Confucius

Confucius' Temple is a commercial area in the centre of Nanjing that is festooned in lights and lanterns as only the Chinese can! With me are my friends Vivian ( my Chinese co teacher with closed eyes!) and Tracy (our weekend host). Tracey teaches physics and is one of the many staff from Nanjing Normal University based at Taizhou College of Nanjing Normal University at a nearby campus.

#4 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-Plum Blossom Festival and More......

March 6th 2006
As part of my contract, Taizhou College will be giving me as many opportunities as possible to get "out and about" in Jiangsu province. Our first trip was to Nanjing the provincial capital to celebrate the annual Plum Blossom Festival on the slopes of Zijin Shan (sometimes known as Purple Mountain). Our group consisted of Victoria and Bobby (my colleague and her boyfriend), myself, Arthur (my boss ... read more

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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

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