American's first exchange students from China
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Liel">Liel</span> <span word="Leibovitz">Leibovitz</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1870<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Leibovitz">Leibovitz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="book">book</span>, “<span word="Fortunate">Fortunate</span> <span word="Sons">Sons</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> 120 <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="modernize">modernize</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Leibovitz">Leibovitz</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="LIEL">LIEL</span> <span word="LEIBOVITZ">LEIBOVITZ</span>: “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raining">raining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="arresting">arresting</span> <span word="photograph">photograph</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="Yale">Yale</span> <span word="University">University</span>.”</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Leibovitz">Leibovitz</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="LIEL">LIEL</span> <span word="LEIBOVITZ">LEIBOVITZ</span>: ”<span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="archive">archive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diaries">diaries</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="detailing">detailing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Leibovitz">Leibovitz</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="railroad">railroad</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span>.</p>
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