A journey of understanding Share American journalist Erik Nilsson promotes his new book,
Closer to Heaven: A Global Nomad s Journey Through China s Poverty Alleviation, at an event in Shanghai on July 16. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Book explores author s experience in the country and how it has lifted so many out of the clutches of poverty, Xing Yi reports in Shanghai.
Erik Nilsson, an American journalist who works at China Daily and a recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award, held a talk to promote his new book in Shanghai on July 16.
Titled
Closer to Heaven: A Global Nomad s Journey Through China s Poverty Alleviation, the book was published in Chinese and English by China Intercontinental Press in January.
US journalist aims to help the world understand China By Xing Yi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-07-20 10:40 Share Erik Nilsson [Photo provided to China Daily]
Erik Nilsson, an American journalist who works at China Daily and a recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award, held a talk to promote his new book in Shanghai on July 16 .
Titled
Closer to Heaven: A global nomad s journey through China s poverty alleviation, the book was published in Chinese and English by China Intercontinental Press in January.
Divided into four parts, the book chronicles Nilsson s experience of reporting on the Sichuan earthquake, his volunteering stint in Qinghai province, China s poverty alleviation projects and the country s economic progress along the Yangtze River.
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In early May, comes the solar term Start of Summer, which signals the transition of seasons. Characteristic scenes of this solar term are essentially captured in an ancient poem: （Written by Yang Wanli (1127-1206), Trans. by Li 2021） “Emerging from water, the tender lotus sprouts have just come into sight; When on their tips, the dragonflies already alight.”
This solar term was described in a compendium of Chinese historical documents Yi Zhou Shu, the majority of which date to about fourth century B.C. or perhaps earlier. According to this ancient book, on the day of Start of Summer, the chirping of ‘louguo’ can be heard, in which ‘louguo’ has been explained by later scholars as frog species or mole crickets; then five days later, earthworms can be seen; after another five days, the vines of gourds begin to grow.
By Bola A. Akinterinwa
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Last week, the American Association of University Professors joined a growing chorus of voices calling on North American universities to rethink their relationship with Confucius Institutes, the state-sponsored Chinese-language programs whose policies critics say are anathema to academic freedom. We asked contributors to discuss the debate. Specifically: the costs and benefits of having a Confucius Institute on a university campus; the economic forces at play; and the role of China in university life more broadly.
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