Ebridge Cross-culture and Comprehensive Art series II-1 was published by Jinan University Press May, 2013

When I had basically finished the work on this product, I felt that I should say something more?
Many friends are surprised that I am busy and there are always many things for me to do even though I have been free from my stressful career life in the seaurties industry?
The answer is: I am a dreamer?
I was lucky enough that I had made almost all my dreams come true in my former career field?Right now I can continue my childhood?s dream, which may   become my new career that I am going to pursue for the rest of my life?
Anyway, without the good guidance, help and support from so many good organizations and individuals, I wouldn鈥檛 be the person who I am today.
With a grateful heart, I would like to thank the organizations below:
Missouri State University, USA
Springfield Regional Arts Council, Missouri, USA
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Missouri, USA
Art Department of Drury University, Missouri, USA
Humanities & Fine Art Department of Ozarks Technical Community College, MO, USA
City of Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
Eastern Kentucky Expo Center, USA
The Artisan Alliance of Pikeville City /Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Kentucky World Language Association, USA Kentucky Chinese Teacher Association, USA
Confucius Institute at University of Kentucky, USA
Graduate School / Chinese Painting School at Chinese National Academy of Arts Chinese Painting School at China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Jinan University Press
Beijing University Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen Far East Women and Children Hospital
Shenzhen Futian People Hospital
Shenzhen First, Second and Third People?s Hospitals
Hospital of Shenzhen Armed Police Force
Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Panorama Network Co., Ltd?
Shenzhen E-bridge Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu E-bridge Culture Development Co., Ltd.
I would also like to thank:   My Deceased Mother鈥擬y first Chinese language and music teacher?
My Father鈥擬y first art teacher.
My Deceased Elder Brother鈥擜 dear family member who has influenced me positively since my childhood?
My Son鈥擬y hope, happiness & motivation to live, work and study strongly, healthily and positively.
My Younger Brother & Sister in Law 鈥擠ear family members whom I can rely on at any time.
My Sister & Brother in Law鈥擠ear family members whom I can count on always.

鐜嬬珛浜哄厛鐢烳r? Liren Wang鈥擬y first professional art teacher, he opened my eyes by teaching me to pencil sketch, paint from nature, gouache and oils? He was the first to recognize my artistic      potential when I was a teenager?
娌堢粛绁栧厛鐢烳r? Shaozu Shen鈥擬y boss after I graduated from university, he chose me as the first Chinese classical literature and language instructor at his college? The resulting 9 years of teaching experience laid a firm foundation for my present comprehensive art exploration?
鐜嬪笀鍕ゅ崥澹�涓庢潕鑲囨枃鍏堢敓Dr? Shiqin Wang and Mr? Zhaowen Li鈥擬y first bosses, tutors and guides in the Chinese securities consultation industry, the fruit of their teaching, which involved much effort on their part and the most strict training was a series of 6 books and that gave a strong professional foundation for me to enter the first Stock Exchange of PRC and to work in the Chinese securities field?
澶忔枌鍏堢敓涓庢�﹀嚖浠�鍏堢敓Mr? Bin Xia and Mr? Fengyi Wu鈥擬y second bosses at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and my first bosses in the Chinese securities news industry, the huge professional latitude and the enormous support that they gave me aroused in me an endless positivity towards studying, creating and exploring? Not only did I become an expert in my field of work, giving rise to the brightest 10 years in my career, but also, the work on the Internet, newspaper, magazine, series books, database, CD, and multimedia products and management fields, laid the best basis for my present dream?seeking?
绫崇洊灏斅烽害鍏嬬淮鍏堢敓涓庣害缈奥锋捣椤垮厛鐢烳r? Migual Mckelyel and Mr? John Hayden鈥擬y first American English teachers, with their good teaching and help, I translated my first books, containing at total of 0?93 million words from English into Chinese and started my first cross?cultural study and work?
鑻忓笇鍢夊崥澹�涓庨檲娲佸钩鍗氬＋Dr? Xijia Su and Dr? Jieping Chen鈥擬y first English consultants and proof?readers which they did for no cost, one studied and lived in America for 16 years and is now a Professor and Associate Dean at the China European International Business School; the other is a Canadian?Chinese and also a professor at the same school? I relied on their unselfish assistance and recommendation for my first cross?cultural publication to be published and become the foundation of my new publication?
鏌ョ悊路閲戝厛鐢烳r? Charlie King鈥擬y deceased American art teacher, he led me to restart on the path of painting study and this has been a positive influence on me even to this day?
楹﹀厠路涔斾紛鏂�鍏堢敓Mr? Mike Joyce鈥擬y first English tutor from England? He checked and corrected all of my writing for this publication and has helped voluntarily   for 8 years?Without his help, I would not have courage to start my website and I would not have been able to complete this product?
