NORTHWEST COUNCIL NEWSLETT'ER

#20, January - March, 1986

CHINA OLD AND CHINA NOW: A TRA VEL JOURNAL

Patrick Maveety, China Council board who come to the city daily and It.""~ member from Gleneden Beach, is also filed past the remains of Mao curator of Asian art at the Stanford Zedong in his crystal sarcophagus University Art Museum. As China inside his mausoleum. The midday scholar escort on the 1985 tour, meal that day was a banquet at a he gave lectures on each city we duck restaurant hosted by visited and his illuminating tours You Xie Vice-President Liu Gengyin through museum and historic sites and several of his colleagues from gave tour members many interesting the Department of American and O- insights into Chinese culture. Be- ceanian Affairs. We did not real- low is but a sample of the sights ize it at the time, but it was to we saw: be just the first of a dozen or more huge and delicious banquets that we would have over the next It was a rainy Saturday, October 26, three weeks! 1985, when 16 members of the North- west China Council left Portland To update us on happenings in con- for the Council's first tour of temporary China, You Xie Deputy China. We arrived in Beijing on Director Zhang Xueling gave us a October 28, for six days in the briefing in the Association's capital, and were met by Mr. Guo office, housed in the former Ital- Zepei and Miss Sun Xiujie, who ian Embassy. would escort us throughout China on behalf of the Chinese People's As- At the Summer Palace the next day sociation for Friendship with For- we witnessed the establishment of a eign Countries, You Xie. refurbished Grand Theater with at- tendants in the costumes of 19th Our first visit was to the valley century Manchu courtiers. Later, of the tombs of the Ming dynasty we visited the Yuan Ming Yuan, an emperors and then on to Badaling 18th century pleasure dome of west- where the Great Wall has been re~ ern style palaces and fountains to- stored and is being developed as a tally destroyed by the British and - major tourist attraction with lots French forces when they attacked of tee-shirt stalls and soft drink the capital in 1860. The romantic stands. In Tiananmen Square we ruins are evidence of 18th-century observed the many Chinese tourists China's interest in European civi-

1 lization. We heard that it may For a short two days, we visited soon be restored to its former glo- Portland's potential sister, ry! Another example of historic Suzhou, the garden city of China. preservation in today's China is the In addition to visitcing-some of street of antique shops, Liulichang, the famous gardens, most of which which has been brought back to its had their origins 400--500 years 19th-century appearance. We also ago, we were surprised by a new visited the freshly-painted Temple garden of bonsai trees (pencai in of Heaven with its hall containing Chinese), some of which were hun- wooden ~olumns brought from Oregon dreds of ye~rs ~ld. It was prob- 100 years ago. ably the best _collection that most of us had ever seen. Our time in Xian was devoted mainly to an outing to Lintong county We spent one day touring the town- where the tomb of China's first em- ship of Dongting in the countryside peror, Qin Shihuangdi, is located near Suzhou on a peninsula that with its more than 6,000 life-sized juts into Lake Tai. The landscape terracotta soldiers [Patrick noted wasooverefr.wifuh,tangerine trees a new bus parking lot, built in the about to be harvested, fishponds m6nth between his two visits to and tea bushes. The lake itself is Xian, in October and November 1985.] one of China's largest and a SOUDce Th~re were hundreds of free-market of the fancy rocks that are an im- sellers at the tourist spots, with portant part of most Chinese gar- their goods, mostly persimmons and dens. the appliqu~ and patchwork red vests which are characteristic of Our visit to was tightly the area. scheduled by our enthusiastic You Xie host, Mr. Fu Fenghao, who ar- The weather in Xian was the coldest ranged for visits -to the renowned »->: we exper1enced on our r1p, part1c- Sang a1 Museum, the large antique ularly one foggy morning at the shop nearby, the Bund, and an af- Great Mosque. However, the cold ternoon excursion down the Huangpu was dissipated by the warm recep- River to its confluence with the tion given us by the mosque's Imam Yangzi. Our hotel in Shanghai in hls study where he read verses was an example of how China is rap- to us in Arabic from his century- idly developing its facilities for old illuminated Koran. The foreign tourists; the western mosque was being restored by hand dining room at the New Garden Hotel using-traditional Chinese build- was equipped with a charming host- ing techniques. A visit to the ess who stood at the entrance in a Shaanxi Provincial Museum was ruffly Scarlett O'Hara costume. followed by a memorable dumpling dim sum lunch of twelve courses. On November 10, we flew from Shanghai to Fuzhou to begin our visit to Oregon's sister state, the province of Fujian. Liu Yisheng, Secretary General of You Xie's Northwest China Council Newsletter Fujian Branch, was our host during -Published by the Northwest Regional our eight days in Fujian. We stay- China Council, sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Oregon and The ed in Fuzhou, the provincial cap- Asia Society China Council. ital, for three days, enjoying our 1912 S.W. Sixth, #252 "hotel, the West Lake Guest House, Portland, Oregon 97201 probably more than any other on the (503) 229-3049 entire trip. It featured such a- . Acting Editor: Steve Kosokoff menties as a stocked refrigerator ~ Published quarterly. in each room, excellent plumbing, extension phone in the bathroom, _ and an air pump thermos bottle!

