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Paper or Polymer, Money in China and Canada

It's now the Year of the Horse, 2014-early 2015. I'd planned to write a blog about my experiences of Chinese New Year ("Spring Festival") while in China, but it's a little late for that now. Instead, I'll write a bit about money, that peculiar man-made thing that supposedly "makes the world go round." Incidentally, people [...]

By Ramona McKean|2017-05-28T18:37:23-07:00February 15th, 2014|China & Chinese Culture, World Matters|18 Comments

“Ramona McKean, in Dancing in the Heart of the Dragon, makes a truly great and important statement, not just about China but about the human race. She understands that our grandchildren’s future depends largely on understanding between Chinese and Westerners. Her gripping story powerfully reveals why and how this understanding is possible. The outlook on life, the philosophy is tremendous, shared with simple, direct, honest eloquence, no tricks, no holds barred, no preaching. When all is said and done, at the end of the day it’s about having a good heart. Ramona has a good heart. I am proud to support her story.”

Sidney Rittenberg, author of The Man Who Stayed Behind, journalist, scholar, Chinese linguist, Professor of China Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, and subject of the documentary The Revolutionary