{"id":567,"date":"2021-10-25T14:16:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T14:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-566072-2146620.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=567"},"modified":"2024-01-18T01:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T01:27:53","slug":"about-mark-robson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/about-mark-robson\/","title":{"rendered":"About Mark Robson &#038; The Maple Dragon Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e6999a1 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"e6999a1\"><style>.stk-e6999a1{background-image:url(https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/About-The-Maple-Dragon-Page-Hero.png) !important;padding-top:270px !important;padding-bottom:150px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}.stk-e6999a1:before{opacity:0 !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-e6999a1{padding-top:200px !important;padding-bottom:140px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-e6999a1{padding-top:170px !important;padding-bottom:100px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e6999a1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-254757e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"254757e\"><style>.stk-254757e-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-254757e{flex:0 1 75% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-254757e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-254757e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c41e9b7\" id=\"about\" data-block-id=\"c41e9b7\"><style>.stk-c41e9b7{margin-bottom:12px !important}.stk-c41e9b7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:36px !important;font-family:\"Rock Salt\",Sans-serif !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-c41e9b7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:36px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #ffd700);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-e7b70bd\" id=\"mark-robson-amp-the-maple-dragon-podcast\" data-block-id=\"e7b70bd\"><style>.stk-e7b70bd{margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-e7b70bd .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:50px !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important;line-height:1.4em !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-e7b70bd .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:40px !important}}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-e7b70bd .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:30px !important}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color\">Mark Robson &amp; The Maple Dragon Podcast<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6c2d1e8\" data-block-id=\"6c2d1e8\"><style>.stk-6c2d1e8{margin-bottom:35px !important;opacity:0.8 !important}.stk-6c2d1e8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-6c2d1e8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #ffd700);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Cultural Insights. Vibrant Dialogues. Diverse Perspectives.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-be63239\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"be63239\"><style>.stk-be63239-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-be63239-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-be63239-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9eaa88f stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"9eaa88f\"><style>.stk-9eaa88f{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#d40000) !important;padding-top:70px !important;padding-bottom:70px !important;margin-bottom:0px 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stk-b2e4c9d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-left has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block stk-2971e51\" data-block-id=\"2971e51\"><style>.stk-2971e51{margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-2971e51 .stk-img-wrapper{width:40px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-187\" src=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-icon-1.svg\" width=\"40\" height=\"300\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0e6eb2f\" id=\"strong-adventurer-strong\" data-block-id=\"0e6eb2f\"><style>.stk-0e6eb2f{margin-bottom:10px !important}.stk-0e6eb2f .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\"><strong>ADVENTURER<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f16cf28\" data-block-id=\"f16cf28\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center-mobile\">I find joy in exploring uncharted paths and sharing my journeys<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1c67e10\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1c67e10\"><style>.stk-1c67e10-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-1c67e10{flex:0 1 48% !important}}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-1c67e10{margin-bottom:50px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1c67e10-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1c67e10-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-left has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block stk-2efa2f7\" data-block-id=\"2efa2f7\"><style>.stk-2efa2f7{margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-2efa2f7 .stk-img-wrapper{width:40px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-188\" src=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-icon-2.svg\" width=\"40\" height=\"300\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-419fa86\" id=\"strong-storyteller-strong\" data-block-id=\"419fa86\"><style>.stk-419fa86{margin-bottom:10px !important}.stk-419fa86 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\"><strong>STORYTELLER<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-afa615d\" data-block-id=\"afa615d\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center-mobile\">My tales are woven from ancient wisdom and modern insights<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ff08e83\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ff08e83\"><style>.stk-ff08e83-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-ff08e83{flex:0 1 48% !important}}@media screen and (max-width:767px){.stk-ff08e83{margin-bottom:50px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ff08e83-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ff08e83-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-left has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block stk-be72b73\" data-block-id=\"be72b73\"><style>.stk-be72b73{margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-be72b73 .stk-img-wrapper{width:40px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-icon-3.svg\" width=\"40\" height=\"300\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-238d3cb\" id=\"strong-learner-strong\" data-block-id=\"238d3cb\"><style>.stk-238d3cb{margin-bottom:10px !important}.stk-238d3cb .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\"><strong>LEARNER<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1a77e8c\" data-block-id=\"1a77e8c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center-mobile\">My love of learning from global cultures has been lifelong<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fe640e5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fe640e5\"><style>.stk-fe640e5-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-fe640e5{flex:0 1 48% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fe640e5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fe640e5-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-left has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block stk-2610ab1\" data-block-id=\"2610ab1\"><style>.stk-2610ab1{margin-bottom:20px !important}.stk-2610ab1 .stk-img-wrapper{width:40px !important}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-190\" src=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-icon-4.svg\" width=\"40\" height=\"300\"\/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a595c63\" id=\"strong-connector-strong\" data-block-id=\"a595c63\"><style>.stk-a595c63{margin-bottom:10px !important}.stk-a595c63 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\"><strong>CONNECTOR<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-bffa4d8\" data-block-id=\"bffa4d8\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center-mobile\">My dream is to build connections between people of distant lands<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-0bb74ab\" data-block-id=\"0bb74ab\"><style>.stk-0bb74ab{height:120px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-0bb74ab{height:70px !important}}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-98d3cfd\" data-block-id=\"98d3cfd\"><style>.stk-98d3cfd .stk--block-align-98d3cfd{align-items:center !important}.stk-98d3cfd{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-98d3cfd stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-98d3cfd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-27c7b12\" data-v=\"4\" 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.stk-block-heading__text{font-size:30px !important}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #ffd700);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Mark Robson<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b255289\" data-block-id=\"b255289\"><style>.stk-b255289{margin-bottom:35px !important}.stk-b255289 .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\"><strong>HOST, THE MAPLE DRAGON PODCAST<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1607f8e\" data-block-id=\"1607f8e\"><style>.stk-1607f8e{margin-bottom:20px !important;opacity:0.7 !important}.stk-1607f8e .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\">Mark Robson was a university professor in Toronto, Canada with a deep fascination for the environment and birdwatching.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-de18f16\" data-block-id=\"de18f16\"><style>.stk-de18f16{margin-bottom:20px !important;opacity:0.7 !important}.stk-de18f16 .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\">But when life&#8217;s unexpected twists took him across oceans to China in 2012, Mark found himself immersed in a culture of profound depth and wisdom. This personal journey of healing and finding himself again turned into an intimate, soul-stirring journey into the heart of China. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-463faf6\" data-block-id=\"463faf6\"><style>.stk-463faf6{margin-bottom:35px !important;opacity:0.7 !important}.stk-463faf6 .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-center-mobile\">Mark Robson returned to China in 2023, this time to help build connections between a culture of profound wisdom and the Western world.