China 2001: Butler University/Freeman Foundation Student-Faculty Fieldwork Trip
Modified 26 June 2001
A view of Changtan Reservoir, from a mountainside temple
Today we made another trip to Jiaoling county, where my family and I lived to do my research on Little Rome. We left around 8:00 am to meet Mr. Lin Qingshui, a retired teacher who does research and writing on Hakka culture. We first visited a village in the southern part of Jiaoling county and met with some local village cadres (specifically, Ms. Zeng, the party secretary of the administrative region where the village is located). After visiting some ancestral halls and homes, we then made a quick stop in Little Rome. We then went up to the county seat, Jiaoling City, and visited Jiaoling High School, the key high school in the county with close to one hundred years of history. By then it was lunchtime, so we ate lunch and then visited two temples, one of which is where I took the picture of Changtan Reservoir, a lake created by a dam on the Shiku River. The Shiku River runs from Fujian province (to the North) winding down south to the Mei River, and ultimately flowing to the Pacific at the city of Shantou. Although it was a busy day, we had a chance to have some fun -- at the Changtan Reservoir, we rented a boat and sailed on the lake; below is a picture of Liz sitting on the prow of our boat. We also had a fun time swimming in the reservoir.
