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Show The View From The " Great Wall Of China" 3B WESTVAUEY ViW t Thursday, Mar. 26 1981 Murray Pair Discover The Lure And Mystery Of Ancient China by Connie Sample The Orient in the parlance ... or,mysterious . . . China of today . . . The Peoples Republic of China. Who hasnt dreamed of someday traveling to find what lies behind that great wall but few of us do. Pat and Norma Madsen, long time Murrayites did just that. Were so glad we went when we did, states Norma. After having been closed to the world for so long, each year will show a difference in the attitudes of the people and the the border. Very few Chinese are allowed out and the money they have is not spendable outside China. Upon crossing the Pearl River, it was immediately apparent they were in another country. Signs previously in both English and Chinese are only in Chinese and soldiers are everywhere. There are no automobiles, in China. Only buses, trucks, farm carts pulled by animals or people on bicycles. Accomodations for tourists ty, and two lightly fried, greasy eggs. The eggs were strong and the color dark and were hard to look at, much less eat. They had been forwarned of this and so took instant breakfasts and chocolate drinks in their luggage. Most of the meals were ten courses except for the final banquet in Shang-hi- . It had twenty-thre- e separate courses. Some of the foods were very good, some very questionable, laughs Norma, but we sampled them all. The population of 900 million people is Chinas most difficult problem, yet these same people, are Chinas greatest source of power. Woi Everyone works. All children in China are placed in nurserys until they are old enough to go to kindergarten or they are tended by persons too old to do other labor. Every child attends school and those with high averages are later sent to universities and trade schools. People are told where to work and can not change jobs without permission. Professionals do not earn as much as production workers but no one earns very much. A bicycle costs about one years wages to buy. Much of the country is divided into communes where farmers are given small plots to farm after their regular job duties are done, and can raise animals or produce and sell what they dont use. With nine million citizens already, is a high priority. Couples are urged not to and marry until they are twenty-fiv- e to have only one child. If this rule is adhered to the parents are given about forty Yuan (money) and the child is cared for, educated and assured a job in his adult life. If a second child is born, however, the money they received from the government must be paid back. Life is much more difficult for the second child. Everywhere you look the people are dressed the same. They wear are limited. Hotel lobbys are bare with few couches or chairs, and the floors are cement or tile so they were usually Pat and Norma alongside one of the ancient works of art that adorn the countryside of China. Today, caucasions, mainly Americans, are still a novelty to be respected and shown the best hospitality. We were treated like celebrities. The Madsens visited the Phillipine Islands and Hong Kong first. The circumstances of the people in each of these two countries are very different. Hong Kong is the ultimate in competitive merchandising and its shops sell any thing a person could want. Its a bargain hunters paradise. Ninety percent of the five million people are Chinese and most have fled from China during the past century. The streets are crowded with autod mobiles and people from all parts of the world. At night, millions of neon lights turn the city into a wonderland. From Hong Kong to China is like going from night to day, laughs Norma. The Kowloon railroad station was Chinese crowded with overseas carrying everything from televisions and toys to food and clothing. Anything they could buy to brighten the lives of their relatives living across well-dresse- dusty. The rooms are clean and some had small beautiful oriental rugs but the plumbing, in most cases, is at least fifty years old. The beds are hard and in Kweilin, there was a three-inc- h pad over webbing instead of springs and mattress. In Knong Chow, a young girl tending the hotel desk had a cassett and some American tapes. She asked the Madsens if they could dance to the music so Norma and Pat waltzed to Harli Anne Griggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Dean Griggs of Salt Lake, became the bride of Bryan Grant Zaugg in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The ceremony took place on March 6 and yvas followed by a. wed- Igj ding breakfast., thf , Hotel Uah. a That evening a reception was held in their honor at the Grant 12th Ward. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Zaugg of Murray and has graduated from Murray high. He is currently a student at the UofU where he is majoring in physical education. He has also filled an LDS Mission to Geneva, Switzerland. Harli has graduated from Granite high and is attending BYU where she is a music education major. Ann Ipson was chosen to be Harlis maid of ' delighted. In Chinese hotels the meals are provided because restaurants, as we know them, are nonexistent. In an effort to provide the visitors with a western breakfast, they served tea or coffee, bread, which was quite tas- - Save $7.00 on Comfortable Sandal. a Wide, Regularly $29, Now $21.95 The Alpha in Black & white. Babies Vvs There are no single-famildwellings and even on the farms, the houses are built into a compound with a center court. In the cities, the people are crowded into buildings of all types, and all are dirty and grey. Their stores, however, are much like our large department stores. They are called Friendship stores y Norma shows off some of the many beautiful items she purchased as she toured the Peoples Republic of China. Bryan Zaugg Takes Bride In Salt Lake Temple Springtime in the Rockies and the Swing. According to Norma, we attracted quite an audience and they seemed light blouses or shirts and dark cotton slacks. Those in colder climates wore Mao jackets and caps and the beautiful Mandarin-typ- e gowns we see pictured are not to be seen. They were outlawed by Mao. A few older women are still seen with bound feet and, according to Norma, they look like dolls feet. ned Dan Furner was best man while ushers were Gary Zaugg and Bryan and Kerry Griggs. The newlyweds planned a honey- - Park honeymoon at West Ski Resort and will make their home in Murray. parties Pre-nupti- Remodel Your Yard were hosted by Ann Ipson, the grooms sister Carole Cutler, Carlene t, Palmer, Rosemary Florence Jones, Marjorie Rowbotham, Karen Lee and Myrlene Hamilton. 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Everyone we met was honest, The people do not dress up to attend the opera or musical progams and the buildings are old and dirty. The programs, however, are excellent The musicans are talented and the costumes were extravagently beautiful. The Madsens were lucky and got to see the Great Wall in two different areas. Because of a mix up in their hotel accomodation in Peking, they and some French tourists were flown about three hundred miles and saw the part of the Great Wall which winds in the Bihai Sea. In Peking, they were driven to the Wall where it has been reconstructed and where most tourists climb to the battlements. From that vantage point, it is possible to see the wall snaking across the mountains for miles and miles. According to the Madsens, China was a country of contradictions. Modern airplanes from all over the world and at its large airport, yet few of its people will ever travel on one. They have radios and televisions, but no refrigeration, washing machines or sanitation in their hospitals. The Chinese people also spend many, many hours making beautiful materials, rugs, vases, china and embroidery. All of these are beyond the reach of the people and only can be sold to tourists. The Madsens relate that not once did they see a newspaper in China. What news the people get is posted on walls along the streets. While Chinas doors have been closed to the outside world, its lifestyle has changed and people lucky enough to visit before it becomes invaded by the lifestyle of the modern world are able to enjoy a most memorable experience, say the happy Murrayites. Johanson and Joni and Kimberli Griggs were bridesmaids. Flower girls were Jessica and Jill Johanson and Melanie Williams attended the guest ON EWEWEAE 1 OFF Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Grant Zaugg Eye Exam Reg. Exam $20. Contact Lens Exam $45. 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