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-545a346\" data-block-id=\"545a346\"><style>.stk-545a346 .stk-inner-blocks{column-gap:20px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-62920ae\" data-block-id=\"62920ae\"><style>.stk-62920ae .stk-button{padding-right:25px !important;padding-left:25px !important;background:var(--theme-palette-color-4,#ffd700) !important}.stk-62920ae .stk-button:hover:after{background:#000000 !important;opacity:1 !important}:where(.stk-hover-parent:hover,.stk-hover-parent.stk--is-hovered) .stk-62920ae .stk-button:after{background:#000000 !important;opacity:1 !important}.stk-62920ae .stk-button__inner-text{color:#000000 !important;font-weight:500 !important}.stk-62920ae .stk-button:hover .stk-button__inner-text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}:where(.stk-hover-parent:hover,.stk-hover-parent.stk--is-hovered) .stk-62920ae .stk-button__inner-text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-8,#ffffff) !important}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/contact\/\"><span class=\"has-text-color has-palette-color-4-color stk-button__inner-text\">Get in touch<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-0c8427a\" data-block-id=\"0c8427a\"><style>.stk-0c8427a{height:120px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-0c8427a{height:70px !important}}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-54c2fb8\" data-block-id=\"54c2fb8\"><style>.stk-54c2fb8{margin-bottom:0px !important}.stk-54c2fb8-column{--stk-column-gap:35px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-54c2fb8-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8d82d97\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8d82d97\"><style>.stk-8d82d97-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-8d82d97{flex:0 1 100% !important}}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-8d82d97{margin-bottom:50px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8d82d97-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8d82d97-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4b6de48\" id=\"about\" data-block-id=\"4b6de48\"><style>.stk-4b6de48{margin-bottom:12px !important}.stk-4b6de48 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:36px !important;font-family:\"Rock Salt\",Sans-serif !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-4b6de48 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:36px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #ffd700);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>My Inspirations<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-30dd88a\" id=\"influenced-by-xuanzang\" data-block-id=\"30dd88a\"><style>.stk-30dd88a{margin-bottom:20px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-30dd88a .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:30px !important}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center-mobile\">Influenced by Xuanzang<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From ancient China comes the story of Xuanzang, a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who lived during the Tang dynasty, from 602 to 664 AD. Such is the weight of tradition that Journey to the West, one of China&#8217;s four great classic novels, immortalises Xuanzang\u2019s epic 16-year, 25,000-kilometre journey through 110 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xuanzang was <a href=\"https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/179285\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no ordinary traveller<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H was once described as a \u201cmember of one culture who had lovingly and totally immersed himself in another.\u201d And he didn\u2019t travel for personal accolades. He did because of his wish to have \u201cthe sublime truth may also be known in the eastern country to enlighten another civilization\u201d (qtd. In Yung-his Li 28).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His journey was a search for truth to clarify the distorted Chinese translations of Buddhists texts. And to do that, he traveled westwards to learn from Indian masters the sacred texts\u2019 true meaning. <a href=\"https:\/\/buddhiststudies.stanford.edu\/publications\/xuanzang-chinas-legendary-pilgrim-and-translator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When he got home, he introduced new texts and doctrines to the Chinese clergy<\/a> and carried Buddhist paraphernalia for the performance of rituals and ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was his remarkable insights into cross-cultural perceptions and interactions that put him above the rest. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-65228ce\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"65228ce\"><style>.stk-65228ce-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-65228ce{flex:0 1 100% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper 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Xuanzang pained a contrasting picture. He brought details about India\u2019s social structure, educational requirements, legal and economic practices, social and cultural norms and eating habits. He was so influential, in fact, he contributed to an altogether new public outlook on India as a mystical land inhabited by \u201ccivilized\u201d and sophisticated people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first read about Xuanzang I instantly identified with him and he became my adventure travel hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Westerner, the notion of foreign peoples as uncivilized and even barbaric is something I grew up with. Prior to living in China, I\u2019d not heard much of anything positive in the Western media, either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But much like Xuanzang, as I immersed myself