In May and June 2007, five undergraduate students from the School of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami traveled to the People's Republic of China . It was quite a 
journey for all of us.
In addition to spending almost six weeks living in our base city of almost 20 million residents, Shanghai , we visited the international business center of Hong Kong and China's capital of Beijing.
We also found time for trips to Xi'an and Chengdu in the central regions of the country.
Along the way, we met dozens of interesting people, spent time hanging out with Chinese students, and we learned about Chinese culture, modern life, and its amazing history. Our group members wrote feature stories, took photographs, and prepared entries in our blog.
Student travelers (in the photo at the right) were Ryan Watzel, Karina Smuclovisky, Greg Linch, Taylor Murphy, and Karyn Meshbane. They formed our team of writers and photographers for the 2007 study abroad experience.
Our experiences are reflected in our work. We hope you will take a few minutes to read the feature packages and the blog entries. And give us your comments.
We believe you will learn something about China and its amazing impact on the world. We certainly did...
Photographs above by Bruce Garrison and Cai Yan
GREG LINCH
SHANGHAI, PRC --- Changes in press freedoms have come slowly as Chinese society evolves through reforms instituted in recent years....
KARINA SMUCLOVISKY
There used to be a time when wearing Louis Vuitton or a Gucci bag served as a status symbol, but today, since the Chinese have taken over the counterfeit goods market, designer goods have lost their exclusiveness....
GREG LINCH
SHANGHAI, PRC--- Blasting hip-hop, flowing drinks and the shrill snap of a cue ball splattering the table with solids and stripes are unusually familiar characteristics of a Chinese graduation party.
Halfway across the world, Chinese students undergo a wholly unrelated college experience than that of American students. The most surprising part about the differences between these two experiences, however, is that there are so few.
TAYLOR MURPHY
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