| CHINA SPRING BREAK FIELD TRIP 2008 PHOTO PAGE |
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These photos are all from the 2008 Spring Break Field Trip participants
The Chaminade University China Spring Break Field Trip is designed to provide a on-site experience in looking at
the various "Chinas" and development in the last 2000 years. The trip includes several days in Hong Kong, looking
at Cantonese culture, the colonial British influence and a modern market-driven economy. The next 4-5 days are
spent in Shaanxi province, mainly in Xi'an, the modern version of the ancient capital of Chang'an. Xi'an's history
goes back over 2000 years to the founding of the first Chinese Empire (under Qin ShiHuang Di). Xi'an is also one
of the fastest growing cities in the modern People's Republic of China, so it exhibits both the old and the extremely
new. Check back on this page to sign up for our next Spring Field Trip and join us to experience China's past and
future.
the various "Chinas" and development in the last 2000 years. The trip includes several days in Hong Kong, looking
at Cantonese culture, the colonial British influence and a modern market-driven economy. The next 4-5 days are
spent in Shaanxi province, mainly in Xi'an, the modern version of the ancient capital of Chang'an. Xi'an's history
goes back over 2000 years to the founding of the first Chinese Empire (under Qin ShiHuang Di). Xi'an is also one
of the fastest growing cities in the modern People's Republic of China, so it exhibits both the old and the extremely
new. Check back on this page to sign up for our next Spring Field Trip and join us to experience China's past and
future.
| Hong Kong waterfront |
| Typical street in Jordan district, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Greater Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an--the residence of Xuan Zang-the monk who brought the Buddhist scriptures back from India, 703 C.E. |
| Famen Temple, west of Xi'an, famed as the location of finger bones of Buddha |
Images from the 2008 China Spring Break Field Trip:
When I return from the 2010 Spring meetings in Xi'an I will post new photos here.
When I return from the 2010 Spring meetings in Xi'an I will post new photos here.
| Famous (or infamous) Temple Street, Jordan district, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| The loess plateau to the west of Xi'an on the road to Famen Temple |
| Huaqing Hot Springs, Xianyang, near Xi'an. Famous as the residence of Lady Yang Guifei, one of the famous Chinese "beauties", Tang Dynasty 755 C.E. |
| Huaqing Hot Springs--when we were there, the local high school was practicing their Tang Dynasty show they do in the summer, in fairly accurate costumes. |
| Xi'an City Wall--the only remaining city wall in China, enclosing the much smaller Ming Dynasty city, 1400 C.E. On the field trip we bicycle the wall, which runs for almost 8km. |
| Just inside the 'Old City' (the area within the Ming Walled City)--the government is putting up new developments like these mirroring traditional Tang Dynasty city architecture |