Tour notes

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Hi everyone. I decided to type up all of the notes I took on the trip so I can better use them in my classroom. I figured some of you might also find pieces of them helpful so I am posting them for everyone's use. Of course most were taken in hot, humid weather and therefore may contain some inaccuracies. Please feel free to let me know if you find them and I will correct them.

It would be fabulous if those of you who took notes could add to this document and repost it. That way it is a working document to which we are all contributing information.

So far I have only finished the notes from China but will be working on the Japan notes this week.

The China notes are attached.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the reunion!

Sharon

[Anonymous]

Sharon, your notes are terrific. Its so nice to see them all organized like that. Mine are still in my little notebook, but I do plan to sort them out so I can use them as captions, and additional information when I teach about China and Japan. However, I'll try to pick out a few facts to add to your copious notes. Here are some to begin with:
the city of Dung Feng, below the Shaolin Temple, has a population of 500,000 of which 150,000 are gungfu students

Luoyang was the capital of China for 11 dynasties, 1,500 years

Xian -- where Silk Road began, protected by Qin Lin moutains, cars and buses use natural gas, produces natural gas for Northern China, has lacquer trees, aircraft factory, auto factory (300 a day), 5 cotton textile factories, 50 colleges and universites

terracotta soldiers all facing east , pit 3 has 64 officers, each with 4 horses, tell general by big belly, soldiers have one hair knot, officers have hats

chariots--meanings: 4 horses for 4 seasons, wheels 30 spokes for 30 days, round top (umbrella like) for universe, square chariot for earth

hmm, I like reviewing this, I'll do more later

Zai jian Steve

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your input Steve. I have updated the notes with your additions. How exciting that someone else had an interest in this.

I am now posting the notes on Japan. Again, everyone, please feel free to add to them.

[Anonymous]

God bless your heart. The surgery has taken it's toll and I will still be recovering the next 6-8 weeks. I am just starting my unit plan today, and will be out of town another week, so your notes have been a God-send. I know what I am doing, but need the time and energy to put it all together.
Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Darlene,

Good luck in recovering from your surgery. I am so glad you find the notes useful. I was hoping that someone would use them. Hope you feel better soon and I look forward to seeing you in September.

[Anonymous]

I have made a CD of my photos. I will bring one for anyone who would also bring me one this weekend. If I am not able to go, Tracy will have them. Please let me know as soon as you can, so my husband can make them. Some are good, got some interesting photos of the "street kids" and that brown van we were not supposed to go near (the brown shirts). A few are calander quality. Would love to have some of you share yours with me.

[Anonymous]

hey, everyone,

since i last saw you, i've moved twice and started a new job for which i'm teaching three new classes. it's been busy! but i promised that i would post the books that were recommended by sam. they are as follows:

Wages of Guilt, by Ian Burama
In the Realm of the Dying Emperor, by Norma Field
Peasants, Rebels and Outlaws, by M. Hane
Geisha, by Liza Dalby
Autobiography of a Geigha, by Masuda (Ana -- this is the one you were particularly interested in)
Sanya Blues, by Ted Fowler (you can Google "Pomona Today" for Sam's review of this book)
Leaves From an Autumn of Emergencies, by Sam!

m

[Anonymous]

Sharon,

THANK YOU for taking such thorough notes, and for putting so much energy into organizing, typing, and sharing them with us. They are invaluable! I will do what I can to add to them, and return the favor.

m

[Anonymous]

Darlene: I sent my CD to Linda Truong who will make copies to hand out this weekend, so you should have one CD of my photos. I only put those on the CD that others might not have -- not the photos of the tourist sites.
Courtney

[Anonymous]

Sharon:
Wow! What a resource. Thank you for posting your notes. I printed them before I could lose them. Mine are still hand-written in my little book, but I have used them many times already.
Courtney

[Anonymous]

Thank you Sharon! Your notes are great. Most of my notes are illegible but I, also, profusely took notes on the tour as I was profusely sweating in the heat. Let me see what I can contribute. (More to come later.)

[Anonymous]

Thanks Sharon!
I hope everyone is appreciating all the mao trinkets you lugged home.
Nicole

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