Tag: Remarkable Events

  • Interota 2017 Taipei – 國際扶輪世界扶青大會2017臺北

    Interota 2017 Taipei – 國際扶輪世界扶青大會2017臺北

    In September 2017, over 300 Rotaractors from 34 countries convened in Taipei, Taiwan, for Interota 2017, the triennial world convention of Rotaract clubs. This event celebrated the 50th anniversary of Rotaract with cultural performances, workshops, and community service projects. Interota, established in 1981 in South Africa, rotates globally and is supported by Rotary International, which…

  • “China’s Children” by Vivian Van Vick

    “China’s Children” by Vivian Van Vick

    Vivian Van Vick – A nation can be known through its children, and journalist Vivian Van Vick, author of this story, introduces us to a mysterious, enigmatic country by telling us of her encounters with China’s children in 1979 when the country was recovering from the 10-year Cultural Revolution (無產階級文化大革命). There were more than a…

  • The Washington Conference 1921-22 The Stage of the American and Chinese Rotarian Statesmen

    The Washington Conference 1921-22 The Stage of the American and Chinese Rotarian Statesmen

    The Washington Conference 1921-1922 The Stage of the American and Chinese Rotarian Statesmen in making Peace on Earth 23February 2017 Commencing the Year 2015-2016, Rotary International has designated February to be “Peace and Conflict Prevention/ Resolution Month”. Ninety-five years ago in February, this mission was practically carried out by the American and Chinese Rotarian statesmen…

  • The Birth of the Rotary Club of Macau in 1947

    The Birth of the Rotary Club of Macau in 1947

    The Birth of the Rotary Club of Macau in 1947 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 October 2015 The landmark of Macao 聖保祿學院天主之母教堂遺址 ( 大三巴牌坊) Ruínas da Antiga Catedral de São Paulo (Ruins of Saint Paul’s) “Macao” in English, or “Macau” in Portuguese, or “澳門”in Chinese, was formerly a Portuguese Colony. The…

  • Shenyang Rotarian Angus Ward – A Hostage in Communist China 1948-1949 – 1948-1949年中美外交摩擦的軟禁「華德事件」

    Shenyang Rotarian Angus Ward – A Hostage in Communist China 1948-1949 – 1948-1949年中美外交摩擦的軟禁「華德事件」

    中文版(中方觀點)在第 11-19 頁 1948-1949 年中美外交摩擦的軟禁「華德事件」 Shenyang Rotarian Angus Ward A Hostage in Communist China 1948-1949 1 December 2016 On the page of “Rotarians in the News” of《The Rotarian》magazine, Issue April 1950, there is a photo with such caption: “Angus Ward (center), former Consul General and Rotarian in Mukden, China, reports to President Truman. Now an…

  • The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia

    The Green Great Wall  Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia

    The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒), Founder and Honorary Member Niislel Rotary Club, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1 November 2008 Sometimes global problems seem so, well, global, especially when it comes to the environment. It can get downright overwhelming when you are constantly bombarded with…

  • Chinese Rotarian The First Man Signed The United Nations Charter 1945

    Chinese Rotarian The First Man Signed The United Nations Charter 1945

    Chinese Rotarian Dr. V. K. Wellington KooThe first Man signed the United Nations Charter 1945 26 June 2020 The year of 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary ofThe United Nations. Created 75 years ago in the ashes of World War II, the United Nations today remains true to its founding mission: to bring nations and peoples…

  • Betting on Macau

    Betting on Macau

    In 2006, Asia’s Monte Carlo – Macau – overtook Las Vegas as the global leader in gaming revenue and raked in about US$10 billion in 2007. Platoons of jetfoils from Hong Kong slice through the South China Sea on hourlong trips to Macau, a peninsular plot of 6.5 square miles at the mouth of the…

  • 《The Mandarin》 – Tientsin Rotary Club -1938 May 12

    《The Mandarin》 – Tientsin Rotary Club -1938 May 12
  • The Recovery of the “Peking Bell”

    The Recovery of the “Peking Bell”

    by Rotarian Jim Pringle Last updated: 18-06-1998 Rtn Bob Wilson, of RC Hong Kong South, could hardly believe his eyes. He had been visiting a home on Hong Kong’s posh Peak to look at furniture and artifacts that were on sale, and had not found anything of interest. Then, on his way out, he glanced…