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In June 2012, a group of seven students from Stony Brook University set out on a reportorial tour of China.
They visited two areas: first, Baoding, which is about 90 miles south of Beijing in Hebei Province; second, Guizhou Province, which is located in southwest China and is the poorest, most rural area in the country. The students’ goal was to capture modern China - from big city to countryside, warts and all - in word, picture and sound. Their effort is recorded here on this web site.
Lead by Associate Professor Charles Haddad and Study Abroad Advisor Yilin Wang, the June trip was part of the school’s annual study abroad program called Journalism Without Walls.
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Red is China’s Only School Color
For Chinese college students, joining the party does not translate into a game of beer pong. Rather, it means gaining entrance to an elite club that is largely Communist in name only. Continue reading
Chinese Beauty Is Hardly Skin Deep
One night while in Baoding, I was drawing a portrait of my Chinese friend Jing. Jing is a slim 19-years-old young woman with fair skin, long black hair and high cheekbones. To me she epitomized a beautiful Asian girl. I especially liked her high cheekbones and told her so. Continue reading
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Private Enterprise, Chairman Mao Salutes You
A towering stone statute of Chairman Mao greets all visitors to the sprawling, fortress like campus of China Juli Group, one of China’s premier private companies. Asked about why a private company would honor a man who persecuted businessmen, Guanjun Liu, the company’s executive vice president shrugged and said with a sly smile, “We want to honor our heritage.” Continue reading
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Early Birds Flock to Chinese Parks
It was not even 7 in the morning, yet the sound of high-pitched Chinese opera attracted my attention. I could see 30 middle-aged Chinese women performing a synchronized routine with red accented fans in the middle of a park before I even stepped out of the van. Continue reading
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机场滞行记
6月13日，午饭后告别了河北大学的同学们。提起行李踏出宿舍的时候，八天在大学校园欢度的时光开始在脑海中盘旋，下楼的步子走得略显凝重。上车前，我回头仰望被我们戏称为“白宫”的宿舍楼：白的墙，蓝的窗，红色电子屏上不断闪现的诗句。我们结束了在一座小城的故事，开始了南方的旅程。 Continue reading
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