3000"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[258 Big Buddha 6 LeShan]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/258-Big-Buddha-6-LeShan-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[258-Big-Buddha-6-LeShan-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/157-Catholic-Church-Xiamen-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="242" height="182"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[157-Catholic-Church-Xiamen-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>Vietnam: Past Meets Present</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/17/vietnam-past-meets-present/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/17/vietnam-past-meets-present/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:07:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=409</guid> <description><![CDATA[My first impression of Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City), after flying there from Siem Reap, Cambodia, was of a bustling city with lots and lots of motorbikes. Saigon has a population of 10 million, with 7 million registered motorbikes! At stoplights in the city, the motorbikes fill the right lanes, sometimes 20 bikes [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[My first impression of Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City), after flying there from Siem Reap, Cambodia, was of a bustling city with lots and lots of motorbikes. Saigon has a population of 10 million, with 7 million registered motorbikes! At stoplights in the city, the motorbikes fill the right lanes, sometimes 20 bikes [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/17/vietnam-past-meets-present/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/804-HoChiMinh-Pic-PostOffice-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[804-HoChiMinh-Pic-PostOffice-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/795-Prisoner-Reenact-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300" height="400"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[795-Prisoner-Reenact-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/781-Vietnam-War-Tonkin-Gulf-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[781-Vietnam-War-Tonkin-Gulf-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/775-Rice-Paddy-Work-Tomb-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="360" height="270"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[775-Rice-Paddy-Work-Tomb-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/822-Bob-Sampan-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[822-Bob-Sampan-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/778-Motorbike-ChickensBEST-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[778-Motorbike-ChickensBEST-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/797-Saigon-Motorbikes-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="375" height="281"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[797-Saigon-Motorbikes-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>Cambodia: Noble and Brutal Past</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/15/cambodia-noble-and-brutal-past/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/15/cambodia-noble-and-brutal-past/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:37:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=401</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some years ago I heard about the intriguing UNESCO Heritage site of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat lost temples. I flew to the capital of Phnom Penh from Hong Kong to view the famous ruins before I returned home. Although it was the monsoon season, I was fortunate to encounter sunny days, making a great background for [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some years ago I heard about the intriguing UNESCO Heritage site of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat lost temples. I flew to the capital of Phnom Penh from Hong Kong to view the famous ruins before I returned home. Although it was the monsoon season, I was fortunate to encounter sunny days, making a great background for [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/15/cambodia-noble-and-brutal-past/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/828-Temple-Aspara-Dancer-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="263" height="351"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[828-Temple-Aspara-Dancer-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/844-Angkor-Wat-Front-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="381" height="286"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[844-Angkor-Wat-Front-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/948-Bob-Angkor-Thom-Jul102010-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="384" height="288"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[948-Bob-Angkor-Thom-Jul102010-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/954-Angkor-Thom-Bayon-Temple-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="334" height="250"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[954-Angkor-Thom-Bayon-Temple-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/730-Jul092010-Jail-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[730 Jul092010 Jail-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/702-Royal-Palace-Phnom-Penh-Jul09-Web.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[702-Royal-Palace-Phnom-Penh-Jul09-Web]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>Hong Kong Reflections</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/11/hong-kong-reflections/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/11/hong-kong-reflections/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:53:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=389</guid> <description><![CDATA[It has been over forty years since I visited Hong Kong, then as a naval officer on the destroyer USS Braine. At that time there was the popular saying aboard the ship that you “went broke saving money” in Hong Kong. The low prices for tailored clothing, stereos, cameras, jade and ceramics in this tax-free [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[It has been over forty years since I visited Hong Kong, then as a naval officer on the destroyer USS Braine. At that time there was the popular saying aboard the ship that you “went broke saving money” in Hong Kong. The low prices for tailored clothing, stereos, cameras, jade and ceramics in this tax-free [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/11/hong-kong-reflections/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/749-HongKong-Junk-Jul08-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="350" height="262"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[749 HongKong-Junk-Jul08-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/764-HongKong-Man-Mo-Temple-Jul07-Web.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="319" height="239"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[764 HongKong-Man-Mo-Temple-Jul07-Web]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/760-HongKongNite-Skyline-Jul08-Web.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[760 HongKongNite-Skyline-Jul08-Web]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/737-HongKong-Harbor-2-Jul08-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="387" height="290"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[737 HongKong-Harbor-2-Jul08-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>Tibet: Ceiling of the World</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/04/tibet-ceiling-of-the-world/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/04/tibet-ceiling-of-the-world/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:46:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=387</guid> <description><![CDATA[My daughter Christy, who visited me for two weeks, and I rode the 25-hour overnight train from Xining, China, to Lhasa, Tibet. The slow train ride to Lhasa (not a “bullet” speedster) offered a spectacular view of the landscape along the route—snow-tipped mountains, peasants toiling in fields and herds of sheep and yak grazing on [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[My daughter Christy, who visited me for two weeks, and I rode the 25-hour overnight train from Xining, China, to Lhasa, Tibet. The slow train ride to Lhasa (not a “bullet” speedster) offered a spectacular view of the landscape along the route—snow-tipped mountains, peasants toiling in fields and herds of sheep and yak grazing on [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/07/04/tibet-ceiling-of-the-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/1424-SummerPalace-Meditation-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="383" height="287"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1424-SummerPalace-Meditation-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/1416-Tibet-Women-Boy-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="335" height="251"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1416-Tibet-Women-Boy-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/1434-Sera-Monk-Debates2-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="364" height="273"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1434-Sera-Monk-Debates2-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/1390-Drepung-VictoryUmbrellas-BEST-Web.