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CH
PA IlOU~D
A Guide to Academic Life
and Work in the PRC
Karen Turner-Gottschang
win
Linda A. Reed
for the Committee on Scholarly Communication
with Me People's Republic of China
National Academy of Sciences
American Council of Learned Societies
Social Science Research Council
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C. 1987
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NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20418
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this publication was sponsored by the Committee
on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China. It is a completely revised
edition of China Bound: A Handbook for American Students, Researchers and Teachers, pub-
lished in 1981.
The Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China (CSCPRC)
is jointly sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies, the Social Science Re-
search Council, and the National Academy of Sciences. The Academy provides an admin-
istrative base for the CSCPRC
Since the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and China in
1979, the CSCPRC has developed programs with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),
the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and the State Education Commission, in
addition to those with the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), with whom
CSCPRC began exchanges in 1972. Current activities include a program for American grad-
uate students and postdoctoral scholars to carry out long-term study or research in affili-
ation with Chinese universities and research institutes; a short-term reciprocal exchange
of senior-level Chinese and American scholars; a bilateral conference program; and an
exchange of joint working groups in selected fields.
This publication was supported in part by the CSCPRC Information Services Center,
which is funded by the U.S. Information Agency and the National Science Foundation.
The accuracy of the information presented and the views expressed in this publication
are the responsibility of the authors and not the sponsoring organizations.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gottschang, Karen Turner.
China bound.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Foreign study—China. 2. American students—China. 3. Teachers, Foreign—
China. 4. China—Description and travel—1976- . I. Reed, Linda A. II. Title.
LB2376.3.C6G68 1987 370.19'6 87-1 1251
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Copyright @)1987 by the National Academy of Sciences
No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic
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The calligraphy appearing on the cover and in the text was kindly pre-
pared by Fu Shen, Curator of Chinese Art, Freer Gallery of Art of the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the following individuals for their contri-
butions to the preparation of this manuscript:
BONNIE ACKERMAN, English Language Institute, China
HOWARD W. BARNES, Brigham Young University
WILLIS BARNSTONE, Indiana University
BEATRICE BARTLETT, Yale University
GEORGE BEASLEY, U.S. Embassy, Beijing
HALSEY BEEMER, Chinese University Development Project
BRUCE BORTHWICK, Albion College
J. RAY BOWEN II, University of Michigan
THOMAS BUOYE, University of Michigan
JANET CADY, Tufts University
RUSSELL CAMPBELL, University of California, Los Angeles
PATRICK J. CORCORAN, U.S. Embassy, Beijing
MARY ERNST, Council for International Exchange of Scholars
ROBERT M. FARNSWORTH, University of Missouri
ANDREA GAY, China Education Fund
ROBERT GEYER, Committee on Scholarly Communication with the
People's Republic of China
THOMAS GOTTSCHANG, College of the Holy Cross
DIANE E. GRUENBERG, Edison State College
BOB CURTIS HAMM, Oklahoma State University
MAX HESS, China Educational Tours
PHILLIP IVES, U.S. Information Agency
STEPHEN KANTER, Lewis and Clark Law School
DONALD J. LEWIS, East-West Center
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vi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FUXIANG LI, Bank of China, New York
MARY P. MERVA, Rutgers University
JOHN R. MOORE, University of Southwestern Louisiana
CAROL E. NEUBAUER, Bradley University
OFFICIALS OF THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, State Education
Commission of China
ROBERT PALMER, Columbia University
JESSE PARKER, Yale-China Association
MARGARET PEARSON, U.S. Information Agency
JOSEPH A. PERTEL, Yale-China Association
JACK POLAND, Centers for Disease Control
LISA ROFEL, Stanford University
BRUCE A. RONDA, Skidmore College
KYNA RUBIN, Committee on Scholarly Communication with the
People's Republic of China
MELVIN SEIDEN, State University of New York, Binghamton
WERNER J. SEVERIN, University of Texas at Austin
BEATRICE SPADE, Harvard-Yenching Institute
BRUCE M. STAVE, University of Connecticut
GREGORY A. THOMAS, University of California, Berkeley
RUIZHONG WANG, Embassy of the People's Republic of China,
Washington, D.C.
