http://blogofdreams.com The China Travel Blog of Dreams Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:25:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a year since we began this blog!!! We have traveled, written, photographed and even started a business to help fund this adventure--more on that one day soon. It has been amazing and we love China even more than we did when we started. We have had a ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/07/01/china-aid/ It has been a short two years since I first encountered David DeGeest. I met him shortly after he came to an exchange program's rescue by traveling to China to replace a teaching fellow who could not accept the annual honor. The volunteers from Grinnell College, one of America's top ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/06/16/david-degeest/ An update for new readers and a reminder for long-time fans: we regularly publish photos from our readers and group members who want to show others the interesting, curious, creepy, unusual, mysterious, elegant, odd, lovely, frumpy, and otherwise fantastic China that they have found from behind the lens.  We publish ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/06/02/love-china-photos/ Tom Carter, an internationally acclaimed photographer currently based in Beijing, will be releasing his series of portraits from people all around China titled "China: Portrait of a People." His photographs, there of which are featured here, provide a sense of depth and perspective on China, as does Tom's career and ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/05/27/tom-carter-china-portraits/ Here are three more photos from our friends at the China Photo Contest: This photo from Ricardo Duarte comes from Xian in Shaanxi Province. This photo from Robert DaBoss was taken in Guangzhou. And this photo from Joew Huang was taken in Guangdong Province. We'll announce more photos and contest winners in the next ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/04/06/chinese-photo-contest/ One of the things I love and admire most about the Library Project is the huge amount of good that can be done with such a small amount of money. Take a close look at the resources available in this rural community, the dedication of the children and the looks ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/04/02/volunteer-in-china/ The Top Business Schools in the US for Chinese Students After a year of interviews and research we have started to compile our lists of top business schools and Executive MBA (E-MBA) programs for Chinese students looking for study opportunities in America, Australia, Canada, UK, Singapore and New Zealand. We will be ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/04/01/best-business-schools-in-the-us/ One of my favorite spots in Guangzhou (and a place that's unusually quiet in a city known for its loud, delicious restaurants) is The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees. [youtube cBuKfGDWTO4] An ancient Buddhist holy site built in 537 AD, during the Liang Dynasty in Guangzhou, the Temple of the ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/02/29/temple-of-the-six-banyan-trees/ Cal Poly, home of one of the best international MBA programs, and a great China MBA blog, has arrived. On youtube, at least. The video offers a peak at the ten-day trip the 40 intrepid MBA students and professors took across China and into Beijing, Macau, Shanghai, Shenzhen, ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/02/26/international-mba-blog/ Some odd facts about and great photos from Zhejiang Province: Photo of Xihu by Brad Reid. And you thought M. Butterfly was confusing: Zhejiang is the home of Yueju (越劇), one of the most common forms of Chinese opera. The art, which originated in Shengzhou, is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/02/09/zhejiang-province-facts-and-photos/ 新年快乐！ Photo from Ken L. http://blogofdreams.com/2008/02/07/chinese-new-year/ Travel in China: Shenyang This photo of the Lily Tower in the World Horticultural Expo is from Catty Lee. Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, is one of the largest cities in Northeast China and one of the most important cities in the nation. Historically, this is where the Manchu people ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/02/04/china-travel-shenyang/ Travel China: Liaoning Province This is a picture of Shenyang Imperial Palace. Photo from Catty Lee. Liaoning, also known as the “Golden Triangle,” consists of an area of more than 145,900 square kilometers with borders including the Yellow Sea and the Bo Hai Sea. While the area now known as Liaoning has ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/01/30/travel-china-liaoning/ China Travel: Chongqing Municipality Photo from Thalia Kwok. Chongqing is unique in China: it is one of only for municipalities, or cities located in provinces that reports to the national, not the local, government. The others includes Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai; however, Chongqing is the only one not on the east ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/01/28/china-travel-chongqing/ China Travel: Jiangsu Province This photo of a Jiangsu city skyline was taken by Daryl Snow. Jiangsu Province runs along the eastern edge of China, just north of Shanghai. The province is bordered on the north by Shandong, on the west by Anhui, and on the east by the Yellow Sea. Additionally, ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/01/27/jiangsu-province/ China Travel: Yunnan Province This photo was taken by Daryl Snow. Yunnan is located in the southwestern part of China, and borders Burma, Laos and Vietnam. Though the province is seated at the headwaters of half a dozen major river systems, including the Mekong, the Irrawaddy and Yangtze, only a small portion ... http://blogofdreams.com/2008/01/22/yunnan-china/