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
KARINA SMUCLOVISKY
SHANGHAI, PRC--- Chinese porcelain is as antique as the society itself. The laborious craft became more complex as the pieces developed over time in colors and in details....
SHANGHAI, PRC--- A middle-aged man contemplates his next move. Under the shade of a cool, ruffled awning, he picks up his brush and dabs the runny black ink.
As if the world around him ceases to exist for just a moment, the man's hand flows with diligence and meticulousness across the smooth parchment. He has just conferred good fortune and a lifetime of blessings in a depth of words lost to most of the Western world...
The five of us including Karyn, Karina, Greg, Ryan, and myself were meeting our Chinese friends Wang Yuxing (Winnie) and Gao Yanjie (Amy) after taking Line 1 of the Metro by ourselves.
KARYN MESHBANE
SHANGHAI, PRC --- A country roughly the size of the
TAYLOR MURPHY
SHANGHAI, PRC. --- The
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