JOHN H. WELLS, JR., Monterey Institute of International Studies
BRUCE M. WILSON, St. Mary's College
RICHARD J. WILTGEN, DePaul University
MENG YANG, Embassy of the People's Republic of China,
Washington, D.C.
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Foreword
For most students and scholars in the China field, reasons to go to the
People's Republic for study or research are obvious. Living in the cul-
ture and society they have studied in college and graduate school is
the logical next step down a professional path that will be enhanced
by and increasingly dependent on firsthand knowledge of contemporary
China and what it has to offer in the way of library, archival, and human
resources. For many people in China studies, the opening of the PRC
eight years ago to foreign students, researchers, and teachers inaugu-
rated a new chapter in their professional and personal lives by provid-
ing the opportunity to reevaluate and perhaps reframe the intellectual
suppositions and premises of their work. Indeed, the students and schol-
ars who have conducted research in China since 1979 are producing
fresh, compelling approaches to China studies, and their voices are
heard not just in academia, but in political and commercial sectors as
well.
China attracts because it was closed to foreign observers for so long;
the very process of its opening up is an important subject for study. In
addition, the experimental, constantly changing nature of Chinese po-
litical, social, and economic reforms is an endless source of fascination
and instruction.
But living and working in a land such as China, with customs and
traditions so different from what we in the United States are accus-
tomed to, can present innumerable difficulties as well as challenge and
reward. Indeed, lack of familiarity with the minutiae of daily life may
greatly affect the success of a visitor's study, research, or teaching
experience. Today, American students, scholars, and teachers, with eight
years of experience on which to draw, are going to China much better
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viii FOREWORD
prepared than their predecessors, and their stays in the PRC are far
more fruitful because of this.
China Bound: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC presents
the latest information from academics recently returned from China
about living and working in that country as a foreign student or scholar.
What this book seeks to provide is information for those contemplating
or already planning a trip to China information that everyone who
contributed to this project wishes they had known before their visit.
As a person outside the realm of China studies who has only recently
begun to discover the richness of that country as a site for my own
research, I can personally attest to the usefulness of this handbook, and
I offer it in the hope that it will enhance the China experience of all
those who read it.
HERBERT SIMON, Chairman
Committee on Scholarly Communication
with the People's Republic of China
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Preface
The numbers of travelers now bound for China, planning to go there
in the future, or even hoping to make the trip some day have reached
proportions never envisioned when the first edition of this book ap-
peared in 1981. That handbook—which was produced and distributed
by the U.S.-China Education Clearinghouse' a joint project of the Com-
mittee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs proved to
be of great service to American academics traveling to China during
the early years following normalization in 1979 and since. Today, how-
ever, so many changes are taking place in China, so many conditions
are being altered in one way or another, that there is a pressing need
for new and updated information. This revised edition responds to that
need.
China Bound presents both general information applicable to all
Americans planning to reside in China and specific information that
should be particularly useful to students, research scholars, and teach-
ers. It is recommended that readers carefully review both categories of
material to gain a more complete understanding of the Chinese aca-
demic milieu, which is quite interwoven with and offers deep insights
into day-to-day life and practices of the country and culture. For this
reason, the information offered here is as helpful to those who are trying
to decide whether to spend an extended period in the PRC as it is to
those who already have been accepted into programs.
The information for this edition of China Bound was collected from
a wide array of sources: from experiences of students and scholars who
went to China on summer and year-long exchange programs arranged
through both formal and informal agreements among U.S. and Chinese
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x PREFACE
educational institutions and national organizations; from reports of
teachers sent to China by the U.S. Information Agency under the Ful-
bright Program; and from Americans who have taught in China under
private arrangements with Chinese universities.
For all those who hope to be bound for China but have not yet com-
pleted their plans, opportunities for study and for research and teaching
positions in China are listed in the first chapter of this volume. Although
limited facilities make it difficult to accommodate all who wish to study
or work in the PRC, there are numerous and growing opportunities for
American students, researchers, and teachers to go to China. A number
of U.S. institutions have concluded formal exchange agreements with
universities and research institutes in China, and many others have
established informal ties.
To visit China, whether or not one is enrolled in a formal program,
is to discover or rediscover the best of being a student. For no matter
what preparation or plans one takes to China, there remains so much
that is new to see and to learn at all levels that even the most experi-
enced visitor is a student.
