1930s China through American eyes

Updated: 2016-02-22 13:37

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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"My mother said she was surprised, shocked and pleased when my father said, 'let's go to China,'" Garrison recalled.

"They enjoyed it."

The parents were able to make a side trip to visit a Chinese school. They also told him how intensive agriculture is in China. "Every part of the land is used, nothing seems to be wasted," Garrison recalled his mother's words.