Huān yíng nǐ lái Běijīng!

Huān yíng  nǐ lái Běijīng!
Beijing - Modern, modern, modern - and modernizing!

Welcome to Beijing!

This week we are discovering some of the sites of Beijing and phrases for your first trip to some day discover the real capital of China.



While we make-believe that we have gone to Beijing, we will play Chinese sports, try martial arts, make Chinese crafts and cook Chinese dumplings. Campers join two groups - one "house" for like ages and the other a mixed age "family" group.













Wednesday, June 16, 2010

PingPong Diplomacy Returns


In the early 1970's the US table tennis team was invited to China. This was the first invitation to a US - Chinese friendly relationship in 30 years. Visits by Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, G.H. W. Bush, Clinton, G W Bush and Obama have followed since. The use of sports to open diplomatic relations has been dubbed "PingPong Diplomacy".

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