2 Our program in Fuzhou included a the nearby mountains. A highlight visit to a Children's Palace where of our visit to Quanzhou was a su- youngsters studied calligraphy, perb performance by the local pup- computers, violin, etc.,.illnafter~ pet troupe, using marionettes school programs; a banquet hosted with as many as 30 strings, as wel~ by Deputy Secretary General of the as stick and hand puppets. Provincial People's Government, Zhang Nanfang, and Vice-Mayor Lin After two days in Quanzhou, we Qin, both of whom had visited drove south to Xiamen, formerly Oregon; and a tour of the Nike shoe known as Amoy, where we stayed in factory. Stopping on the way to anoth~r newly-remodeled hotel, see the very large Buddhist temple the Lujiang, right on the harbor on Drum Mountain, we took a trip facing the island of Gulangyu. to Mawei, a newly developed port Xiamen is currently being develop- area down river from the city. ed as one of the four Special Eco- nomic Zones in China, and we were The director of the Fuj±an provin- given a tour of the new port with cial museum gave us a tour of his its docks and new office buildings collections which included many and warehouses, as well as space examples of t~e ceramics produced. for factories. in the province for more than 1,000 years. We also visited a thriving One warm afternoon was spent walk- Christian church and met with a ing about Gulangyu where tne for- downtown neighborhood committee to eign community established its discuss family planning. We were residences after Amoy became a treated to a performance by a treaty port in 1842. It is a very trained panda at the Fuzhou Zoo, picturesque place, full of mid- and,one evening, had an interesting 19th century brick architecture. discussion with Oregonians Jim Motor vehicles and even bicycles Meiser and his family, who are are banned. teaching English at Fujian Medical College. Offshore of Fujian are many small islands. Several of these are From Fuzhou, we took a four-hour governed by the Guomindang and the bus trip down the coast to Nationalist Chinese flag,with sol- Quanzhou, perhaps the largest port diers standing below,are visible in the world in the 13th and 14th from the mainland for 10 fen centuri~s. The landscape was through a telescope owned by a beautiful and the changing styles young "free marketeer." of the farm houses, many of which were new and very large, were fas- We also visited the Nanputuo temple cinating. Th~ vegetation included which was undergoing restoration many litchi trees, pines, palms, and witnessed the Buddhist monks and bananas. chanting at their evening w0rship. It was next door to the restaurant In Quanzhou, we visited the twin where we were guests of the Friend- stone pagodas at the Kai Yuan ~hip Association for our farewell Temple, landmarks of the city and banquet. In this case it was a built in the 13th century. The 12-course vegetarian meal and eaten well-maintained temple grounds in part by candlelight, when the contain a building housing a Song electricity failed during dinner. dynasty merchant ship that sank in From Xiamen, we flew directly to the harbor on its return with a and the conclusion of our cargo of pepper and sandalwood. memorable trip. One afternoon, the group visited a factory making stone lanterns Patrick Maveety and other carvings of granite from the immense sources of granite in