in <a href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/18\/kindness-unlimited-life-in-china-as-i-know-it\/\">a culture and people so different<\/a>, I fell in love\u2026 Admittedly, with my Western suspicion, it took time but, as the years flew by, I could no longer believe that my exceptional treatment wasn\u2019t genuine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether I was given the \u201cthumbs up\u201d and, even esteemed by the Chinese after I identified myself as a teacher. Or when I&#8217;d go anywhere as a foreigner and being  treated as an honoured guest. Or even the overwhelming kindness everywhere I went. Everything compelled me to contemplate that I might be immersed in a culture even more civilized and sophisticated than mine\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in the spirit of not forgetting about those not yet enlightened, my purpose is to spread this knowledge even if it\u2019s on my own dime.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-d5477a7\" data-block-id=\"d5477a7\"><style>.stk-d5477a7{height:120px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-d5477a7{height:70px !important}}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e6d6a3b\" data-block-id=\"e6d6a3b\"><style>.stk-e6d6a3b{margin-bottom:0px !important}.stk-e6d6a3b-column{--stk-column-gap:35px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e6d6a3b-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6dabd74\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6dabd74\"><style>.stk-6dabd74-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-6dabd74{flex:0 1 100% !important}}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-6dabd74{margin-bottom:50px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6dabd74-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6dabd74-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9864106\" id=\"about\" data-block-id=\"9864106\"><style>.stk-9864106{margin-bottom:12px !important}.stk-9864106 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:36px !important;font-family:\"Rock Salt\",Sans-serif !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-9864106 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:36px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #ffd700);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>The Maple Dragon Podcast<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-d63f664\" id=\"china-like-never-before\" data-block-id=\"d63f664\"><style>.stk-d63f664{margin-bottom:20px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-d63f664 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:30px !important}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center-mobile\">China Like Never Before<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maple Dragon Podcast is a personal journey of healing and transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through everyday stories and interactions, Mark Robson reveals a different China &#8211; one brimming with hospitality, heart, and humble majesty. This is a country that gave a wanderer a home and a place to identify his wounds and tend to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a society that finds wisdom and inspiration from ancient philosophers. And it preaches what we all crave today: inner peace, harmony, happiness and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maple Dragon Podcast and our blog are more than discovering a country; it&#8217;s about understanding a way of life and love through Mark Robson&#8217;s eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5e64af9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5e64af9\"><style>.stk-5e64af9-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width:1023px){.stk-5e64af9{flex:0 1 100% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5e64af9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5e64af9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-9fd0c02\" 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M12.6,7.2L11,8.9H7.1l3.6-3.6c0.3-0.3,0.3-0.7,0-1C10.4,4,10,4,9.7,4.3L5,9.1c0,0,0,0,0,0l-1.6,1.6V6.8l4.4-4.4c1.3-1.3,3.5-1.3,4.8,0C14,3.7,14,5.9,12.6,7.2C12.6,7.2,12.6,7.2,12.6,7.2z\"\/><\/svg><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/author\/admin\/\" title=\"Posts by admin\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\" >admin<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" ><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 15\"><path d=\"M7.5,0C3.4,0,0,3.4,0,7.5S3.4,15,7.5,15S15,11.6,15,7.5S11.6,0,7.5,0z M7.5,13.6c-3.4,0-6.1-2.8-6.1-6.1c0-3.4,2.8-6.1,6.1-6.1c3.4,0,6.1,2.8,6.1,6.1C13.6,10.9,10.9,13.6,7.5,13.6z M10.8,9.2c-0.1,0.2-0.4,0.4-0.6,0.4c-0.1,0-0.2,0-0.3-0.1L7.2,8.1C7,8,6.8,7.8,6.8,7.5V4c0-0.4,0.3-0.7,0.7-0.7S8.2,3.6,8.2,4v3.1l2.4,1.2C10.9,8.4,11,8.8,10.8,9.2z\"\/><\/svg><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-01-03T05:16:07+00:00\" >January 3, 2026<\/time><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"entry-excerpt\" ><p>Mark Robson (\u9a6c\u514b), PhD Decoding The 700-year-old cognitive blocks between Chinese and Western civilization I have always had a certain wiring. Before I was ten, my first clear memory is of standing up to a bully on a soccer field,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"entry-button\" href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/a-tea-cup-an-empty-room-and-the-cure-for-the-wests-loneliness-what-china-taught-me-about-civilization\/\">Watch Now<svg