Created by:

Nanjing University,

Lushan ScenicAdministration

& the Kuling American School

Assoc.

SAS Summer 2013

In the 1920s, ‘Kuling’ the #1 Resort in All China

& the Summer Capital of the Nationalist Governemnt

Lushan International Institute of Language and Culture

Kuling American School (KAS) was a sister school to SAS built in 1922

KAS and SAS - Reconnecting a bridge to our common history &friendship of the West and China, so that future generations may cross over

Lushan is Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site where SAS Summer 2013 Students Can Study Chinese for Credit and Explore the Famous Mt. Lu – A Program of NJU

Lushan – in Jiangxi Provence75 Minute Flight from Shanghai

• Lushan is a UNESCO world heritage site in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province.• An ancient sacred mountain, shrouded in mist, cooled by breezes • A refuge for centuries for monks, artists, writers, scholars• Visitors enjoy hiking the mountains to waterfalls overlooking the

Yangtze River, walking along the ancient stone-carved poetic trails & visiting century-old stone villas

• Learn the unique history and culture in a National Park• Breathe the natural, fresh air while tracing the thousand steps of

notable figures poet Li Bai, Mao Tse Tung, Chiang Kai Shek and Pearl S. Buck.

Five Old Men’s Peak – ‘Lions Leap’

Dragons Head Precipice

Monkey Valley Trail

Beautiful Scenery – Three Steps Falls

Train to Three Step Falls

Black Dragon Pools Then and Now E.S. Little 1902

Black Dragon Pools 2012

Mt Lushan – Jiujiang, Jianxi Provence

Over 500 Lushan Stone Villas

Pearl Buck’s Summer Villa

Chiang Kai Shek and Mdme. Soong ’s Villa ”Soong Meilu”

Chairman’s Toilet

Lushan Conference Museum

Lushan Conference Museum

History - Ku-niu-ling 1895 - “Bull” Peak in Background

A sacred Moutain celebrated by monks and poets for thousands of years by Chinese

“The name of the highest peak, opposite the entrance” to the saddle of land he had purchased “is Ku-niu-ling or Bull Peak, the valley…is called the Chang-ch’ung or Long Valley. I did not like any of these names so I gave the estate a new name… making it the Chinese form of the English word cooling, so that the name might describe its destined use.” ES Little, The Story of Kuling. Mr. Little was a clever British Missionary, acquired the land in 1895

•A sacred M

outain celebrated by m

onks and poets for thousands of years by Chinese

Same photo 1925 – Edward S Little

The Kuling Estates

• Founded in 1895 by Rev. Edward S. Little, he wrested control of Mt Lu and created a Western Resort Colony called ‘Kuling Estates’

• Became China’s #1 summer resort, haven for missionaries, businessmen & wealthy Chinese

• Summer capital for Government - Chiang Kai Shek & Chairman Mao

• Home of the Kuling American School + Chefoo• Became a natural paradise for Western children

including Pearl Buck, Ruth Graham and others

Kuling was 1st a“Lifesaving Station” for kids

Pearl S. Buck, “My Several Worlds”

“Thousand Steps”the coolies carried

‘sedan chairs’

The Thousand Steps were appreciated differently by the Chinese, they carried a big load

Lushan Institute – July 1-27 -2013

A Vision Created by Kuling American School Association (KASA) – A Sister School to SAS

A 3 Way Partnership of : • KASA• Nanjing University• Lushan Scenic Bureau/Vocational School

In 2013 – offered to high school studetns as part of SAS Summer Academy

Lushan Institute – First Class 2011

Nanjing University – Top 5 in ChinaTeaching Chinese and Culture – Offer 6 Credits

NJU Chinese Language Instructors - 2011

Lushan Institute School Facility

Great Facilities

Lushan Institute Summer 2013 - Nanjing University Credit Classes

Taught by professors from Nanjing University's Institute for International Students.

A. Mandarin Chinese Language Beginning

Instruction hours: 16 hrs./week, Credits: 4Comprehensive Chinese + Communicating Chinese- Instruction in understanding, speaking, reading, & writing

- For students with no or little previous Chinese experience - Students learn ~200 characters

B. Mandarin Chinese Language Intermediate Instruction hours: 16hrs./week, Credits: 4 Comprehensive Chinese + Communicating Chinese - Designed for students who passed the beginning level or have a

vocabulary > 500 words. - Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading & writing. - Students required to comprehend and produce paragraph-level Chinese - And will be able deal with daily-life related Chinese in daily life•

Lushan Institute Summer 2013 - Nanjing University Credit Classes

C. Chinese History and Culture

Instruction hours: 4 hrs./week, Credits: 2 - General introduction to Chinese civilization providing an understanding of China in a historical context. - Formation of the nation, dynasty history, cultural features, and other major events - Students will be encouraged to investigate local history and will include a visit to Mao’s “Lushan Conferences” Museum

D. Cultural Electives – calligraphy, tai chi, Chinese painting, poetry etc.

E. Trips and Excursions - Three Step Falls, Mao, Pearl Buck and Chiang Kai Shek Villas,White Deer Grotto, Monkey Valley, Lushan Conference Museum, Villa Museum, Monkey Valley and Dragons Head, Immortals Cave, the Gap, Kuling American School etc.

Making Friends with Local Students in Lushan

Fall in Love in Lushan, Summer 2013Love Story in Lushan – First On-Screen Kiss, Guiness Longest Running Film in the World

More info: www.lushaninstitute.comOr contact us: Name: email: PH: THANK YOU ALL!