592. Dr. Dave Wang's Research in Class Room

The below is what I came across on the website: It was when the newborn US was in such a critical time that American trade with China was opened. We all know that looking back at the history may be of some help to understand current US-China economic ties, though the situation today is tremendously different from previously. We will benefit from the founding father's wisdom. (Dr. Dave) Wang’s Paper With China We trade shows you how the founding father led the new nation rise above the economic quagmire. Saturday, February 28, Relics of the China Trade. High atop a wooded hill in Milton, overlooking the clusters of sailing ships out in Massachusetts Bay, Capt. Robert Bennet Forbes in built a handsome, spacious Greek Revival mansion. He filled the house with the porcelain, paintings, furniture, silver, lacquerware, and silks he had collected during decades of journeys to China, beginning when he was 13 years old. More information following this link from New York Times. Friday, February 20, Dave Wang has again made significant progress in his exploration of the connection between the founding fathers of USA and Chinese Civilization. It is available through this link. Thursday, February 19, The Trade Show for Liberty…. Friday, February 13, Benjamin Franklin and the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China was built 2, 000 years ago by the Qin dynasty, as a sturdy "No Trespassing" sign to neighboring kingdoms. For centuries, however, the wall remained neglected and forgotten, until Europeans in the 18th-century became infatuated with it. More information is available through this link. More information on this event calendar. Benjamin Franklin in China. February 9, Dave Wang will talk George Washington and the China Trade in Salem According to his findings, Washington supported the United States trade with China in its inception in , when he recommended the competent business manager for the Empress of China, the first American commercial ship owned and outfitted by the revolutionary veterans in an attempt to bring the fledgling United States to enter international commerce. Sunday, February 1, Tea in colonial America E. Art and Society of the New Republic, G. The Arts and Crafts Movement in America. George Washington's China. George Washington loved Chinese porcelain. I here collect online information concerning his Chinese porcelain wares. George and Martha Washington's China B. This revised edition of a book first published in is still the only work that goes to fresh, primary shipping sources to tell the story of America's trade in export Chinese porcelain. There are over one hundred photographs in the book covering all the major types of export porcelain both common and uncommon, made for America. George Washington's antiques at Mount Vernon G. Chinese Canton Porcelain. Sunday, January 25, Thomas Jefferson and Chinese Flowers. Friday, January 16, Thomas Jefferson's Collection of Books on China. Jefferson had an excessively big library. He collected some books about China. If you search by key word ASIA, you will find six books. However, for Thomas Jefferson, one of the most important books about Chinese culture is this book, Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils by Sir William Chambers you could find it through this link. Saturday, January 3, Chinese Art in the Northern American Colonies. Chinese Hand scrolls C. Chinese Paintings D.