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Back to Beijing: Rickshaw Tour, Market, Awards

(Click on photos once to enlarge. Click on enlargement to see photo full size.)  Like all of our days in China, our final day in China was a full one. We said goodbye to our friends in Zhengzhou this morning … Continue reading

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Luoyang City, Shaolin Zen Music Ritual Performance

We started our day with a 2-hour bus ride to Luoyang City, where we visited the Tianzi Jialiu Museum. Luoyang is the site of the capital city for the Eastern Zhou Dynasy (770 BC – 256 BC). The burial site … Continue reading

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Henan Museum and Art Center

We were able to sleep in a little today, compared with other days, as our bus didn’t leave until 9 a.m. After breakfast at our hotel, we headed to the Henan Provincial Museum. The Henan Museum is a human and … Continue reading

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Xi’an to Zhengzhou

Today before leaving for Zhangzhou, we quickly visited two more important sites in Xi’an – the Shaanxi History Museum and the Wild Goose Pagoda. We also had time to visit a nearby Starbucks, which was a bit of a treat … Continue reading

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Terra Cotta Warriors and Xi’an Concert

(Click on thumbnails to view larger photos. Click on photo again to view full size.) Wow. What a day. We continue to pack in as much as we possibly can each day and today was no exception. We began with … Continue reading

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Traveling to Xi’an

The majority of our day involved getting to Xi’an. After breakfast at the hotel we traveled across Beijing by bus to a train station where we caught a bullet train for the five hour ride. Traveling through the train station … Continue reading

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New Friendships

Our day was again packed full with visiting significant historical sites and viewing artistic treasures, and there will more about those later, but we are compelled to begin by telling you about the end of our day – our rehearsal … Continue reading

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Singing at the Great Wall, Eating the Ducks for Dinner

What a wonderful day we had today! Our hosts Scott and Hailing, the owners of Present China, have set up such a wonderful experience for the choir and are taking such good care of us. Our second day in Beijing … Continue reading

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Day 1: Oregon to Beijing

Hello from balmy Beijing! We are so excited to be here! We had a smooth travel experience. All of our singers arrived at the airport on time, our flights were on schedule, and all of our luggage arrived with us! … Continue reading

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Voyages: Follow us as we perform and explore in China.

Since 2000, Oregon State University music faculty and students have participated in a dynamic cultural exchange with performing arts ensembles and educational institutions in the Henan and Sichuan provinces of China. More than 500 musicians and performing artists, including students … Continue reading

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