In Tianjin, at the school where Liddell taught

Meeting planned in Tianjin for 11am with Tianjin YMCA. We were taking the new bullet train...so expected a swift journey...half an hour for the 100 miles reaching speeds of 335kph. However instead of making the 10am train, due to a series of delays on route to the station we eventually caught the 3.15pm! Met at the station by the General Secretary of the Tianjin YMCA, were taken to No 17 Middle School, the successor to the school in which Eric Liddell taught between 1925 - 1937 when it was known as the Anglo-Chinese College. We were warmly welcomed by the principal of the school and a crew from Tianjin TV.
We were shown some Liddell memorabilia it was clear that he was fondly remembered in the school. The TV crew filmed and interviewed John and followed us to the small apartment block in which Liddell lived for ten years. There were suitable memorial plaques outside the residence, which was largely unchanged from the time Eric Liddell occupied it. The apartment was not far from the Minyuan Stadium which Liddell had helped design in 1926. It is now surrounded by a strikingly western facade of many Corinthian columns. The track itself is in the same position as it was in Eric Liddell's day, but is now an eight lane all weather surface. We were than taken to a hotel for a meal with the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of Tianjn People's Congress. The contacts were valuable and the friendship cordial. After a harassing day we were thankful to the Lord for a safe return on the bullet train at 9.50pm.