The authors and the Committee on Scholarly Communication with
the People's Republic of China wish you Yi lu shun feng a smooth
Journey.
KAREN TURNER-GOTTSCHANG
LINDA A. REED
January 1987
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Contents
I. Opportunities for Research, Stu~, and
Teaching In China /
Research and Study / 2
Teaching / 3
Foreign Experts / 3
Foreign Teachers / 3
Foreign Language Teaching / 4
Agencies in the United States Involved in Placing Americans
as Foreign Experts and Foreign Teachers in China / 5
8. Preparing for the lSip / 7
Arranging to Leave the United States / 7
Passports and Visas / 8
Inviting Relatives to China / 10
Immunizations / 10
Medical Insurance / 12
Money, Banking, and Credit Cards / 13
Customs Regulations / 15
Baggage and Shipping Procedures / 17
Income Taxes While Abroad / 17
Teachers: Hiring, International Travel, Finances / 18
Suggested Reading / 22
What to Take for Daily Life / 22
Clothing / 23
Medications and Toiletries / 27
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Food and Cooking Supplies / 28
Electrical Appliances / 29
Office Supplies, Typewriters, Personal Computers / 30
Radios and Tape Recorders / 31
Cameras and Film / 31
Bicycles / 32
I.D. Photos /33
Reading Material / 33
Games / 33
Gifts / 34
What to Take for Professional Life / 35
Books/35
Equipment / 36
Other Scholarly Materials / 38
Teaching Aids / 38
3. Settling In / 41
Arriving in China / 41
The Tenor of Life in China / 43
The Danwei /43
The Foreign Affairs Office / 45
The Quality of Life / 48
Personal Relationships / 50
Ritual / 54
Law /58
The Foreign Community / 59
Housing / 60
Hotels / 61
Campus Apartments / 62
Student Dormitories / 65
Arrangements for Accompanying Spouses and Children / 67
The Academic Calendar / 70
4. Research and Stupor / 71
The Universities and Colleges / 72
The Research Institutes / 77
The Researcher's Experience / 79
An Overview of the Research Climate / 79
Meetings with Colleagues / 84
Work Schedules / 85
Work-Related Travel / 86
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CONTENTS xiii
Short-Term Academic Visits / 87
Preparations / 88
Schedules / 89
Lectures and Seminars / 90
Equipment / 92
Student Life / 92
Initial Meetings with Teachers and Advisers / 98
Coursework / 99
Fieldwork and Travel / 100
Language Study / 101
Access to Materials / 104
5. Teaching / 108
The Bureaucratic Structure / 109
Work Loads / 111
Working Conditions / 113
Professional Relationships / 114
Social Relationships / 115
Chinese-Language Lessons / 116
General Adjustment Advice / 117
6. Services Available / ~ Ids
The U.S. Embassy and Consulates / 118
Postal Services / 121
Currency and Banking / 123
Cable and Telex Facilities / 124
The Telephone / 125
Medical Care / 126
Urban Transportation / 128
Recreation / 130
Internal Travel / 131
7. Leaving China / 135
Appendixes / I87
A. Interinstitutional Agreements Between U.S. and PRC
Institutions / 139
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B. Regulations Concerning the Admission of Foreign Students in
Chinese Schools (1986) / 146
Regulations Governing Grants to Foreign Scholarship Students
and Fees for Self-Financing Foreign Students (February 1,
1985) / 168
D. Regulations Concerning Applications by Foreign Research
Scholars to Engage in Scientific Research in Institutions of
Higher Education in China (September 1985) / 171
E. Information on the Recruitment of Foreign Experts (1985) / 174
F. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Investigators in the United
States / 183
G. Approximate Costs of Hotel Rooms and Food' Internal Travel,
Services, and Clothing / 190
H. Selected Information on Postal and Customs Regulations of the
People's Republic of China / 196
I. Sample Contract for Teachers (July 1985) / 198
J. Protocol Between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the People's Republic of China
for Cooperation in Educational Exchanges / 204
Locations of U.S. Educational Reference Collections in China and
Their General Reference Contents / 208
L. Selected Reading List / 211
Index / 215
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