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Introduction:
I was invited to give a mini-course in approximation and interpolation by
Linyi University for the fall of 2010, and had the opportunity
to go there in November, 2010. I also took the opportunity
to accept an invitation to give a seminar at Sun Yat-Sen University,
where my old PhD student, Suming Fang, is now teaching.
A photographic account of my travels is given below:
The trip was phenomenal. Having had the opportunity to visit Hong Kong and so much of China was spectacular, especially having the opportunity to visit the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City, as well as Qufu, Mount Taishan and other sites in and around the city of Linyi in China. I have grateful to Ping Zhao, Zhaozhong Zhang, and Wei Zheng for accompanying me on my excursions and for taking the time to show and inform me of the details and history behind much of the sights I saw.a I was also pleased to meet up again with Tongsong Jiang again, who was at USM as a visitor the year before.
Acknowledgments:I wish to thank Linyi University for their support for making this visit possible. In particular, this includes the assistance of Tongsong Jiang (Vice President and Prof. of Mathematics), Zhaolin Jiang (Dean of International Cooperation Department and International Exchange College and Prof. of Mathematics), Yinlai Jin (Dean of School of Science and Prof. of Mathematics), Jianlong Qiu (Vice Dean of Science and Technology Department and Associate Prof. Mathematics), Zhaozhong Zhang (Associate Prof. of Mathematics), Ping Zhao (Associate Prof. of Mathematics), Wei Zheng (Staff of International Cooperation Department and International Exchange College), and Houchun Zhou (Vice Dean of School of Science and Prof. of Mathematics).
Also, I wish to thank the University of Southern Mississippi for their contributions to the success of this visit and for making it possible. I am also grateful for the support and assistance provided by Dr. Benny Hon of City University in Hong and Dr. Suming Fang of Sun Yat-Sen University and Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou.