简介:Theseaturtle-haigui-maybeoneoftheanimalkingdom'smostendangeredspecies,butinitsallegoricalsense,itthrives.Eachyear-justlikethehaigui-thousandsofChinesesetoutfordistantlands,lookingtodiscoverawealthofknowledge.There'sawell-troddenpath,trampledoutbygenerationsofChinesestudents,leadingtoeveryoneoftheplanet'stopuniversities.Somenevermakeit-they'recaughtupinthemassivecompetition,financialrestraintsorbureaucracybeforetheyeverevenleavetheseshores.Butthosethatdogetthrougheithersettleintheiradoptedland,or,asismorepopularthesedays,schoolsofhaiguireturntotheirhomelandtosharethatwealth.
简介:FOREIGNERSwhowriteaboutChinausuallyliveinbigcitieswherethelanguageiseasytounderstandratherthanaslewofdialectsfromvariousplaces,andlifethereiscolorfulenoughtobeseenasaminiaturerepresentationoftheentiretyofChina.However,Americannon-fictionwriterMichaelMeyercasthiseyesontothetranquilruralareas–hisChinesewife’shometown,thenortheasternChinesevillagenamedDahuangdi,meaningagrandwastelandorWasteland,inJilinProvince,rentingasingle-storyhouse,sleepingonitsheatedbrickbed,chattingwithlocals,andteachingEnglishasavolunteerinanearbyprimaryschool.
简介:LocatedsouthotKangdeseandNyain-qentanglhaMountains,-ShannanliesonthelowerandmiddlereachesoftheYarlungZangboRiver.ItconnectswithLhasainthenorth,abutsNyingchiPre-fecturenheeast,neighbosXigazeinthewest,andbor-dersBhutanandIndiaacrosstheHimalayas.Theprefecturesmea-
简介:<正>WiththerecentannouncementofthewaternowrisingbehindthemassiveThreeGorgesDam(SanxiaBa),IwasremindedofmyjourneydowntheLongRiveratatimewhenthedamwasunderconstructionandthemanycommunitiesalongtheriverstillexistedastheyhaddoneforhundredsofyears.TodaytheregionisattheheartofChina’smodernisationdriveandwillplayWiththerecentannouncementofthewaternowrisingbehindthemassiveThreeGorgesDam(SanxiaBa),IwasremindedofmyjourneydowntheLongRiveratatimewhenthedamwasunderconstructionandthemanycommunitiesalongtheriverstillexistedastheyhaddoneforhundredsofyears.TodaytheregionisattheheartofChina’smodernisationdriveandwillplay
简介:为争取美国自由的八年战争终于结束,它使人筋疲力尽。英国军队已经从纽约及其它港口即自1781年在约克镇惨败之后所坚守的地点撤走。1783年12月末,华盛顿将军在两个侍从武官的跟随下骑马朝南部走,他要去辞掉美军总司令的职务。
简介:<正>TheOSPAAALdelegationmadeupbyMrs.LourdesCervantesandMissAriadnaGonzález,comingfromCuba,whichparticipatedinthestudytourof"KnowingaboutChina"(May12-27,2012)considersthatthisvisitwasaveryinterestingandusefulexperiencetounderstand
简介:FromSeptember29thtoNovember26th2015Iattendedatwo-monthtrainingprogramforoverseasJapaneseteachersinInternationalCooperationCenterofHiroshimaprefecture,JapanattherecommendationoftheChineseAssociationforInternationalUnderstanding(CAFIU).TheprogramisaimedattrainingoverseasJapaneseteachers,spreadingadvancedteachingmethodologiesandpromotingfriendlyexchangesbetweenHiroshimaandregionsofothercountries.