Category: Organized Talks*
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China’s Giant Panda: Symbol of Nation and Nature
ElyaDatabase ID Number: T003 Creator: E. Elena Songster, Saint Mary’s College of California As one of the most broadly recognized and adored animals, the giant panda has been called upon to serve as ambassador for China and advocate for nature protection. Dr. Elena Songster’s talk examined the history of the emergence of the giant panda…
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The Socialist Tale of the Yellow River
ElyaDatabase ID Number: T002 Creator: David A. Pietz, University of Arizona The Yellow River is both the “mother of Chinese Civilization” and “China’s sorrow.” Every Chinese ruler from the mystic Yu the Great to the early 20th century premised his mandate on the state’s capacity of ordering this water, mystic Yu the Great to the…
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Reflections on Zhou Enlai and China’s Revolution Era
ElyaDatabase ID Number: T001 Creator: Chen Jian, Cornell University Premier Zhou Enlai, since his death in 1976, has been presented as the most farsighted and humane of Chinese Communist leader, effective the PRC’s only secular saint. However, historical sources are hinting that he might be as deeply implicated as Chairman Mao Zedong in the disasters…