The Photos that were Missing from the Talk!
ICCS Visit to China May 2002
In May 200, six ICCS members travelled to China as guests of Youxie.
On 13th November, five of them gave a joint talk to the Society about their visit, each
dealing with a different section of the trip.
Due to a technical hitch, eight of the photographs pertaining to one of the sections,
that of David Judge, could not be shown on the night. David said that the
missing photographs would be put on the Society's Web site, and here they are.
In our next Newsletter there will be a summary of the joint talk, and a more representative sample of the
many photographs shown. (The 8 photographs here are mostly concerned with formal occasions during our visit,
which were both interesting and enjoyable, but formed only a fraction of the programme
kindly prepared for us by Youxie.)
1. Arrival day in Beijing. Lunch in the Irish Embassy, kindly hosted by the Ambassador,
His Excellency Mr Declan Connolly
l. to r.: David Judge, Jane Almqvist, Counsellor Kathryn Coll, Ambassador Declan Connolly,
Sun Dawen, Nora McDowell, Denis Mullen
2. Arrival day in Beijing. Evening banquet in the HePingMen Roast Duck Restaurant,
kindly hosted by His Excellency Ambassador Wei Dong, Youxie Secretary General.
Dawen exchanging gifts with Wei Dong. At r. is Director Bin Ji, Secretary General,
European Department.
3. Day 5. Around Yangshuo
Moon Hill
4. Day 5. Around Yangshuo - Banyan Tree Park.
An unexpected "Marriage Bureau" in the park!
5. Day 6, evening. Chaozhou Reception and Banquet, kindly hosted by the Vice-Mayor of Chaozhou, Mr Chen HaoWen.
Chen HaoWen exchanging gifts with Dawen
6. Day 7, Sunday morning. Reception at School, Chaoan County.
Our group with the Headmaster and teachers at Dawen's old school, Chaoan County
The characters read
"warmly welcome
Irish-Chinese Cultural Society Delegation to-our-school visit"
7. Day 7, morning. The apartment of Dawen's brother and sister-in-law.
Master Chen Xuanqiu, Deputy Mayor of Chaoan County, Sun Niao, Dawen's nephew, and David
8. Day 7, afternoon. The Jao Tsung I Centre.
In the centre established to honour the scholar Jao Tsung I
