#112 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China ( Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Festival )

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January 19th 2009

Published: January 19th 2009

In China, the preparations for the Spring Festival (2009), in anticipation for the "Year of the Ox", are nearly completed. This year it falls on January 25th. Our excited students, teachers and staff from Taizhou Teachers College are heading home, to spend this "most important festival" in China with their families and their friends. Another group, an army of migrant workers, are also returnin... Read Full Entry

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Hans J. Schneider

Hans

After 38 years as a Foreign Language Teacher and Foreign Language Dept. Chair at Coral Gables Sr. H.S., and A.J. Professor of German at the University of Miami, I have left Florida in June of 2006, where my home is in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. I have just signed another year's teaching-contract (my 8th year now) with Taizhou University in the city of Taizhou, located about 3hrs north of Shanghai, in Jiangsu Province, CHINA. I thought it would be informative for others and rewarding for me personally, to log the progress of my efforts from beginning to end, as a Travel and Photo Jo... full info

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Picture 16, This shop creates products made from bamboo.

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Picture 17, One of the products are sturdy ladders. I was so glad the shop-owner permitted me to make this visit.

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Picture 18, Perhaps she was not so pleased with my picture taking?

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Picture 19, This vendor is peddling his selection of "nuts" on his bicycle.

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Picture 20, He demonstrated how he makes the best "Spring-rolls" in Taizhou.

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Picture 21, I will not quickly forget this gruesome sight of severall chicken being prepared for the up-coming festival.

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Picture 22, These men will help transport anything you wish. Business is slow on this day, and they are resting in the sunshine.

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Photo 23, If your bike breaks down or has a flat, help is available on every street-corner.

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Picture 24, Elder men are seen everywhere along the streets of Taizhou, entertaining each other with board-games. These are popular everywhere in China.

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Picture 25, The favorite winter fruit is sold by this enterprising vendor along the Taizhou streets.

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Picture 26, Are the antiques real or fake? I was not ready to find out.

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Picture 27, Fast food vendors sell some unusual and some very delicious snacks. Please enlarge the following photos for better details.

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Picture 28, I have tried these types of pancakes and they are delicious.

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Picture 29, Some of the foods I am not ready to try.

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Picture 30, Two satisfied customers enjoy their purchase as the walk away.

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Picture 31, Chestnuts are roasted freshly by this man.

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Picture 32, The are always new hungry customers.

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Picture 33, They are waiting to mend your clothing and your shoes, or anything else that might need fixing.

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Picture 34, Mini-mouse was her happpy choice!

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Picture 35, Times are difficult and every Yuan will help with the cost of taking care of a family. They fixed two of my broken zippers.

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Picture 36, Steamed sweet potatoes are another delicious snack-alternative.

19th January 2009

sagezhang
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Thx for sharing.You know something we chinese don't know,really knowledgeable a blog.Good work!

19th January 2009

maria mustelier
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wow
Hey Schneider I hadnt written in a while but everytime i see your blog and your pictures it makes me feel so happy I met you. You really are making a wonderful thing of your time over there...seems like a lot more worth than being in a high school classroom in miami. I think it's wonderful how you still keep this blog updated with so many pictures and stories for it. I wish you all the best this 2009 and you look great by the way Hugs and kisses Maria Mustelier (your student from....a couple of years ago)

20th January 2009

Yolander
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It was a great experience in Taizhou in China, right? I am glad to share your pictures and special experiences. Would you stay in Taizhou to enjoy the Spring Festival?

21st January 2009

Great photos and kindness.
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Hi Hans, in every enty, you post a lot of Great photos and show your Great Kindness. Yes, the world would be much better if everyone in the world shows his/her love or kindness to the others.

23rd January 2009

Leelane
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Moving Pics
Look at these angels who live in a worid without any sounds! They are so cute! I long for making a simple conversation with them, coz i acquired Chinese finger language.

30th January 2009

anonymous
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The lantern festival starts from the 13th and ends on the 18th January of the lunar calendar. Shapes of rabbit, lotus flower or phonix are most common. Embracing the cold and dragging their lanterns lit with candles in the streets at night is a great joy for the children. The unforgetable pictures were those made in our own hands when we were so poor to buy a single one! They were so beautiful and unique. The sticky rice balls was a yearly once-only treat, only we could patiently wait on the queue for the rice to be pounded in a stone mortar. Life has changed so much for better now, thanks for Lord!

30th January 2009

June
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Hope the disabled children will face better future.

2nd February 2009

joe
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???
i can't contact with you by e-mail address you gave me!

19th February 2009

Jason
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Hello from gables class of 94
Herr Schneider, Someone mentioned your name on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, and we have all been wondering; what's going on with our favorite teacher from Gables? It is so wonderful to see you are very doing well.

1st March 2009

frankie du berry
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lantern festival 2009
Many thanks for sharing. You are true witness of modern China. Here in EU we complain when we have to wait for 15mn to buy a ticket!!! But we are not free any more to sell whatever we like wherever we like...

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