椹�钀辫�佸笀Ms? Xuan Ma鈥擬y first music teacher, she taught me for 4 years and set me on the path of music writing and singing?
钂欎紵涓氭暀鎺圥rof? Weiye Meng鈥擬y music writing director?He checked and corrected my music score, coached me in my singing, directed me in making the recordings and accompanied me on the piano for all the songs on the recording?
闄惰緣鏁欐巿Prof? Hui Tao鈥擬y first Chinese Flower and Bird Painting teacher, he taught me for 8 years and led me on the path of Chinese painting study?
閮�浜氬嚡鑰佸笀Mr?Yakai Guo鈥擬y first tutor at China Central Academy of Fine Arts, it was because of his good direction that I entered China Central Academy of Fine Arts, where I have been a full?time art student since 2010.

鏉庡垰鑰佸笀Mr? Gang Li鈥擬y first Chinese Landscape tutor at China Central Academy of Fine Arts, he taught me how to paint from a stone to a tree, and led me to the field of professional painting?
瀛欑惇鑰佸笀Mr? Qi Sun鈥擬y first tutor at Chinese National Academy of Arts, he led me go to CNAA and find the best place to work on my dream?
楗舵檽鏂孧r?Robert Rao Xiaobin鈥擬y first tutor from Shenzhen Personnel Bureau and Shenzhen University? He recommended me to study abroad, then I got my first master degree and my art dream come true in USA?
鍏嬪埄澶�椤柯稭? 鏂�鐜涚壒鍗氬＋ Dr? Clifton M? Smart鈥擳he first President of an American University (Missouri State University) whom I wrote to? He read my letters in person and he asked his assistant to respond me quickly?
璐濈惓杈韭烽害鍗￠敗鍗氬＋Dr? Belinda McCarthy鈥擳he former Provost of Missouri State University? She approved my art exhibition in the university in 2010? It helped me have a temporary foothold while I waited for my work schedule to go to City of Pikeville, Kentucky in May, 2010? I then had an opportunity to see an American eye-doctor and the diagnosis on my eye problem in USA, was of much help in later diagnosis of my other sicknesses in China? Anyway, before she and her husband came to my art exhibition, I did not know her and did not even know there was a position called 鈥淧rovost鈥� in a university?
鍒樻枃璞�鍗氬＋Dr? David Wenhao Liu鈥擬y first work partner and tutor from Stanford University and The University of California? If there was not the patient teaching over the long distance in phone calls for about 6 hours and the positive comments and judgment on my study ability at the most difficult time that I had prepared to give up studying abroad, I would not be able to get my master degree on the mainland of the United States?   
澶у崼路姊呯撼鐗瑰崥澹獶r? David Meinert鈥擬y first Professor in USA and the Associate Dean of the College of Business at Missouri State University? His strict but humanized management style, gave me the confidence to complete my master degree even when I did not think that I could earn it?
瀹夊�溌峰竷鎷夎垗濂冲＋Ms? Anna Brashers鈥擬y first 鈥淕uardian Angel鈥� in USA锛� as the Administrative Assistant of the College of Business Administration at Missouri State University, she offered me the most help in my academic and personal life in the USA?
瀹�灏忔�у厛鐢烳r? Xiaoou Gong鈥擬y first private tutor and schoolfellow in America, with his great effort and patience and in his vacation and free time, he helped me hold the essential knowledge and skills in the most difficult crosses?And then he found that I could paint and he introduced me to the local chamber of commerce and art organization?
甯冭幈寰仿峰媰椤胯豹鏂疢r? Brad Bodenhausen鈥擜s my first sponsor, and the Executive Manager of Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Missouri, USA, he and his organization held my first art exhibition and my art dream became true in America in 2009?
涓介泤路姹夊瘑灏旈】濂冲＋Ms? Leah Hamilton鈥擜s my first sponsor and the Executive Director of Springfield Regional Arts Council, Missouri, USA, she and her organization held my first art exhibition, my art dream realized again in America in 2009 and in 2010?
鏂�钂傝姮濡�路鍏嬫媺濮哅s? Stephanie Cramer鈥擜s my first art director in America, Director of Programs and Expositions of Springfield Regional Arts Council, Missouri, USA, she arranged every detail of my first art exhibition in USA?
鍏村崕路娴峰厠濂冲＋涓庢澃鐟灺锋捣鍏婱rs? Hing Wah Hatch & Mr? Jerry Hatch鈥擬y first Taiwanese?American friend who is an art instructor and an American artist who is an assistant professor in Missouri State University, they offered the most help with my first cross?cultural and comprehensive art practice in USA?
缃楀�韭锋ゼ濂冲＋Ms?Robin Lower鈥擳he Director of the Art and   Design Gallery I knew at Missouri State University?She directed and helped me to hold my first art exhibition at   MSU in 2010?She did almost everything to make the exhibition work?