width=\"17px\" height=\"17px\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M 21.1875 9.28125 L 19.78125 10.71875 L 24.0625 15 L 4 15 L 4 17 L 24.0625 17 L 19.78125 21.28125 L 21.1875 22.71875 L 27.90625 16 Z \"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" >A Tea Cup, An Empty Room, and the Cure for the West&#8217;s Loneliness: What China Taught Me About Civilization<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-1118 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\"  ><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"pill\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">BLOG<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/china-isnt-what-you-think-it-is-the-700-year-old-western-failure-and-the-new-lens-that-finally-fixes-it\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\tChina Isn&#8217;t What You Think It Is: The 700-Year-Old Western Failure (And The New Lens That Finally Fixes It)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"icons:circle\"  ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 15\"><path d=\"M13.6,1.4c-1.9-1.9-4.9-1.9-6.8,0L2.2,6C2.1,6.1,2,6.3,2,6.5V12l-1.8,1.8c-0.3,0.3-0.3,0.7,0,1C0.3,14.9,0.5,15,0.7,15s0.3-0.1,0.5-0.2L3,13h5.5c0.2,0,0.4-0.1,0.5-0.2l2.7-2.7c0,0,0,0,0,0l1.9-1.9C15.5,6.3,15.5,3.3,13.6,1.4z M8.2,11.6H4.4l1.4-1.4h3.9L8.2,11.6z M12.6,7.2L11,8.9H7.1l3.6-3.6c0.3-0.3,0.3-0.7,0-1C10.4,4,10,4,9.7,4.3L5,9.1c0,0,0,0,0,0l-1.6,1.6V6.8l4.4-4.4c1.3-1.3,3.5-1.3,4.8,0C14,3.7,14,5.9,12.6,7.2C12.6,7.2,12.6,7.2,12.6,7.2z\"\/><\/svg><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/author\/admin\/\" title=\"Posts by admin\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\" >admin<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" ><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 15\"><path d=\"M7.5,0C3.4,0,0,3.4,0,7.5S3.4,15,7.5,15S15,11.6,15,7.5S11.6,0,7.5,0z M7.5,13.6c-3.4,0-6.1-2.8-6.1-6.1c0-3.4,2.8-6.1,6.1-6.1c3.4,0,6.1,2.8,6.1,6.1C13.6,10.9,10.9,13.6,7.5,13.6z M10.8,9.2c-0.1,0.2-0.4,0.4-0.6,0.4c-0.1,0-0.2,0-0.3-0.1L7.2,8.1C7,8,6.8,7.8,6.8,7.5V4c0-0.4,0.3-0.7,0.7-0.7S8.2,3.6,8.2,4v3.1l2.4,1.2C10.9,8.4,11,8.8,10.8,9.2z\"\/><\/svg><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-01-03T05:15:32+00:00\" >January 3, 2026<\/time><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"entry-excerpt\" ><p>Mark Robson (\u9a6c\u514b), PhD Why has the West been consistently, catastrophically wrong about China? From Marco Polo to McKinsey, we&#8217;ve cycled through every possible error. For more than 700 years, each increasingly desperate attempt to force China into Western conceptual\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"entry-button\" href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/china-isnt-what-you-think-it-is-the-700-year-old-western-failure-and-the-new-lens-that-finally-fixes-it\/\">Watch Now<svg width=\"17px\" height=\"17px\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M 21.1875 9.28125 L 19.78125 10.71875 L 24.0625 15 L 4 15 L 4 17 L 24.0625 17 L 19.78125 21.28125 L 21.1875 22.71875 L 27.90625 16 Z \"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" >China Isn&#8217;t What You Think It Is: The 700-Year-Old Western Failure (And The New Lens That Finally Fixes It)<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-1114 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\"  ><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"pill\"><a 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M12.6,7.2L11,8.9H7.1l3.6-3.6c0.3-0.3,0.3-0.7,0-1C10.4,4,10,4,9.7,4.3L5,9.1c0,0,0,0,0,0l-1.6,1.6V6.8l4.4-4.4c1.3-1.3,3.5-1.3,4.8,0C14,3.7,14,5.9,12.6,7.2C12.6,7.2,12.6,7.2,12.6,7.2z\"\/><\/svg><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/author\/admin\/\" title=\"Posts by admin\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\" >admin<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" ><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 15\"><path d=\"M7.5,0C3.4,0,0,3.4,0,7.5S3.4,15,7.5,15S15,11.6,15,7.5S11.6,0,7.5,0z M7.5,13.6c-3.4,0-6.1-2.8-6.1-6.1c0-3.4,2.8-6.1,6.1-6.1c3.4,0,6.1,2.8,6.1,6.1C13.6,10.9,10.9,13.6,7.5,13.6z M10.8,9.2c-0.1,0.2-0.4,0.4-0.6,0.4c-0.1,0-0.2,0-0.3-0.1L7.2,8.1C7,8,6.8,7.8,6.8,7.5V4c0-0.4,0.3-0.7,0.7-0.7S8.2,3.6,8.2,4v3.1l2.4,1.2C10.9,8.4,11,8.8,10.8,9.2z\"\/><\/svg><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-01-03T05:15:08+00:00\" >January 3, 2026<\/time><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"entry-excerpt\" ><p>Mark Robson (\u9a6c\u514b), PhD Almost from the beginning of my teaching in China, I have reminded my students of our diverse cultural backgrounds at the start of each course by asking if they have a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent who\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"entry-button\" href=\"https:\/\/themapledragonpod.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/the-lesson-in-my-classroom-what-our-ancestors-tell-us-about-peace-and-the-planet\/\">Watch Now<svg width=\"17px\" height=\"17px\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M 21.1875 9.28125 L 19.78125 10.71875 L 24.0625 15 L 4 15 L 4 17 L 24.0625 17 L 19.78125 21.28125 L 21.1875 22.71875 L 27.90625 16 Z \"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" >The Lesson in My Classroom: What Our Ancestors Tell Us About Peace and the Planet<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-1097 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-chinese-meritocracy tag-political-meritocracy 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