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"I can't thank you enough for presenting your wonderful
program, Inside China, for viewing in my area.
The programs touch on a wide range of activities and
fosters a great appreciation of all aspects of Chinese
culture. Watching the programs, I feel like I am almost
there, sharing the moment with the people featured. The
program has me planning on making a trip to see China in
person." |
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– Marvin Glassberg,
New York
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“It
is very hard to find information about China’s culture,
politics, and society. I’m glad there is a program that
presents those in an intelligent and accessible format.” |
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– Marc Elliot,
Tennessee |
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“Thank you for the best program on American TV…There has
not been an episode I did not enjoy and learn from
thanks to your skillful and positive reporting.” |
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– Lei Ho, Hawaii |
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“I’m a college student at the University of Florida. I
just finished watching your show for the first time.
I
think your show is great! I’d love to know more.” |
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– Maria
Zarate, Florida |
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“We
are an adoptive family. Our seven year old daughter is
from China. [Land of the Dragon] is a fascinating
glimpse of some real aspects of life in China…We’re
going to try and watch every episode!” |
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– Joyce Berner,
Pennsylvania |
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“I
absolutely love the show…The story segments give a fresh
viewpoint of how people really live in China, how they
work, how they have fun, and the niches of society that
are often overlooked.” |
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– Edward So, California |
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“We
have nothing but good things to say about [Inside
China]. Please continue to keep it in the air for a
long, long time to come.” |
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– Mary
McKelvy, Texas |
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“I
watched Inside China and thought it was very
relevant and of interest to me because my husband has
traveled to China on business. Your show gives a
perspective of what the culture and home life is of the
Chinese.” |
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– Eilleen Forshaw,
Michigan |
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“What
an informative, enlightening program! … I am very eager
to see more of this program, both for its content, as
well as for the sheer art that it is.” |
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– Jill Hazzard,
California |
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“Your show brings the world of China that we will never
see into our family’s home every week. [Inside China]
makes me realize that there are some commonalities that
the Chinese have with me, as well as differences.”
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– Patricia Tam,
California |
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“There are only three TV programs a week I try hard not
to miss: ‘Bill Moyers’…, ‘As Time Goes By’..., and now
‘INSIDE CHINA’—a wonderfully produced and filmed look at
China nowhere else available.” |
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– Maurice Englander,
California |
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”Thank
you for my favorite program, Inside China. I have
been to China twice, and…I will go again, much due to
your excellent and educational programs.” |
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– Celeste
Graham, California |
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“I
was amazed at the artistry, industry and the ingenious
methods of the people of those provinces.” |
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– Irving
Rosenberg, New York |
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“I’ve been watching your show for about a month now and
absolutely love it! I’ve set my VCR to tape the show
every week because I don’t want to miss it.”
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– Chinn
Tong, New Mexico |
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“I
just saw an episode of Inside China and had to
tell you how much I enjoyed it. We know too little about
China in this country and its culture has so much to
offer, from philosophy to beautiful works
of art,
architecture and calligraphy. I have put the program on
my viewing schedule.” |
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– Charles Hand,
California |
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“Tonight was the first time I viewed your show. I loved
it. I love learning about other countries. I was glued
to my TV.” |
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– Holly
Henderson, Kentucky |
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“We
have been airing Inside China for several years
and have recently added the Land of the Dragon
Series. We have heard from many viewers who like to see
how other people and cultures live. They have also
expressed how they like seeing the beauty, vibrant
colors and styles of the architecture, clothing and art
in China.
As broadcasters of Educational television, we enjoy the
high quality of the production and the educational
content of the programs that help us meet our mission.” |
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Dave
Poplawski
Supervisor of Traffic & Operations
New York Network |
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“Land
of the Dragon provides a unique and human look at
the world’s most populous country, its diverse
population, centuries-old traditions, and struggles to
confront and adapt to the 21st century. It’s truly a
one-of-a-kind viewing experience.” |
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–
Bob Petts
Program Development Manager
National Education Telecommunication Association |
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October 27, 2004
I’m writing to tell you about the excellent viewer
response we continue to receive to your program Inside
China. We have been airing it at 8:30 pm on Wednesdays,
as a lead-in to our telecast of the City College Board
of Trustees’ meetings, and it has been a huge success.
As you
know, EAtv Channel 27 is the Educational Access cable
channel of San Francisco. Our mission is to “provide
diverse and quality educational television for the
residents of San Francisco.” Our airing of Inside
China is an important component in fulfilling that
responsibility.
Because
we operate on a “shoestring” budget, the fact that
Inside China is provided to us without a charge is,
simply put, fantastic. We are deeply grateful for the
opportunity to provide our viewers with such high
quality programming at no cost.
China
is so vitally important to the present and future of the
world, yet not many of our viewers can afford to
experience its dynamic culture first-hand. Inside
China brings China to them, in an engaging and
beautifully presented fashion.
On
behalf of all our viewers, I extend thanks to you and
your talented staff for providing us with this wonderful
program.
Sincerely yours,
John
Odell
CCSF Faculty
EAtv Program Manager |
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October 18, 2004
I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you how much our
viewers like Inside China.
We have been airing the series for about a year on KUAT-TV’s
separately programmed cable channel - a service that
reaches more than 100,000 households in the Tucson Area.
Viewers have sent emails, and left voice mail messages about
the series - they are most positive and find the content
fascinating. I agree with them that Inside China
is a high quality, informative and entertaining series
that we will continue to air. I expect that China and
the United States will become closer in the next decade
and a series such as Inside China can give
Americans a better picture of Chinese culture.
Our promotion and outreach includes informing the local
community college about the series for use as a resource
in the Chinese Culture classes.
Sincerely,
Ethel V. Haber
Program Manager
ITFS & Cable |
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August 19, 2004
I
just finished watching Land of the Dragon on
public television, what a great new series! I really
enjoyed the stories, especially the one about the moon
field. What I like the most about Land of the Dragon
is that it shows daily life in China through the
perspectives of the people. It is like a Chinese
reality show, with much better production values than an
American “slice of life” series. This series educates
viewers about every aspect of China, its geography,
scenery, cultures, religions and arts. I hope that
people in every city in America have a chance to learn
about China through Land of the Dragon. Public
television is a great venue for this series because of
its educational mission.
Of
course, I have enjoyed Inside China for many
years now. The new episodes are beautifully produced.
When I was the Program Manager at KCSM-TV, a PBS station
in San Mateo, California, I first saw Inside China
and made sure that it was aired on KCSM continuously.
Now, five years after I have departed from that station,
Inside China is still being aired regularly. I
think that Inside China is a very important
series for American viewers. It helps bridge the
cultural and knowledge gap about China that exists for
Americans. With knowledge, there is understanding and
tolerance. The stories on Inside China teach
viewers about the different minority groups in China,
their costumes, the food they eat, their traditions and
all other aspects of life in China. This series
provides a great overview. I think the series would
also be great for educational distribution in the
schools.
I
want to thank you for producing these two very important
series. Hopefully, the relationship between Chinese
people and Americans will improve because of the very
real glimpses of Chinese life that your series are
providing.
Best
regards always,
Cynthia E. Zeiden
President, Zeiden Media
National Trustee, National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences
Programs Chair, National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences,
San Francisco/Nor Cal Chapter |
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