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1390-Drepung-VictoryUmbrellas-BEST-Web]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/1479-Bob-C-Potala-Palace-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="388" height="291"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1479-Bob-&amp;-C-Potala-Palace-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/07/1263-Rugged-Life-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="365" height="274"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1263-Rugged-Life-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>A Tragic Memorial</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/06/16/a-tragic-memorial/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/06/16/a-tragic-memorial/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:01:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=360</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over the three-day Dragon Boat Festival national holiday (June 14-16), one of my students took me to visit his hometown in Sichuan Province. We then drove to the nearby city of Hanwang, struck hard by the disastrous 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Hanwang is located about 50 miles northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital where I’ve been [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the three-day Dragon Boat Festival national holiday (June 14-16), one of my students took me to visit his hometown in Sichuan Province. We then drove to the nearby city of Hanwang, struck hard by the disastrous 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Hanwang is located about 50 miles northwest of Chengdu, the provincial capital where I’ve been [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/06/16/a-tragic-memorial/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1093-Hanwang-Earthquake2-WEB3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="358" height="269"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1093-Hanwang-Earthquake2-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1120-EarthquakeClock-Hanwang-WEB2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300" height="400"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1120-EarthquakeClock-Hanwang-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1093-Hanwang-Earthquake2-WEB2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="358" height="269"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1093-Hanwang-Earthquake2-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1120-EarthquakeClock-Hanwang-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="300" height="400"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1120-EarthquakeClock-Hanwang-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1093-Hanwang-Earthquake2-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="3584" height="2688"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1093 Hanwang Earthquake2 WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1104-TwistedView-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1104-TwistedView-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1097-Lone-Pavillion-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="362" height="271"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1097-Lone-Pavillion-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1103-Destruction-Clinic-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1103-Destruction-Clinic-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1120-EarthquakeClock-Hanwang-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="3000" height="4000"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1120 EarthquakeClock Hanwang WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1093-Hanwang-Earthquake2-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="3584" height="2688"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1093 Hanwang Earthquake2 WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>Pressures Facing Chinese Students</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/06/07/pressures-facing-chinese-students/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/06/07/pressures-facing-chinese-students/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:49:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=353</guid> <description><![CDATA[All Chinese high school students hoping to attend college next fall take the National College Entrance Exams (gao kao) on June 7, 8 and 9. The first day assesses their knowledge of Chinese, the next day mathematics and the third day English (written, not oral), plus a second subject of their choice—such as Chemistry, Physics, [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[All Chinese high school students hoping to attend college next fall take the National College Entrance Exams (gao kao) on June 7, 8 and 9. The first day assesses their knowledge of Chinese, the next day mathematics and the third day English (written, not oral), plus a second subject of their choice—such as Chemistry, Physics, [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/06/07/pressures-facing-chinese-students/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/280-DormLaundry-Day-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[280-DormLaundry-Day-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/1047-Guangdong-Univ-Foreign-Studies-WEB3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1047-Guangdong Univ Foreign Studies-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/491-JiangnanUnivLect-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="400" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[491-JiangnanUnivLect-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/06/952-Flood-SU-Students-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="398" height="299"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[952-Flood SU Students-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> <item><title>China&#8217;s One-Child Policy</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/05/27/chinas-one-child-policy/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/05/27/chinas-one-child-policy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:22:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Swansbrough</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/?p=314</guid> <description><![CDATA[In l979, as many Americans know, China launched a one-child policy to slow the growth of its huge population in order to foster economic development. In the early years, rural officials sometimes ruthlessly enforced the new policy. The traditional Chinese preference for male children—to continue the family line and provide for their parents in later [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[In l979, as many Americans know, China launched a one-child policy to slow the growth of its huge population in order to foster economic development. In the early years, rural officials sometimes ruthlessly enforced the new policy. The traditional Chinese preference for male children—to continue the family line and provide for their parents in later [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/2010/05/27/chinas-one-child-policy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/947-Senior-Women-Rest-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="225" height="300"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[947-Senior-Women-Rest-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/383-Music-Soothes-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="332" height="249"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[383-Music-Soothes-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/424-Entertain-Kids-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="341" height="256"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[424-Entertain-Kids-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/894-School-Trip1-WEB1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="359" height="269"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[894-School-Trip1-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/399-Bob-Kids-BEST-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="291" height="218"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[399-Bob-Kids-BEST-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/379-Backpack-Stored-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="355" height="266"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[379-Backpack-Stored-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/424-Entertain-Kids-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="341" height="256"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[424-Entertain-Kids-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/894-School-Trip1-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="359" height="269"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[894-School-Trip1-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/swansbroughinchina/files/2010/05/383-Music-Soothes-WEB.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="332" height="249"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[383-Music-Soothes-WEB]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Bob Swansbrough</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> </channel> </rss>
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