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Student Fellows' last day is spent saying goodbye to their host families and preparing to depart on Friday afternoon. Got back to Chicago...

On the second to last full day in China, the Student Fellows make the day trip to the Great Wall, finishing their trip with a last...

The afternoon of our return to Beijing, Student Fellows make their final presentations on their research to Professor Gu, the staff of...

We tour the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou and then leave for an overnight trip back to Beijing.

Terry, our informant in Suzhou offers an account of the contemporary Chinese economy and relations with the U.S., following which we...

Student Fellows spend their first day in Suzhou with their new host families, again finding various ways to enjoy their time in China.

14. Following afternoon presentations on the novel by ASIANetwork Student Fellows and by students from Nanjing Normal University we leave...

The faculty of Nanjing Normal University (itself on the site of the Cao family's ancestral home) host our group for the first day of a...

After arriving at Nanjing Normal University in the morning, we tour the Jiangning Imperial Silk Museum and its lavish exhibits on Cao...

On our last day in Beijing before our overnight train to Nanjing, we converse with Professor Gu Licheng of Northwestern University and...

At the start of our second week, we visit the Buddhist Temple Yong He Gong and interview the entrepreneurs of the Gayong Company, Chinese...

Students and faculty enjoyed a second free day, finding various refuges from the Beijing heat with their host families.

梨园剧场 (7/20)

Friday, we arrive in the Beijing Botanical Garden, the site of the novel's composition and the Cao Xueqin Cultural Center, named for the...

Thursday was another day of tours, this time of the Summer Palace and Daguanyuan, a scale model of the garden at the heart of The Story...

On Wednesday, we traveled into the city center for tours of the National Museum and the Forbidden City led by our student partners from...

Tuesday we begin again with presentations by elementary and junior high school readers of the novel and then retired to a local tea house...

Monday morning we begin meeting with the students and faculty of Kuang Da, the Chinese University of Technology and Mining. We also tour...

After months of preparation, we board our flight early Saturday afternoon. On the 13 hour flight, faculty and students review their plans...