#15 Retiring Teacher preparing to teach in China (First visit to the Garden City of Suzhou)
March 12th 2006 Contemplate the names of gardens such as: Garden of Harmany, Lingering Garden,
Forest of the Lions Garden, Garden of the Humble Administrator, Garden of the Master of the Fishing-Nets, Pavilion of the Blue Waves, etc., add another 100 Gardens, and no doubt, you would find yourself in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, China, an hour from where I will be teaching. My trip to S
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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more 
