Courtyard Houses | Sìhéyuàn 四合院

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With at least one courtyard enclosed by four single-story buildings that face inward toward the open space, siheyuan represent the quintessential Chinese “courtyard houses.” Throughout China quadrangular courtyard structures come in many configurations, including many that are multistoried and others that have mere “skywells” with shafts of open space instead of broad courtyards. But siheyuan are best known because of their ubiquity in Beijing and other northern cities.

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Needham Research Institute (Lǐ Yuēsè Yánjiūsuǒ 李约瑟研究所)|Lǐ Yuēsè Yánjiūsuǒ 李约瑟研究所 (Needham Research Institute)

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Founded by the scholar Joseph Needham (1900–1995), the Needham Research Institute provides facilities and research materials for specialists in the

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Chinese-American Networking Symposium (Zhōng-Měi Gāojí Wǎngluò Jìshù Yántǎohuì 中美高级网络技术研讨会)|Zhōng-Měi Gāojí Wǎngluò Jìshù Yántǎohuì 中美高级网络技术研讨会 (Chinese-American Networking Symposium)

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Donald R. RILEY The Chinese-American Networking Symposium (CANS) is held annually as a forum for leaders in networking and applications

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Committee on Scholarly Communication with China (Zhōng-Měi Xuéshù Jiāoliú Wěiyuánhuì 中美学术交流委员会)|Zhōng-Měi Xuéshù Jiāoliú Wěiyuánhuì 中美学术交流委员会 (Committee on Scholarly Communication with China)

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The Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People’s Republic of China, known since 1996 as the Committee on Scholarly Communication

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Brookings Institution (Bùlǔjīnsī Xuéhuì 布鲁金斯学会)|Bùlǔjīnsī Xuéhuì 布鲁金斯学会 (Brookings Institution)

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Through research funding, print and online publications, and expert testimony to commissions, among other activities, the Brookings Institution’s China initiative—the

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Hopkins–Nanjing Center (Huòpǔjīnsī Dàxué Nánjīng Zhōngxīn 霍普金斯大学南京中心)|Huòpǔjīnsī Dàxué Nánjīng Zhōngxīn 霍普金斯大学南京中心 (Hopkins–Nanjing Center)

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The objective of the Johns Hopkins–Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies (known as the Hopkings–Nanjing Center) is to

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U.S.-China Education Trust (Zhōng-Měi Jiàoyù Jījīn 中美教育基金)|Zhōng-Měi Jiàoyù Jījīn 中美教育基金 (U.S.-China Education Trust)

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Chris GAUTHIER Ambassador Chang-Bloch students at the USCET’s Summer Institute graduation lunch. PHOTO COURTESY USCET. The U.S.-China Education Trust provides

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British Association for Chinese Studies (Yīngguó de Zhōngguó Yánjiū Xiéhuì 英国的中国研究协会)|Yīngguó de Zhōngguó Yánjiū Xiéhuì 英国的中国研究协会 (British Association for Chinese Studies)

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Norman STOCKMAN The British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS) is an umbrella organization composed of more than two hundred individuals

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