Historical and Cultural Studies in China

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As part of Alma's spring term Dr. Liping Bu has taken several groups of students on a traveling course that studies Chinese history and culture. Students travel throughout the Peoples Republic of China visiting key historical sites while meeting and interacting with local people. (Learn More...)

Since 2002 each trip has been documented by a student-made website that is updated throughout the trip so that students may share experiences with friends and family from across the planet.

View Individual Trip Sites:

China: Past and Present 2009

China: Past and Present 2007

China: Past and Present 2005

China: Past and Present 2004

China: Past and Future 2002

Dr. Liping Bu

Dr. Liping Bu, Professor of History, with her 2005 spring term group.

The group is shown in Tiananmen Square-in the background is the Forbidden Palace

Dr. Bu's Faculty Profile

Photo Gallery from the 2005 Trip

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Liping Bu
Departments: History

Dr. Liping Bu, professor of history, left Beijing University in 1989 after being encouraged by her American professors to study in the United States. After attending Smith College in Massachusetts, Dr. Bu received her Ph.D. in history and policy from Carnegie Mellon University.