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Dancing with Naxi ladies in Yunnan province.

Dancing in Shangri-La

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

Many different cultural groups live in Shangri-La, site of James Hilton's novel Shangri-La. One evening they held a dance altogether in the village square.

Destinations: Kunming | Yunnan | China
Topics: Adventure | Festivals | Music | 20th Century History | Art | Traditions | Culture | People | Fashion | Performing Arts
A memorial stupa in Zhongdiang

A Wish and A Prayer

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

The people of Yunnan province introduced me to many different ways to make good luck wishes for my future.

Destinations: Yunnan | Tibet | Lijiang River | China
Topics: Adventure | Festivals | 20th Century History | Art | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Economy | People | Religion
This little girl was my guide at Leaping Tiger Gorge

Pinch Yourself

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

My trip through China's Yunnan province provided many experiences that had me saying "Pinch yourself! This can't really be happening to you!"

Destinations: Kunming | Yunnan | Lijiang River | China
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Animals | 20th Century History | Traditions | Art | Culture | Food | Economy | People | Religion | Agriculture | Nature
The writer with the good doctor & son.

A visit with the Famous Doctor Ho

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

Doctor Ho is the most written about Chinese doctor in all the world. He is the most talked about Chinese Doctor in all the world, and this is largely because he talks about himself so very much.

Destinations: China | Yunnan | Lijiang River | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Culture | People
A waterfall across the path through Tiger Leaping Gorge

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Adam Bray - kanzis_slave [1,617]

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yellow Sands), carves the deepest gorge in the world between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (5,596m) and Haba...

Destinations: Yunnan | Himalayas | Tibet | Lijiang River | China | Yangtze River
Topics: Travel | National Parks | Adventure | Animals | Ecotourism | Culture | People | Sports | Nature | Architecture
The source of the epidemic is thought to be the civet cat. This animal was served in restaurants throughout the region both before and after the outbreak, although briefly taken off the menu when it was discovered to be a carrier of the disease.

SARS & Vinegar: The Untold Story of Mainland China

Adam Bray - kanzis_slave [1,617]

When news of the outbreak spread across the globe, foreign tourists, expats and journalists fled Hong Kong and the mainland. With few outsiders remaining in rural China, little news of the epidemic...

Destinations: China | Yunnan | Lijiang River | Sichuan | Chengdu
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | Adventure | Animals

Matriarchal Society still exists in China

Pravit Kunakemakorn - pkkemakorn [327]

In a far away place in the province of Yunnan in China, about 280 miles from the world famous city of Li Jiang there is a mountain lake called Lugu Lake. It is not a very big lake. Just about 50.3...

Destinations: Yunnan | China
Topics: People
Menghun, Dai village.

Xishuangbanna, Menghun and minority market.

Linda De Volder - LindaDeVolder [1,174]

Photo story.

Destinations: Yunnan
Topics: Culture | Travel | People

The Prodigal Daughter of Mother Lake Returns Home

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

China's Yang Erche Namu is a figure who inspires little ambivalence. Author of ten books (including Leaving Mother Lake, which has been translated in a plethora of languages), the globetrotting model...

Destinations: Yunnan | China
Topics: People

Will Tourism Spoil China's Kingdom of Women?

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

In a remote section of the Himalayas straddling Yunnan and Sichuan provinces lies Lugu Lake, a place so beautiful that many who make the six hour journey over the rough, winding road from Lijiang,...

Destinations: China | Yunnan
Topics: Travel | People
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