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Headed out of town (and not by helicopter)

Who will be China's Jan-Michael Vincent?

A quick post to notify you that I likely won’t be posting much here for the coming weeks. I do have some good excuses this time, however. This evening I am off for an eight-day trip to rural China, where I will be conducting research …

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airwolf, asian amateur championship, asian tour, book, china, golf, helicopters, japan, Kyi Hla Han, research, taiwan, Yani TsengSeptember 22, 2010May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

I discuss Par for China on Blog Talk Radio’s “China Conversation”

I talk about the book project and more with Lonnie Hodge and Des Walsh, hosts of Blog Talk Radio‘s “China Conversation.” Listen to the show here or in the embedded player below. You can also download the complete interview here.

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book, china, danwashburn, golf, interviews, media, parforchina, podcasts, press, radio, zhouxunshuMay 5, 2009May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

Video: The Tour, a documentary short on golfer Zhou Xunshu

From Shanghai-based Daedalum Films, a 17-minute documentary short inspired by the Par for China book project.

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book, china, daedalum films, danwashburn, documentaries, films, golf, media, parforchina, press, zhouxunshuJune 26, 2008May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

Zhou Xunshu and I featured on NBC Nightly News

The two pieces were influenced by my series of ESPN.com stories on golf in China.

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book, china, danwashburn, films, golf, media, msnbc, nbc, nbc nightly news, parforchina, press, television, tv, zhouxunshuJune 25, 2008May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

CNN.com focuses on Par for China

Par for China, Zhou Xunshu and I shared the spotlight on CNN.com in “Green dreams of China’s golfers.”

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book, china, cnn, cnn.com, danwashburn, golf, media, parforchina, press, stevenjiang, websites, zhouxunshuMay 5, 2008May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

Profiled in GOOD magazine’s “China Issue”

Read their piece on expats in China, “Strangers in a strange land,” here. Read more from GOOD‘s “China Issue” here. This issue of GOOD will be on newsstands until early June — info on where you can purchase a copy here. The photo that accompanies …

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Blog, book, china, dan washburn, golf, good magazine, magazines, pressMay 1, 2008May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

Welcome to the online home of the Par for China book project!

You have come to the right place for updates on my (hopefully) forthcoming book about golf, China and much, much more. Par for China is still very much a work in progress, and this website will feature news and notes throughout the entire process: research, …

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book, china, danwashburn, golf, parforchina, websiteApril 10, 2008May 16, 2016 By Dan Washburn

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