-3 SPECIAL EVENTS BEIJINGACROBATS BUS TOUR TO SALEM "OREGON'S CHINA JANUARY25 CONNECTION: FUJIAN PROVINCE" IN PORTLAND, Saturday, January 25 ROSEBURG 4 PM - Midnight $30, China Council Associates What do high school students in $35, non-members Fujian learn about the U.S.? $20, children under 12 (Includes deluxe bus travel, Chi- Are most Chinese in favor of the nese banquet, wine reception, and economic changes introduced by performance tickets) Deng Xiaoping? See registration form this issue How big is the timber industry in Fujian? To herald the approaching Chinese Isn't it a matter of time before New Year (February 9, Year of the Oregon and Fujian will be at each Tiger), join an escorted China other's throats competing in the Council bus tour to Salem for an ~nternational markets? evening of festivities and tradi- tional Chinese entertainment. Is Fujian's Min dialect taught in Oregon? On January 25, the Chinese Acrobat- ic Troupe of Beijing, one of the These and other questions are be- most famous of China's 300 profes- ing asked (and answered) ~n-meet- sional acrobatic troupes, whose ings across the state sponsored members are descendants of jug- by the Northwest China Council glers, balancers, magicians and and Governor's China Committee. dancers, will give a full-scale From the Pendleton Chamber of performance at Willamette Univer- Commerce to the Willamette Valley sity's Sparks Center. Included Council for the Social Studies will be: conference' in Eugene, China Jar Juggling: porcelain jars up Council representatives and a to 18 inches in diameter are staff-member of the Fujian For- throwN by hand or kicked up by eign Affairs Office have been the feet and caught on top of the guest speakers invited to intro- head, rolled from arm to arm, and duce Sister Province Fujian to balanced and spun on the head. Oregonians. Hoop Diving: [our acrobats dive simultaneously in complex pat- Our January--March schedule is: terns through bamboo hoops and resemble birds in flight. Portland: January 9, 7:30 PM, Handstands Balanced on Stacked Portland State University Smith Chairs: atop a pyramid of stack- Center, Room 338. China Council ed chairs, an acrobat balances on Associates, $2; non-membersj $3. her hands and twists in elegant Refreshments served. 229-3049. configurations.

Roseburg: March 12, 7 AM, spon- In addition, there will be about sored by Roseburg Chamber of Com- nine other acts, such as the famous merce in cooperation with Umpqua lion dance, traditional and modern Community College Small Business magic tricks, and contortionists. Development Center; Jim Telfer, 672-2648 for information. Our tour will be led by a China , 4. Council member who will describe Samuel Ho, University of British Chinese acrobatics and its place in Columbia economist whose most re- Chinese culture. We'll have a cent book is China's Open Door Pol- feast together at a new restaurant, icy: The Quest for Foreign Tech~ Tienjin, followed by a wine recep- nology and Capital (1984), will tion hqsted by Willamette's Presi- give this once-only seminar about dent, Je~ry Hudson. There you~ll Fujian's role in China's foreign be one of the invited guests, who trade. will include Governor Atiyeh and Chinese Consul General Tang Shubei. Ho, born in China, received an en- At the performance, we'll be seated gineering degre~ from Princeton in the reserved orchestra section and then went on to get an M.A. and (general seating is on bleachers). Ph.D. in economics from Yale Uni- versity. He has been at UBC since We'll ride to Salem in a deluxe 1970. His expertise spans several Grayline coach bus, which will meet Asian economies, including China, ·us at the Lloyd Center parking lot Taiwan and South Korea. at NE 17tQ and Multnomah. Because of Fujian's relative econ- Those who prefer to purchase their omicautonomy within China (only it own tickets should contact: and Guangdong Province are given substantial authority and flexi- Friday, January 24, 8:15 PM: At bility in economic planning, es- Monmouth, Western Oregon State pecially with regard to foreign College, $11.50 per ticket; 1-800- trade), Ho has given special at- 232-9653 x462. tention to Fujian's role in China's development. Saturday, January 25, 8 PM: At Salem;.Willamette University, $7.50 Ho discusses his findings in this center seats; $4, open seating; exclusive seminar: 378-0800 (La Pointe's). * How does Fujian's climate for A free conference at Willamette on foreign trade and investment compare China's culture and economy is be- to that in othar parts of China? ing planned by a Salem citizens' * Where does Fujian fit into nation- committee headed by Britta Franz, al development goals? to be held January 25, 8:30 AM to * What is the relationship between 1:30 PM, with films, talks by China Fujian officials and central plan- scholars and a greeting from the ing authorities? Consul General. * What are the best opportunities for Oregonians in Fujian?

