Pearl S. Buck, International visit to China 2008

ZHENJIANG, China - It's hard to tell what Pearl Buck would have thought of China in the early 21st century. However, as we retraced her steps on the Footprints Tour, it was obvious that while buildings now blocked the long view from the third floor room where Buck wrote The Good Earth, the underlying view of present-day China and of the future of her people still reflects central ideas behind the story of Wang Lung and his family.

In Zhenjiang, where the legacy of Pearl Buck was most immediate, it was easy to imagine what it must have been like for Buck to grow up different - a blond-haired girl in an Eastern world. During our visit, amongst a native population of 3 million, few, if any, Westerners outside of those in our group were seen during activities or walks on the street.

Our trip found the cities we visited caught up in perpetual motion - from the traffic, to the construction, the changing social mores, to the move form agriculture to tourism and manufacturing. Places like Suzhou and Lushan Mountain served as refuge from the constant change. In Suzhou, called the Venice of the East, the Humble Administrator's Garden showed a mix of form, function, history and story in its landscape architecture that made the rocks seem alive. And on Lushan Mountain, we could stand beside the lake at night and watch the fog roll in, believing that Pearl Buck might have seen it inexactly the same way.

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Leaving Pearl S. Buck

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Arriving at Shanghai

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Shanghai Museum Visit

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Pearl Factory and Bund Visit

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Suzhou Silk Museum and Humble Administrator's Garden Visit

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Welcome Dinner in Zhenjiang

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Zhenjiang Grand Hotel (Workshop)

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Zhenjiang No.2 Middle School

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70th Anniversary Celebration Conference at Biyuyuan Hotel

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Zhenjiang International Hotel

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Zhenjiang Pearl S. Buck Museum

Opening Ceremony & Home Visit

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Zhenjiang International Hotel

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Zhenjiang Museum & Marco Polo Street

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Dinner at Pizza Hut

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Zhenjiang International Hotel

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Pearl Square in Zhenjiang

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Nanjing University

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Lunch

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Sun Yet Sun Mausoleum

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Confucius Temple Street

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Nanjing Airport

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Trip to Lushan

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Pearl S. Buck & Chairman Mao Residences

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Dinner Show

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Nanchang

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Dumpling Dinner

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Terracotta Warriors

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Lunch

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Bampo Museum

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Forbidden City

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Great Wall

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Olympic Village in Beijing

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