鎵橀┈鏂�路鏋楀崥澹獶r?Thomas Lane鈥擳he first Director of Student   Union I knew in USA?He and his assistant did every detail things and arranged everything, helped and supported me to ensure the exhibition worked at Missouri State University?
鐖卞痉鍗幝峰紶Dr?Edward Zhang鈥擳he first and the only American- Chinese professor who taught me face to face at Missouri State University?He helped me by doing the most logistics jobs on my cross-cultural communications in USA in 2010?   
绉︽儬钀嶅崥澹�涓庣毊鐗孤锋�呭痉鏋楀崥澹獶r?Huiping Chinn & Dr?Peter   Meidlinger鈥擳he first professors I knew at Drury University? They facilitated my first two Chinese painting demonstrations in their university?Dr?Chinn personally created the poster for the event?   
鏉板嫆寰仿锋澃瑗垮崱鍗氬＋Dr?Gerard Jessica鈥擳he first instructor I knew at Ozarks Technical Community College?She arranged everything for my workshops at her college and she personally created a poster for me in 2010?
鍑�鐟熺惓路L.鍏嬭幈闂ㄥ崥澹� Dr?Catherine L?Clemens鈥擳he head of the Humanities and Fine Arts Department at Ozarks Technical Community College?She was the first one who approved me to have a good Chinese art workshop at her college in 2010?   
鍝堥噷鐗孤风背灏旀柉濂冲＋Mrs?Harriet Mears鈥擬y first 鈥淎merican   Mother鈥� and former art instructor of Art Department at Drury University?She offered me free accommodation and looked after me very considerately when I was in USA in 2010?   
涔斅疯┕閲戞柉鍏堢敓Mr?Joe Jenkins鈥擳he first successful American   entrepreneur I knew?Both of he and his wife offered me much actual support and help by looking after 64 of my paintings in USA in 2010?   
妗傛�ｆ�呭コ澹玀rs?Pat Hickey鈥擬y first 鈥淓lder Sister鈥� in USA? She made appointments with doctors for me, drove me to see doctors at the time she herself was still sick?She also offered emergency assistance when I was working in an art fest in 2010?      
閭辨檽Mr?Xiao Qiu鈥擬y first 鈥淭emporary Son鈥� and schoolmate at Missouri State University?He is as young as my son who is in Australia, but he offered most considerate help when I held my art exhibition in USA in 2010?   
Mr?John David Lawson鈥擳he first American friend I knew from   a church in USA and a Professor at Springfield Institute of Religion?He offered the most help in my study of Christianity by arranging 4 missionaries to help me learn Bible?
Ms?Tracy A?Gardner-Snodgrass, Ms?Erin Hughes, Ms? Kanvnila Price, Mr?Dave Cowens, Ms?Cindy Bylander, Mr?Calvin L?Allen, Ms?Rosliand, Ms?Stephanie Lemons, Mr? Kevin Zimmerman and Mrs?Wanda Rudolph鈥擳hey organized the last 18 successful art workshops for me in their schools in MO, USA in 2009 and in 2010.
鍛ㄦ瘏鐒跺厛鐢烳r? Yiran Zhou鈥擳he first American Chinese teacher who I knew in Kentucky, USA, he found that I was doing a very interesting and meaningful work and he introduced me to an art authority and the local Chinese Teacher?s Association?
姣斿皵路甯冧粈鍗氬＋Dr? Bill R? Booth鈥擳he first American art professor that I knew in America, he was not only the first one to check my art study works from a professional angle in 2009 (and is still directing me now), but, he also personally drove for 2 hours to the City of Pikeville and introduced me to the local government?
淇�鍗庨潤鍗氬＋Dr?Mask Huajing Xiu 鈥擳he first Director of a Confucius Institutes whom I knew at University of Kentucky, USA? With a good insight, she found something meaningful in my comprehensive art and she invited me to share my ideas and explorations with more Chinese language teachers and students in USA?
鍏拌开?宸撮攼鐗瑰厛鐢烳r? Randy Barrette鈥擳he first President of a Language Association whom I knew in USA (Kentucky World Language Association), with a good insight, he invited me to share my ideas with the local Chinese teachers in 2011 Kentucky World Language Conference? It gave me the first opportunity to summarize my study, thinking and exploration on theory? It became the landmark for me to enlarge my comprehensive art exploration into language field and a bigger market?
鐜嬬嚂濂冲＋Mrs?Yanwang 鈥擳he first Chairman of the Chinese Teacher Association whom I knew in USA? She and her colleagues 鏉庣強鐝婂コ澹�锛孧rs? Shanshan Li, 濉旀媺路鑹捐惃鍏嬪コ澹玀s? Tara Isaace, 闄堢孩濂冲＋Mrs?   Hongchen, 闆峰垏灏斅锋礇鏂�濂冲＋Ms? Rachel Losch, 闆烽洩鑾插コ澹玀s?Xuelian Lei锛宱rganized 18 Chinese art demonstrations and workshops for me at their schools in Kentucky, USA, in September, 2011?
鏋楁晱鍏堢敓Mr? Min Lin鈥擳he first editor I knew from an English newspaper in China? He discovered my efforts to bring Chinese art and culture to the outside world? He supported and encouraged me to open a column on Chinese culture in an English language newspaper?
寮犲叏鍏堢敓Mr? Charlie Quan Zhang鈥擬y first work partner of this project, without his support on technology, this product would not work??
閮戦�傚崥澹�涓庡懆鏄庡厛鐢烡r? Song Zheng and Mr? Ming Zhou鈥擬y last bosses in the Chinese securities multimedia information industry? With broad mind and good insight, they offered strong support during the time I was in USA, when I was sick, and then when I went to Beijing? This enabled me to keep studying, thinking and exploring my art dream until now?

寮犵�嬪�熸暀鎺圥rof?Qiujuan Zhang, 鍒橀儊鍗氬＋Dr? Yu Liu, 瀹嬮槼鍖荤敓Dr?Yang Song, 琚佹不涓滃尰鐢烡r?Zhidong Yuan, 鏋楃惁鍖荤敓Dr?Qi Lin, 鍒樻槧闇炲尰鐢烡r?Yingxia Liu鍒樿搲Dr?Rong Liu,榫氭晱Min Gong鈥擬y doctors and head?nurses from 7 hospitals in Shenzhen? If it were not for them, I would not be able to stand and would not be able to pursue my current dreams?
寮犳爲鑹疢r? Shuliang Zhang, 浜庡欢鏉板コ澹玀rs? Yanjie Yu, 閭垫槬Mr? Chun Shao锛屽惔寰峰崕鍏堢敓涓庢浌闆�鑺�濂冲＋ Mr? Dehua Wu and Ms? Xuefen Cao? They have done most jobs to help me in Shenzhen and Beijing?


鐜嬪崕鍗氬＋涓庡緪涔夐泟鍏堢敓Dr? Hua Wang and Mr? Yixiong Xu鈥擬y first publishers in the art field, as the former and the current Presidents of Jinan University Press?By their good direction and help, my dream?seeking can go forward?
鏂�钂傝姮路缃楀�捐�愮壒鍏堢敓Mr? Stephen H?Robinette鈥擬y first American advisor? As the Assistant Vice President of Missouri State University, at almost every key point, it was him who gave me the simplest but clearest opinions and directions?
钂嬩簹骞虫暀鎺圡r? Yaping Jiang鈥擬y first director in the Internet field, as the founder of People?s Daily Online, he has been a good advisor and supporter in the process of my cross?cultural and comprehensive art dream exploration?
闇嶅�︽枃鍏堢敓Dr? Xuewen Huo鈥擳he first government officer I thought of at the moment that I thought I would pass away when some serious pains from several sicknesses hit me at the same time and I almost could not move because of the problem on my spine, I wished to get support from the Chinese government so that my little cross?cultural and comprehensive art exploration project could be continued? Even though we met just once 12 years ago, it was he who spent much time and energy encouraging, helping and directing me鈥�
澶氳�轰竾路甯冭幈鍏嬫尝椤垮厛鐢烳r? Donovan Blackburn鈥擳he first sponsor of my art exhibition in Pikeville City, Kentucky, USA in 2013, as the city manager, he is one of the best supporters of my dream?seeking road
鏂�钂傝姮路St?绾︾堪鍏堢敓Mr? Steve St? John鈥擜n American friend who I haven?t met and the General Manager of Eastern Kentucky Expo Centre, Kentucky, USA, where I was due to hold an art exhibition in 2010, When I called him to say that I had some health problems,he suggested that I gave up my visit to his city even though he had already started to promote the exhibition? He then liaised with local government to organize my art exhibition in Pikeville City in 2013?
涓铰峰畨路浼戞柉濂冲＋Ms? Leigh Ann Hughes鈥擳he Grant Administrator of City of Pikeville and the Director of the Artisan Alliance of Pikeville/Pike County?She and her team will be the sponsors of my new art exhibition and cross?cultural and comprehensive art practice in 2013, she has become one of the best supporters of my dream?seeking?
When I write here, I cannot help saying to myself, what a lucky person I am! If there wasn?t so much good, helpful support from so many people and organizations, I would not be able to do anything, my dream could not come true at all?
With a grateful heart, I would really like to say:鈥淭hank You, my good professors, teachers, bosses and friends, I will cherish my luck and do my best to work towards helping more people with what I have learned and created, while continuing to improve myself every day?鈥�
I am a dream?seeker forever???
Sincerely yours,
寮犱竴骞砈hirley Yiping Zhang
March 23, 2013