"CHINA'S OPEN DOOR A small panel, with University of Oregon economi~t Barry Naughton and POLICY IN FUJIAN several Oregon international busi- PROVINCE: A BUSINESS ness executives will begin the· dialogue with Dr. Ho, followed by SEMINAR" questions and comments from the audience.

Friday, February 14 See registration form in this issue. 8:30--11:30 AM

Red Lion Inn, 310 SW Lincoln INTERVIEW

$20, China Council Associates $30, non-members Fujian's two representatives in Full breakfast included Oregon this yea~ ~re Huang Jianhua

5 and Lei Qishi, both Foreign Affairs In the U.S., they are visiting Office staff in Fuzhou. With ex- scholars at the International Trade actly three m9nths of residence in and Commerce Institute and are cur- Oregon under their belts, they gave rently taking courses in interna- the China Council this interview. tional business and American gov- .ernment. Born in 1954 and 1955, Huang and Lei were teenagers at the start of Lei said their main purpose here the Cultural Revolution, when Chi- "is to be a kind of bridge between nese youth experienced a harsh a- Oregon and Fujian." He and Huang wakening from the hopes and dreams- hope to produce some concrete re- of childhood. When asked what he sults from the ten business pro- wanted to become after finishing posals Fujian has made to Oregon, high school, Lei replied, "My par- with the help of the Institute and ents were farmers. I grew up in the Oregon Economic Development the rural area, so I knew the life Department. Various educational in the countryside. I thought I and medical exchanges are in the would like to be a worker." Ac- works. Together with hfugher edu- cording to Huang, "In our genera- cation officials, they are arrang- tion, during that time [1966-1976], ing for an Oregon basketball team the biggest ambition was to get to visit Fujian. They also hope work, to get a job. For almost ten to bring a TV cameraman here from years, the factories did not re- Fujian to shoot a series about cruit workers." Oregon.

When Lei graduated from middle "We've found our time here very school in 1972, he worked as a pleasant and very fruitful. We farmer for two years before going know more about America, especially to Xiamen University to major in the 'sweet home' of Oregon. And, English. Upon graduation in 1977, we wish that the trend in the re- Lei was assigned to the Ministry of lationship between Oregon and Fu- Metallurgical Industry for three jian will move from good to bet- years of technical and business ter," concludes HJang. work. Jane Larson Huang spent two years doing tempo- rary factory jobs followed by as- signmeht in 1975 to a team of por- BOOKS IN THE NEWS ters, who carried heavy loads, un- til, finally, in 1979, at age 25, he entered Fuzhou University to CHINA'S OPEN DOOR POLICY: The study English. Quest for Foreign Technology and Capital. A Study 6f China's Spe- The dreams of this generation are cial Trade returning. Says Huang, "Our gener- , ation is a big generation. We have Samuel P.S. Ho and Ralph W. been through this period and we are Huenemann tough. Our generation will be very University of British: .Co Lumb i.a prominent in the future of China." Press, 1984

At the Foreign Affairs Office, There have been myriad books writ- where they began work in 1980 and ten in the last ten years on doing 1981, they spend much of their time business in China.and no shortage hosting and interpreting for for- of works on China's economy. Nei- eign delegations, Huang in the ther of these two approaches is' Reception Division, Lei in the entirely satisfactory for the Friendship Division. business person who has some ex- perience in China trade and ;an in-

