Friday, November 8, 1974
University Daily Kansan
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Native visits China, sees changes
Bv. JANE WINDS&CHEFFEI.
Renorter
When someone returns to his native land after a long absence he is bound to see that things have changed, but few persons will ever see the magnitude of change that Yu Sheng-yun saw on a recent visit to his native land.
Yu, professor of civil engineering, was born in China. He left China as a young man 26 years.
Last month Yu, his wife and son and eight other persons of Chinese descent returned to China. The purposes of their trip were to become more knowledgeable about their homeland and to see tourist attractions and visit relatives.
Yu said that because they wanted to learn more about the country and its people, the group tried to see the real China and not just tourist attractions.
"We visited five universities, six kind- dergartens and numerous high schools and day care centers. Yu said. We visited 14 hospitals and allied hospitals and, of course, we visited relatives."
Uy said he found that the Chinese people felt much more positive about their life and country than they did when he first left China.
Yu said Oct. 1 marked the 25th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, and people were excited and showed a good deal of patriotism.
"The Chinese people took pride in
themselves and in their nation," Yu said. They were quite positive about the future. Their standard of living has risen, and they are not afraid to believe their lives will continue to improve.
Although the people's way of living has changed much to the people themselves but they have not been changed.
"The people are the same in the sense that they are very personable," Yu said. "The Chinese people have always been a very friendly people and they still are. Everyone we met was very friendly and courteous to us. The Chinese have always been so kind, and these ties are still as strong as ever. The family is very important in China."
One of the biggest changes Yu observed was in the system of education. This change was instigated by Chairman Mao Tse-tung of Chinese Cultural Revolution of 1968. of 1965.
"China used to have the same type of educational system that the United States has," Yu said. "Now the system is quite different."
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Yu said the university system had changed the most.
"When a student graduates from high school he immediately goes to work on a farm, or in a factory or serves in the office, or works as a nurse working at a particular job, one's peers recommend whether one is qualified to go to the university. They determine this by observing if the person works for self good or for the good of the group. If one works for the group and, of course, has the skills and abilities, he is selected to go to a university."
The university in China, Yu said, is very structured. He said the areas within the university are well structured.
No interterm trips abroad are planned at the University this year, but students can find out how to participate in such trips through the foreign study office, Hester Williams, foreign study adviser, said yesterday.
Study abroad information available
The "Whole World Handbook," available in the foreign study office in Carruth-O'Leary Hall, lists programs by country and breaks programs down into junior year studies, summer and interterm programs, Williams said.
Representatives from Kansas schools will meet Nov. 16 to find out what programs schools are offering during the semester break and to place students who are in need of help. Many schools accept applications for such programs into December, Williams said.
Because of ever-changing prices and an inability to get a large enough group, the SUA isn't sponsoring any trips abroad over the summer, said Hal Eal, SUA program adviser.
Students can, of course, arrange trips on their own, but student rates are no longer as expensive.
Last year, student fares were still available through Canada, he said, and many students flew to Europe via Montreal and other Canadian cities. However, a six-room residential requirement now makes the student fares inaccessible for American students.
Icelandic Airlines offers the best deal for students, said Taylor. A teacher can fly from New York or Chicago to Luxemburg in April and May for $297 and stay 24 to 45 days. Tours providing accommodations and food are always available, Taylor said, but the rates on those tours are usually out of the students' price range.
The University does sponsor European trips in the summer and through the school year. To apply, visit www.universityofminnesota.edu.
Summer Institutes last summer, said Williams. For $1,000, a student gets room and board, language instruction, cultural courses and travel for eight weeks. The institute is unique, she said, that it gives many students scholarships for the Summer Institutes.
fights for students to Europe. This block setting arrangement guarantees students a
If a student stays more than 45 days, the rates go up, Taylor said.
Taylor said that last year Maupintu reserve a block of 40 seats on several
"Students attend a university for about three years," Yu said. "While they are in school, they are paid by the government. Upon graduation they are expected to go back work in whatever field they were in before being selected to go to the university."
strictly followed and that the teacher student ratio seldom exceeded 1 to 3.
Junior year abroad programs and Fulbright fellowships are still available. The foreign study office handles these programs.
Yu said the day care centers were very impressive. He said that the centers did more than just baby sitter the children and provide basic training in basic principles of reading and arithmetic.
The agricultural and industrial systems of China have also advanced since Yu was
"These systems can't compare to the United States' systems," Yu said, "but things are improving. I believe the Chinese are strong a strong foundation on which to develop a new system."
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Yu said the Chinese people were very curious about the United States. He said they asked questions about U.S. government, the U.S. education system, and were particularly interested in current clothing fashions.
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He said most people were happy with the government. The Chinese aren't bothered with inflation. They work for the government and are taken care of by the government.
"The most important thing," Yu said, "is that the Chinese people are now more content with their lives. The people are happy."
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