China Documentary Trip

China highlights is honored to serve our American friends who were with us during the 2nd world war, and we would like to commemorate those people who have help China during the difficult time. We are very thankful for the days of peace and we hope that through traveling, we will be able to promote understanding, communication and love between China and the rest of the world.

Background

In 1937, Japan lunched a full-scale invasion of China. Chinese people waged heroic resistance and received much support and help from other countries and their people. Of these, Claire Lee Chennault and his American volunteer group (referred to as the AVG) are the most well-known representatives.

The group was established in 1941. The skillful tactics and superb flying skills of allowed the American volunteer group to win against greater odds. Their bravery greatly inspired the Chinese people's morale. Chinese people said they are tigers flying in the sky. The pilots painted a tiger with wings on their planes, and they became known as the Flying Tigers.

From 1941 till the end of Second World War, the US air force total shot down 2600 Japanese aircrafts and bombed 44 warships. The Flying Tiger to do their best efforts to strong support China's Anti-Japanese War.

The Trip

In Oct 2008, Frank Gleason came to China again with Richard sponsored by China Highlights. Travel Advisor David Zhou was sent to escort them. This time his destination was Guizhou, a province in southwest of China which is famous for its folk customs, starting from Guilin.

Frank’s Guizhou trip was not only for memories, he also visited many interesting places which were recommended and organized by China Highlights. They went to markets to buy fresh vegetable for lunch and children practiced English with him. They visit a local school in a village and play the basket ball with students. In a minority village, Frank drank the local rice wine at the welcome ceremony and enjoyed the singing and dancing performances. Frank was happy on his Guizhou trip. After the trip to Guizhou, Frank returned to Guilin again.

Let us travel with the footsteps of a WWⅡ US Veteran, Frank.