6 terest in China's economy from the (joint venture); Beijing Radio perspective of business opportu- Factory-Philips "technical cooper- nities. The "how to" books are ation" agreement; Nike's process- too facile, arid the economics ing ventures; and Pepsi Cola - tomes seldom bridge the gap be- Happiness Soft Drink Factory tween pure economics and business. coop~rative venture. The detailed descriptions of negotiations, final In Samuel P.S. Ho and Ralph W. contracts, and macro and micro ec- Huenemann's book, China's Open onomic effects make this work val- Door Policy, we find the rare uable. exception, a study that relates economic and political trends to Many of these ventures are located actual business practices. in Fujian Province, and the infor- mation about Fujian's relatively According to Ho and Huenemann greater freedom to conclude agree- (hereafter H & H), the Open Door ments should be particularly in- is a "quest for accelerated eco- teresting to Oregon business people. nomic development through the ad- aptation and diffusion of foreign H ~nd H also point out that the technology." benefits of special trade have not been evenly distributed: "that What constitutes China's "Spe~ial the Open Door has been confined Trade"? This refers to joint largely to the coast is perhaps ventures, cooperative and process- best indicated by the following ing agreements, compensation st.a'tist Lc s the coastal provinces trade and transactions th~t dom- [including Fujian] and the three bine various elements of these provincial level municipalities kinds of trade. They require (Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai) much closer cooperation between together accounted for about 95% of the. transferor and recipient of the processing fees earned by all technology than a simple sales Chinese enterprises in 1981." ~hey transaction. continue, ". . fully 60% of the US$3 billion of foreign funds Hand H begin with a brief his- pledged to China at the end of 1981 torical overview of China's for- has been promised to projects in eign trade and a more detailed China's Special Economic Zones." review of the recent decentrali- The SEZ's are all located in Guang- zation of foreign trade decision- dong and Fujian. making. They give a coherent de- scription of the various foreign In their assessment of the probable trade organizations and their in- success or failure of China's ef- terrelationships. Given the num- forts at economic reform, Hand H ber of players and the web of re- point out that even in t e invest- lationships, this is not an easy ment-rich SEZ's a rosy future is task. Even Chinese trade officials not assured. The SEZ's are still at the provincial level are 'often poor in infrastructure and skilled unable to explain these r~lation- "labor and rich in bureaucracy. ships to their bewildered trading partners. will the Open Door policy contin- ue? The authors are cautiously The authors describe the formal optimistic. Will it be successful structure and regulations governing in disseminating advanced technol- Special Trade, and then present. ogy? There is less optimism. case histories to illustrate the will there be opportunities for many accomodations and variations foreign business and investment? achieved. I Definitely.

Case studies include: Fujian Jeanne Cobb Hitachi Television Company Ltd.

7 " REGISTRATION FORMS Send to: Northwest China Council, ··.CHINA RESOURCES 1912 SW 6, #252, Portland, OR 97201

Beijing Acrobats Bus Tour, Jan. 25 "BACKLIGHT" GIVES VIEW OF CHINESE AS Name (s) _ INDIVIDUALS Add res s _ This 1983 Chinese film (to be shown January 30--see calendar) explores zipcode the relationships of three couples Day Phone _ in modern Shanghai. Through exten- sive character development, the Amount Enclosed ($) Number (#) viewer is able to gain an under- China Council Associate standing of individual uniqueness, ($30/person) showing that in spite of some of the uniform qualities of modern ~on-member ($35/person) China, not all people are alike. Children under 12 ($20) In one 6f the most interesting scenes, passengers on a bus dis- $ TOTALENCLOSED suade an oldman'f~om gi~ing up his seat to a foreiqner, despite ·CHINA'S OPEN DOOR POLICY IN FUJIAN the insistence of the conductor. PROVINCE: A BUSINESS SEMINAR· February 14, 8:30--11:30 AM CHINESE WUSHU CHAMPIONS TO PERFORM Name (s) _ IN PORTLAND Company _ China Council members will soon re- Add res s _ ceive notice of an unusual chance to see the best of Chinese martial zipcode artists. On January 28, 21 of Chi~ Phone _ na's wushu cham~ions (three of them Amount Enclosed ($) Number (#) Olympic winners) will perform at the University of Portland's Chiles China Council Associate Center. They are winners of a na- ($20/person) tional competition held in Beijing. Non-member ($30/person) Tickets are $6.50--$10.

