photo – Canadian Dragonfly

Weifang (Shandong) – Japanese Internment Camp

2016/11/092023/04/08 Prof Ron Christian, history, Internment, Japanese, LeDAoYuan, photo, Presbyterian, Shantung, Weifang, Weihsien

Before arriving in Shandong Province and searching for the memorial to Eric Liddell, I had read a fascinating account of

China--Locations Early Christian Misions in China East West History

Zhenjiang Memorial to Hudson Taylor

2016/07/142020/04/24 Prof Ron China Inland Mission, Christian, church, CIM, historic, history, hudson taylor, Hudson Tower, James Hudson Taylor, Jiangsu, memorial, missionary, photo, taylor, xuan de, xuande, Zhenjiang

Dr James Hudson Taylor was a famous personality in the early modern period of contacts between China and Western nations. Annually, for three years, starting in 2014, I was able to trace the development of a new memorial to Taylor and his China Inland Mission center of operations in Zhenjiang. See photos and related articles.

China--Locations East West History Travel in China

Eric Liddell – Early Olympic Hero in China

2015/08/012021/05/25 Prof Ron 1924, Chariots, Chariots of Fire, China, Christian, Liddell, missionary, Olympics, photo, photo album, photography, Shandong, tourism, Weifang, Weihsien

Eric Liddell was born in Tianjin, China, in 1902 of Scottish missionary parents. Later, back to Scotland he was educated

Canada--Events International Students/Scholars Life in Canada

Internationals Canoe Camp

2013/06/112019/07/26 Prof Ron Echo Lake, international students, IVCF, photo, photo album, Qu'Appelle Valley, volunteer

Each year at our university, one of the student groups on campus, IVCF, hosts a weekend Canoe Camp at a nearby

China--Locations East West History Travel in China

New Pearl Buck Museum in Zhenjiang

2012/05/152016/11/03 Prof Ron Jiangsu, memorial, missionary, museum, Pearl, Pearl Buck, photo, Sydenstricker, Zhenjiang

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu 賽珍珠) was an American woman who grew up in

China--Locations East West History Travel in China

Qingdao, Shandong – City of History and Beauty

2011/09/152020/09/30 Prof Ron beach, China, church, colonial, German, historic, history, photo, Qingdao, Shandong, tourism, university

Photo collections of Qingdao… a beautiful location with historical sites of interest to Westerners and Chinese, too. Qingdao is one of the beautiful cities of China, with its mix of seashore landscapes, historic buildings, and modern skylines of glass and steel.