Dispatch from China’s Shaanxi Province

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Cable car ride to the top of Mount Huashan, Shaanxi Province, China. Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer

Shaanxi Province in Northwestern China is just south of Inner Mongolia. Join me for a visit with Paul Su and Simon Zhang as they talk about China’s relationship with countries around the world; China’s quest to mitigate pollution via solar, wind, and nuclear power; and the country’s mandate to transition to hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Simon Zhang in a rural mountain village in Shaanxi Province. Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer
Paul Su, a longtime university professor in Xi’an, currently works as a senior tour guide with Simon Zhang, a manager with the Shaanxi Overseas Tourist Company, based in Xi’an.

 

Paul Su, tour guide leads a visit to Mao’s former headquarters in Shaanxi Province. Photo Credit Tom Wilmer
Come along and join Su and Zhang, as they share their insights about China today. We’ll also Mount Huashan 75 miles from the capital city of Xi’an. Reminiscent of Yosemite, Mount Huashan is known as one of China’s “Five Great Mountains”—and the site of the world’s most dangerous hiking trail.

 

 

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