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China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC (1994)
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Thurston, Anne F., Turner-Gottschang, Karen, Reed, Linda A.. "Index." China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1994.

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CHINA BOUND: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC

Beijing Language Institute, 81

Beijing Review, 7

Beijing University, Princeton-in-Asia program, 130-131

Bicycles, 37, 148, 216

Black market, 65

Blue Shield International, 16

Books. See Reading material

Buses, 147

Business cards, 39

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Calculators, 41

Cameras. See Film equipment

Center for Field Research, 162-163

Center for International Education, 170-171

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13

Changchun, 8, 215

Changsha, 214

Chengdu, 9, 139, 218

student advisory resource centers in, 235-236

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, 160-161, 163-164

Children. See Spouses and children

China Advocates, 198

China Daily, 35, 38, 40

China Educational Exchange, 198

China Educational Tours, 4

China Exchange News, 32, 107, 109

China Health and Nutrition Survey, 100

China National Tourist Office, 46

China Reconstructs, 7

China Travel Service, 11, 12, 47, 150

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 87-88, 90, 110, 460

Chinese Academy of Traditional Medicine, 146

Chinese government

banking, 142-143

control of printed matter, 21

currency, 142

customs regulations, 20-23

educational exchange agreement with U.S., 239-242

foreign affairs office in, 51-53

health examination requirements, 15

offices in U.S., 9, 10

photography restrictions, 36

postal services, 140-142

regulations, 65-68

research bureaucracy, 86-89

surveillance of visitors, 55-56

tax policy, 24, 66

travel permits, 150

work unit and, 48-59

Chinese language instruction

in China, 35, 128, 173-176

in Chinese-language institutes, 132-133

in Taiwan, 130

in U.S., 130

U.S.-sponsored programs for, 3-4, 131-132

Christmas, 69, 82

Cigarettes, 21, 38

Civil Aviation Administration, 150

Classified information, 66

Clothing

availability in China, 25

cleaning, 27

mailing restrictions, 23

purchasing, in China, 28

repairs, 27-28

tailors in China, 27

wardrobe planning, 26-27, 28

Coffee, 24, 30

Collaborative research, 84, 86-87, 98, 100, 103

copublishing and, 111

laboratory work and, 111

model for, 99

reciprocity in, 111

survey research, 109

Colleges and universities, Chinese academic regulations in 189-193

archival resources of, 93

commercial activities in, 49, 53, 84, 95-96, 100-101

decision-making in, 87

eligibility for enrollment in, 184- 185

enrollment procedure, 4, 18, 133- 134, 185-186

list of, 177-183

political considerations in, 50

research environment in, 83-84, 94

student preparation for, 186-187

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Front Matter (R1-R16)
1. Research, Study, and Teaching in China (1-7)
2. Preparing for the Trip (8-45)
3. Settling In (46-82)
4. Research (83-114)
5. Teaching (115-129)
6. Study (130-137)
7. Services Available (138-152)
8. Leaving China (153-154)
Glossary of Chinese Terms (155-156)
Appendix A: Funding for Graduate and Postdoctoral Research in China (157-172)
Appendix B: Language Study Programs in the People's Republic of China (173-176)
Appendix C: Colleges and Universities Accepting Direct Application from Foreign Students (177-183)
Appendix D: General Guidelines for Direct Application to a Chinese College or University as a Self-Sponsored Student and Excerpts from 'Regulations Concerning the Admission of Foreign Students in Chinese Schools' (184-193)
Appendix E: Visa Application for Foreigners Wishing to Study in China (194-194)
Appendix F: The People's Republic of China Visa Application Form (195-195)
Appendix G: Physical Examination Record for Foreigners (196-197)
Appendix H: Organizations Sponsoring English Teachers in China (198-200)
Appendix I: Application for Teaching Positions in China (201-204)
Appendix J: Sample Contract for Teachers (205-210)
Appendix K: American Express Emergency Check Cashing Locations (211-213)
Appendix L: Approximate Costs of Hotel Rooms, Food, Internal Travel, Services, Clothing, and Medical Care, Fall 1993 (214-219)
Appendix M: Selected Reading List and References (220-224)
Appendix N: Trial Procedures for Foreign Organizations and Individuals to Use Chinese Archives (225-226)
Appendix O: Packing it in: Preparing for Fieldwork in the PRC (227-232)
Appendix P: Student Advisory Resource Centers and General Reference Holdings (233-238)
Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China for Cooperation in Educational Exchanges (239-242)
Index (243-252)