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In May and June 2007, five undergraduate students from the School of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami traveled to the People's Republic of China . It was quite a journey for all of us.

In addition to spending almost six weeks living in our base city of almost 20 million residents, Shanghai , we visited the international business center of Hong Kong and China's capital of Beijing.

We also found time for trips to Xi'an and Chengdu in the central regions of the country.

Along the way, we met dozens of interesting people, spent time hanging out with Chinese students, and we learned about Chinese culture, modern life, and its amazing history. Our group members wrote feature stories, took photographs, and prepared entries in our blog.

Student travelers (in the photo at the right) were Ryan Watzel, Karina Smuclovisky, Greg Linch, Taylor Murphy, and Karyn Meshbane. They formed our team of writers and photographers for the 2007 study abroad experience.

Our experiences are reflected in our work. We hope you will take a few minutes to read the feature packages and the blog entries. And give us your comments.

We believe you will learn something about China and its amazing impact on the world. We certainly did...

Photographs above by Bruce Garrison and Cai Yan

Chinese students face challenges when traveling abroad

KARYN MESHBANE

 

SHANGHAI, PRC --- While university students learn English as their second language, pay for movie tickets starring American actors and buy U.S. clothing store knock-offs such as Abercrombie and Titch, Chinese scholars are not encouraged to travel to the country that has impacted their culture...

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Posted on 14 Jun 2007 by karyn
Searching for Pirates in China: The movie experience

TAYLOR MURPHY 

 

HONG KONG--- The trilogy began July 9, 2003, with "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

 

Four years ago the world was introduced to the courageous Elizabeth Swan, rebellious Will Turner, and the comedic Capt. Jack Sparrow. But now, four years later the trilogy has to come to an end....

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Posted on 14 Jun 2007 by taylor
Hong Kong's Ocean Park: More than just rides

TAYLOR MURPHY

 

HONG KONG --- Ocean Park is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Built on both sides of a mountain on Hong Kong Island, the amusement park offers tourists scenic views, themed rides and multiple animal sanctuaries....

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Posted on 14 Jun 2007 by taylor
Times correspondent fulfilling career dream in China

GREG LINCH

SHANGHAI, PRC --- Many journalists dream of traveling to a distant land and writing about whatever they like on their newspaper's dime.

Or yuan....

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Posted on 06 Jun 2007 by greg
Endangered pandas bring unexpected joy to traveler

RYAN WATZEL

CHENGDU, PRC--- Trying to describe, with any effect, what it's like to hold a panda cub is like trying to describe a color....

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Posted on 06 Jun 2007 by ryan

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