Marguerite's 20th Birthday

A Chinese person's 20th birthday (19 in the West) is a mark of entry into adulthood, much as reaching the age of 21 once did in the West. Consequently, despite the distractions of Xmas and preparing for important exams, we made time to acknowledge this important milestone for a number of my students this week. Here, Marguerite (Yuan Xia) poses in the now infamous "birthday hat".

#45 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-Merry Xmas From China!

December 23rd 2006
It occurred to me in the past week or so that it’s been nearly 3months since I last posted a blog! With the demands of a new semester, ongoing issues with uncooperative computers and slow internet connections, a broken camera and an increasing social life outside of this campus, there never seems to be quite enough time to do all the things I’d like- including updating this blog! It took the r ... 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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