Northwest Regional China Council 1986'CHINA TOUR Patrons and Donors PATRONS CH2M Hill International If you are intrigued by the idea of First Interstate Bank of Oregon visiting South China, ~ith a focus Governor's China Committee on Fujian, during Chinese New Year Patrick Maveety (February 9, 1986), you can still Port of Portland join the China Council 1986 Tour Portland General Electric (February l--26). We will spend MAJOR DONORS the fir~t part of our 22 days in Blackwell North America China visiting Fujian, followed by Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe travel to Gua~gzhou, Guilin, Yang- Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler shuo, Kunming, and Xishuangbanna. Nike, Inc. The cost is $3,275, from Portland. Seattle First National Bank Call 229-3049. Tour leaders are Sprouse Reitz Co. Richard Kraus, China expert from Robert Y. Thornton the University of Oregon, and Tektronix-Asia/Pacific Operations Charlotte Kennedy, World Affairs Touche Ross Co. Council executive director.

8 CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 9 * "OREGON'S CHINA CONNECTION: FUJIAN PROVINCE": China Council presentation on new sister state. Portland State University, 338 Smith Center, 7:30 PM. $2,Associates; $3, non-members; 229-3049.

9 - 25 SALEM'S FOCUS ON CHINA: 'Many programs at Salem Public Library and other places. For schedule, contact Britta Franz, La Pointe's, 378-0800.

24 BEIJING ACROBATS IN MONMOUTH: Sponsored by Western Oregon State College. 8:15 PM, $11.50 per ticket; reservations: 1-800-232-9653 x462. 25 * BUS TOUR TO SALEM TO VIEW BEIJING ACROBATS: Sponsored by China Council; includes deluxe bus travel, Chinese dinner, wine reception, and reserved orchestra seating; $30, Associates; $35, non-members, $20, children under 12. 4PM - midnight. 229-3049.

25 CONFERENCE ON CHINA'S CULTURE AND ECONOMY: In Salem, Willamette University, Putnam Center, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM, free., No-host lunch; information and lunch reservations: 370-6285.

25 BEIJING ACROBATS IN SALEM: Sponsored by Willamette University and La Pointe's. At Sparks Center, Willamette University, 8 PM; $4, open seating; $7.50, center seats; 378-0800 for information and reservations.

30 "BACKLIGHT": Feature film from China in Chinese with English subtitles. Sponsored by U.S. - China People's Friendship Association; at Central Library, 801 SW 10, 7 PM. February

CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR IN CHINA: A TOUR OF SOUTH CHINA: China Council trip, led by China scholar Richard Kraus, to Fujian province, , Guilin, Yangshuo, Kunming, Xishuangbanna. Register by January 1; $3,275; 229-3049.

CONTEMPORARYFEATURE FILMS FROM CHINA: In Seattle; four evenings at the University of Washington, Kane Hall, 7:30 PM. Sponsored by Seattle China council and East Asia Resource Center; call 206-543-1921 for information.

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION: Music, dance, food, tours sponsored by the Oregon Art Institute, at the Portland Art Museum, 1 - 4 PM; free with museum admission; 226-2811.

ASIAN LANGUAGES IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS: Regional meeting for Asian language teachers and administrators from Washington and Oregon. In Seattle, University of Washington, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM; pre-registration d~adline, February 4; no charge; 206-543-1921.

"CHINA'S OPEN DOOR POLICY IN FUJIAN PROVINCE": A Business Seminar sponsored by Northwest China Council; featuring economist Samuel Ho; at Red Lion Inn, 301 SW Lincoln, 8:30--11:30 AM. $20, Associates; $30, non-members (includes full breakfast); 229-3049.

CHINESE 'NEWYEAR CELEBRATION: Dinner, floor show and dancing at Lung Fung, SE 82nd and Division; sponsored by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; $25 per person; 6 PM, no host cocktails; 7 PM, dinner; George Leong, 284-2592, or Mary Leong, 231-4711.

NINTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Films from China and Hong Kong; sponsored by Northwest Film and Video Center; at Berg Swann Auditorium, 1219 SW Park; schedule: 221-1156. March

1 NORTHWEST SEMINAR ON EAST ASIA: Academic conference sponsored by University of Washington East Asia Resource Center; free,. day-long; 206-543-1921.

12 * "OREGON'S CHINA CONNECTION: FUJIAN PROVINCE": In Roseburg, 7AM, sponsored by Roseburg Chamber of Commerce; Jim Telfer, 672-2648.

* Program is sponsored by Northwest Regional China Council

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