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Dallas, Texas
Lectures

"Experts in the fields of history, geography, art, literature and religion related to Silk Road and Hsuan Tsang's voyage will be invited to deliver lectures on weekends. The lectures are designed to complement the photographic exhibit."

Lectures on special topics will be held with a morning session starting at 10:30am on Saturday. (See Lectures Schedule).
Tours

Guided School Tour

Target audience Grades 4 and above
Group size Maximum 25 students in one group, multiple groups can be accommodated at the same time
Tour duration 90 minutes
Open hours Everyday: 10am-4pm, March 3-17, 2007
To arrange tour

Please contact David Lui via email at davidlui7500@yahoo.com.
In the email, please include the following information:
school name/address, contact person name/email/phone, grade level of the group, group size, desirable date/time, and any other questions you may have. We will reply to you shortly.

Video

Documentary Viewing Area: playing excerpts from the documentary: "Memories from the Journey to the West", presented in English and/or Chinese, lasting around 15 minutes.
Northern California
Lectures

"Experts in the fields of history, geography, art, literature and religion related to Silk Road and Hsuan Tsang's voyage will be invited to deliver lectures on weekends. The lectures are designed to complement the photographic exhibit."
Lectures on special topics will be held with a morning session starting at 10:30am and an afternoon session starting at 2:30pm on Saturday and Sunday (See Lectures Schedule).
Tours

Guided School Tour

Target audience Grades 4 and above
Group size Maximum 25 students in one group, multiple groups can be accommodated at the same time
Tour duration 90 minutes
Open hours Everyday: 10am-4pm, Dec 3-18, 2005
To arrange tour

Please contact Tina Tuan via email at Journey.West@Gmail.com.
In the email, please include the following information:
school name/address, contact person name/email/phone, grade level of the group, group size, desirable date/time, and any other questions you may have. We will reply to you shortly.

Video

Documentary Viewing Area: playing excerpts from the documentary: "Memories from the Journey to the West", presented in English and/or Chinese, lasting around 15 minutes.
Student Essay Contest
  We will also be holding an essay contest throughout the entire exhibition, and we encourage students from elementary, middle, and high schools to enter. Students can choose from the following four topics:
  (1) What have you learned about Hsuan Tsang, and in what ways has he inspired you to pursue your goals?
  (2) Hsuan Tsang visited many kingdoms and learned about many different cultures. Talk about a time where you tried to learn about someone else's culture and how this experience affected you.
  (3) Hsuan Tsang encountered many challenges during his journey. What is the biggest challenge that you have encountered and how did you overcome it?
  (4) Hsuan Tsang's journey to the west went through many unknown territories at the time. Please write about a country that Hsuan Tsang met and why it interests you.
 

Please keep the essay length to 1 - 2 pages. Essays will be judged on the student's understanding of Hsuan Tsang, quality of writing, and creativity by a committee of judges. For our prizes, we will be offering iPods for our top three winners!

To enter, please include the your name, school, grade, phone number, and email on the first page. Deadline for entries is December 19, 2005. We will notify the winners by January 31, 2006.

Please email entries to jwest.essays@gmail.com, or by mail:

    Tzu Chi Foundation
175 Dempsey Rd, Milpitas CA 95035
C/O: Tina Tuan (Journey to the West essay contest)
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