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In 2003, Xiamen people voted for the top ten people who had moved Xiamen in 2003, and I was voted as one of them! It was very moving to see Chinese appreciate foreigners working with them for a common goal
"2003 Top Ten Moving
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������� (Xiamen Daily, March 2004) Xiamen citizens voted Bill as one of "Top Ten People Moving Xiamen in 2003"

U.S. Ambassador to China Randt visited Xiamen and I gave him a tour of Gulangyu

Click Here for "U.S. in Xiamen" (US. Consul Page)

When Mayor Hong Yongshi gave me the "Key to the City," he said "This key will open any door in Xiamen for you!" "How about the bank of China?" I asked. "Any door but that one!" he responded.

Key to the City from Mayor Hong--opens any door but the bank!

Beijing, 1993, when Premier Li Peng gave me the Friendship Award

Receiving Friendship Award from Premier LiPeng

Bill meets with the Vice Premier in 2004

Over 30 various awards

Fujian Province Friendship award

What am I doing here? Serving the the U.S. Air Force in Taiwan, only 100 miles across the Straits from the apocalyptic Yellow Peril! Never thought that ten years later I'd cross the straits with my family to become the first foreign devil permanent resident in Fujian. Amoy Magic--Guide to Xiamen and Fujian. http://www.amoymagic.com

Bill on a camel in the Dunhuang area desert

 

 

One of the pieces of mainland propaganda leaflets that rained down on the Air Force base one day, and helped pique my curiousity about what the rest of China was like. I knew the Communists viewed life through Red-tinted spectacles, but I was still curious, and eventually moved to the mainland. Amoy Magic--Guide to Xiamen and Fujian. Http://www.amoymagic.com

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Favorite Fujian tourist sites , in order: Xiamen Quanzhou Longyan Hakka earthen houses Wuyi mountain Ningde #1Fujian Sites!
Photographs of Fuhken places like Zhangzhou, Longyan, Ningde, Sanming, Wuyi MountainFujian Foto Album
Guidebooks about Fujian and Xiamen Fujian Adventure Discover Quanzhou Discover Gulangyu Magic Fujian etc.Books on Fujian
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Longyan Yongding Hakka round houses earthen architectureLongyan Sanming Scenic Wonderland Mingxi Gem bed rubies Sanming
Putian Fujian Xianyou Mazu TemplePutian Fujian covered wooden bridgesBridges
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Hakka Earthen architecture Hakka Roundhouses
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1994 80 day 40,000 km drive to Tibet & backTibet in 80 Days!forty thousand kilometer drive around China
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Dr. Bill Brown in CCK Air Force Base, Taichung, Taiwan, 1976-78 Amoy Magic--Guide to Xiamen and Fujian http://www.Amoymagic.comFrom '76 to '78, Bill Brown was a young airman in the U.S. Air Force in Taiwan, never dreaming that 10 years later, he and his wife, Susan Marie (a blond American who was born and raised in Taiwan--so "Made in Taiwan") and two sons, Shannon and Matthew (6 months and 2 years old, respectively) would settle on the opposite side of the Dire Taiwan Straits to become the first foreigners Permanent Resident in Fujian Province. Asked why he moved to mainland China, Bill responded, "Because Chinese food is too expensive in America."

Armed with such lofty ideals, Dr. Brown has been teaching graduate business in Xiamen University's MBA Center by day, and eating lots of Chinese food by night. Between meals, he's written textbooks on Organizational Behavior and Business StrategyChristmas in Xiamen, 1988. Shannon was 2 and Matthew was 9 months. There was nothing festive about Christmas the first few years, but over the years the popularity of Christmas has grown in Xiamen, and in 2003, at least one Christmas party that we know of had over 2000 people! Amoy Magic--Guide to Xiamen and Fujian (tourism, travel, study, expatriate lifestyle) http://www.amoymagic.com, over 60 articles for dozens of magazines and newspapers, several television documentaries, and books such as "Fujian Adventure," "Amoy Magic--Guide to Xiamen,""Mystic Quanzhou--City of Light, "Discover Gulangyu", "Magic Fujian," "Xiamen University--Strength of the Nation," etc.

In spite of his writings, in 1992 he became Fujian Province's 1st foreigner granted Permanent Residence, and in 1993 received the Friendship Award from Premier Li Peng. When asked his impressions of the ancient city of Beijing, he replied, "I loved the Beijing fried duck."
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Tibet & Back  In 1994, Dr. Brown and his wife and two young sons drove their van, "Toy Ota," over 40,000 km around China, up the coast from Xiamen to Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Beijing, to Mongolia and down to the Gobi Desert, and across the silk road (which really wasn't all that silky) to Qinghai, Lhasa, Tibet, and back to Xiamen via Szechuan, Kunnan, Guizhou, Guanxi, and Guangdong. They were impressed with the scope and pace of change in every corner of China, and loved the food, but were not overly impressed with Tibetan buttered tea.

But 40,000 km of driving taught the Browns that there is no place like home--especially when home is the magical island of Amoy (now Xiamen).Toy Ota, our van, parked in front of the Potala Palace. In the summer of 1994, we drove Toy Ota up the coast to Mongolia, through the Ghobi Desert to Tibet, and back--a 3 1/2 month drive. Amoy Magic--Guide to Xiamen and Fujian. Http://www.amoymagic.com
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Recent Activities:
2002, Stuttgart, Germany: Bill represented Xiamen in the intl ernational Livcom competition. Xiamen won the Gold Medal. [Livcom is the "Oscar for liveable communities" ].Click Here for Livcom Website
2003, Aperdoorn, Holland: Bill represented Quanzhou at Livcom. Quanzhou won the Gold Medal, and the Gold Medal for Heritage Management.
Dec. 2003, Bill finished writing, filming and co-hosting the 63 episode Fujian Provincial TV program, "Laowai Kan Fujian" ("A Foreigner Looks at Fujian").
2005,La Caruna, Spain: Bill represented Shanghai Songjiang at Livcom. Shanghai Songjiang won the Gold Medal.
2006 Polk County Schools Hall of Fame

Dr. Bill graduated from High School in Bartow, Florida, Polk County (he was known then as Eddie Brown). He served in the Air Force in MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, CCK in Taiwan, Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Lackland Air Force Base and Randolph Air Force Base in Texas,and in Ankhara, Turkey (while in the OSI-- Air Force Office of Special Investigation). One of his hobbies is Magic (formerly a professional member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood--hence the "magic theme" in his books and websitePolk County Education Hall of Fame William Browns).

The Brown Family's home is Xiamen, but when visiting the U.S. they hang their hats in Reedley, California, which Bill thinks is "the biggest little town in America."  Click here to read more about this delightful little town, the nearby giant sequoias, and the delightful Sequoia RV Ranch.

Correction to 2006 Polk County Schools Hall of Fame press release: My writings are not all in Chinese! I wish they were, but I ususally use English first, and then have someone help translate.   Someday...

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Zhouning Carp VillageZhouning Hakka Earthen architecture Taimu Mtn. Hakka Earthen architecture Roundhouses Fujian covered wooden bridgesBridges Hakka Earthen architecture Jiangxi Hakka Earthen architecture Guilin Help Build an online community for foreigners. Join the Xiamen Guide forumOrder Books
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1974 �� Bartow Sr. High
1976 Devry Institute of Technology
1978 A.A. in Police Science
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"Brain-Drain in Mainland China."
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