Carol Shankel Slide Collection of China in the 1980s
About this collection
- Extent
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740 digital objects.
- Description
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Former University of Kansas museum staff member Carol Shankel donated her photo slides of 1980s China to the UC San Diego Library. The 740 slides document six trips taken by a group of faculty, students, and staff from the University of Kansas to China in the early 1980s. Educational exchanges between the U.S. and China were extremely limited in the 1970s. After China and the U.S. re-established diplomatic relations in 1979 and China began implementing its reform policies in the late 1970s, the country gradually opened its doors to the Western world. In fact, the 1980s are often referred to as the “honeymoon period” between the U.S. and China. Shankel’s delegation was among the first groups of U.S. visitors to China. Their first two trips, in 1980 and 1982, are especially significant. The sites they visited are rich in archaeological value, reflecting the academic interests of the group. For example, the cave temples at Longmen in Luoyang are among the three most famous cave temples in China.
Cities featured in the photographs include Tianjin, Beijing, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Anyang, Gongyi, Dengfeng, Luoyang, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Guilin, Yangshuo, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Shanghai, Kunming, Leshan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dazu, Yangtze River Gorges, Yichang, Wuhan, Hohhot, Datong, Jinan, Tai’an, and Qufu. The collection includes images of temples, pagodas, caves, sculptures, historic sites, landscapes, people, and villages.
This collection was digitized with the generous support from the Avery-Tsui Foundation in honor of Sally T. WongAvery. We are grateful for the Foundation's support in preserving and providing access to historical materials on Chinese Studies. We also thank Carol Shankel for reviewing the metadata and for her assistance in processing the collection. - Creation Date
- Between 1980 and 1988
- Photographer
- Geographics
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- Baodingshan Cave (China)
- Beijing (China)
- China
- Datong Shi (China)
- Dazu Caves (China)
- Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China)
- Guangdong Sheng (China)
- Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China)
- Guangzhou (China)
- Guilin (Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, China)
- Henan Sheng (China)
- Jiangsu Sheng (China)
- Li River (Guilin Diqu, China)
- Shanxi Sheng (China)
- Sichuan Sheng (China)
- Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China)
- Suzhou Shi (Jiangsu Sheng, China)
- Topics
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- Related Resource
- China 1980s: Carol Shankel Photographs (A Digital Exhibit Developed by Luo Zhou, Chinese Studies Librarian of Duke University)
- China Omnibus: A Report of the Archaeological Study Tour to Henan Province (Edited by Delbert M. Shankel, Chu-tsing Li and Chae-Jin Lee)
- Susana Namnum and Carol Shankel, "The Chinese Connection," Kansas Alumni 1980 Fall: 36-46
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