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Welcome to 1EARTHVILLAGE 2024 NEWSLETTER
Some words from me … Why 1EarthVillage?
From my decades as diplomat and senior adviser to governments, businesses, universities and the UN, I've experienced what every gardener or environmentalist also knows, that you need diversity for sustainability. We need diversity in governance, in business, in the arts, to foster creativity and innovation, to build the resilience to prosper in a rapidly changing world. Yet the world is tribalizing, with simplistic slogans replacing sensible solutions everywhere. As if one side must "win" at the expense of the "other". We're all connected in an ever-smaller world, yet recent trends are dragging us apart.
So I'm assembling an international team of partners to build "think+do" projects for cross-cultural, cross- civilizational understanding, trust and cooperation, from local to global. I invite you to join any of our projects of interest and benefit to you. Or reach out to suggest one, anywhere in our one earth.
Our philosophy at 1EarthVillage is that we're all different, we work better together. With some understanding and respect, we can transcend cultural, generational and any other barriers. It's never been more important.
David Morris
Founder and President
"Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power"
Lao Tzu
Curious about Chinese culture, but unsure where to begin? Interested in the ideas and experiences that have shaped yesterday's and today's China?
Join us in a journey of profound cultural immersion experience, off the beaten tourist track, to explore the philosophical roots of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism in China, alongside the historic and natural treasures of the Silk Road. Engage in cross-civilisational dialogues with bilingual scholars and students of classical and contemporary Chinese culture and history. Join us for an unforgettably different travel and cultural learning experience.
Xi'an - Dunhuang - Gobi Desert
Understanding Others,
Discovering Yourself
China cultural immersion journeys
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20-26 April 2026
Everyone should see the Terracotta Warriors at least once, to comprehend the nature of power in the ancient Qin Dynasty and to wintness the history of the Silk Road, which began at the cultural crossroads and ancient capital of Xi'an. Walk the city walls and listen to the distant chants of Buddhism at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Meet local scholars and leaders, learn about philosophical origins and engage in cross-cultural understanding.
Travel to the desert oasis of Dunhuang, cradle of Chinese Buddhism and a treasury of cultural and natural marvels, to relive the cultural exchange of the Silk Road. See the millennia-old Huaqing Pool, renowned for the Tang Dynasty's love legend, "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", a site steeped in music and dance history. Explore the thousand Buddhas and mesmerising cave art of the Mogao Grottoes, telling stories of ancient wisdom.
Camel ride in the timeless Gobi Desert, marvel at tranquil Crescent Lake nestled amid towering "singing" sand dunes. Explore the visually striking desert canyons and unique geological formations of Yardang Devil City. As starry night descends, ponder the cosmos and our one earth's place in it.