China 2020
Explore the "Middle Kingdom"
Photos and journals from 2018 China cross-cultural
Go behind the history textbooks and headline news to experience the real China! With the world’s largest population and a rapidly-growing economy, no other single country will affect our lives in the coming decades as significantly as that of China. Yet China's rich history of over 4000 years is little known and little understood in the Western world.
From villages and rice fields, to sacred mountains, to modern fast-growing cities, China is a fascinating land of contrasts. This introduction to China will clear misunderstandings, challenge stereotypes, and broaden perspectives. This six-week summer cross-cultural program is designed to engage China’s history, culture, and people through personal interaction, classroom study, home stays, and travel. You will try the ancient art of calligraphy, learn some basic Mandarin, sample various Chinese cuisines, visit Buddhist temples, explore street markets, meet with high school and university students, and hear about the challenges that Chinese Christians face. The important sights you’ll see will include the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army, a Tibetan monastery, the Old Town of Lijiang, the Giant Pandas, and skyscrapers of Shanghai.
Information
Seminar Leaders: Deirdre L. Smeltzer, and
Myrrl Byler, Mennonite Partners in China/Cross-Cultural Programs
Dates: May 6 - June 17, 2020 (6 weeks)
Estimated Cost: $6,600
Coursework
CCSSC 201 Cross-Cultural Social Science: China 3 SH
CCCOM 313 Introduction to Chinese Language, History, & Culture 3SH
Immunizations
- Routine – MMR, DPT series with last booster within 10 years, IPV or OPV, Hep B as required for EMU enrollment, and
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
