Finding Shangri-la. Searching for paradise on earth. With the help of dark chocolate & Marmite.

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Have you found paradise? I have. Kind of.

This blog is as much about staying put in one place, as it is about travel around south-west China's Tibetan borderlands of Yunnan.

I first traveled to south-west China more than 12 years ago, set up a project with Red Cross after a huge earthquake in Yunnan, and now am living in a large old house in the ancient old town where the quake occurred.

Most days I am here: hanging out with friends, gardening, sitting, thinking, drinking cups of tea and coffee, reading, writing, living.

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Trip Start Jan 30, 2007 Trip End Dec 31, 2011

There are 634 entries in this blog

• 1

  Buying a crane   Lijiang, China on Mar 11, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 2

  But is it art? Lijiang Studio exhibition opening   Lijiang, China on Mar 16, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
• 3

  Dividing the Year - Equinoxes, Seasons, Calendars   Lijiang, China on Mar 17, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  Finding part of the beast - Elephant Hill   Lijiang, China on Mar 19, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  Death, the Naxi and The Castle   Lijiang, China on Mar 21, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 6

  Sanduo festival for the mountain god of Lijiang   Lijiang, China on Mar 27, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 7

  Full Moon - Madness, Mayhem and Murder   Lijiang, China on Apr 1, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  Sweet n' Sour Day - Qing Ming tomb-sweeping day   Lijiang, China on Apr 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  May holiday phenomena   Lijiang, China on May 17, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  The Great Wall - can you see it from space?   Xichang, China on Jun 13, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  To Live - a book to die for   Beijing, China on Jun 26, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Horse festival - Zhongdian or Shangri-la's big one   Zhongdian, China on Jun 29, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Going slowly - cycling Europe to China - & back   Lijiang, China on Aug 30, 2007 3 pictures 2 comments
• 14

  The best music cafe in Lijiang? Water Nymph   Lijiang, China on Sep 25, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Demise of Sexy Tractor bar   Lijiang, China on Nov 9, 2007 4 pictures 6 comments
• 16

  Around the lake - Lashi hai lake   Lijiang, China on Nov 19, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  The Olympics - a high altitude spy report   Lijiang, China on Dec 9, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  A former Santa on Xmas in a communist state   North Pole, Greenland on Dec 20, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  End of year wrap   Lijiang, China on Dec 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  Shenzhen by night   Shenzhen, China on Jan 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  How can anyone live in Hong Kong?   Hong Kong, China on Jan 12, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
• 22

  In-depth exploration of Seoul airport   Seoul, Korea Dem Peoples Rep on Jan 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  Routeburn Track - warnings about fatal dangers   Queenstown, New Zealand on Feb 22, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
• 24

  Queenstown to Milford Sound - three buses & a boat   Queenstown, New Zealand on Feb 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  This is just to say   New jersey, United States on Feb 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  Where have all the people gone?   Hobart, Australia on Feb 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  Get your oats   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Mar 23, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 28

  Heartland Tasmania - big day out in little island   St Helens, Tasmania, Australia on Mar 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  Round the Bend - Shigu - first bend of the Yangtze   Lijiang, China on Mar 23, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 30

  Nothing new under the sun - hot showers   Lijiang, China on Apr 13, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 31

  Murder, mistresses and flowers: Dragon Mt azaleas   Yongshen, China, China on Apr 22, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Waiting for the rain   Lijiang, China on Apr 27, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 33

  Don't try this at hime - party at my place   Lijiang, China on Apr 27, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  Everyman's hardware dream?   Lijiang, China on Apr 27, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 35

  Zhongdian (Shangri-la) horse festival   Zhongdian, China on Jun 15, 2008 28 pictures 0 comments
• 36

  Is stealing from the police a crime in China?   Kunming, China on Jun 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  Love and marriage in China - foreigners paradise?   Kunming, China on Jun 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  Is the West 'bear-baiting' China?   Beijing, China on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  A Beijing welcome - what to expect?   Beijing, China on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  Pre-Olympic rant   Beijing, China on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  What to take to China   San Francisco, United States on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  China will win more medals than US this Olympics   Beijing, China on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  How to see the Olympics - some options   Beijing, China on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Cheap sweaters - from China - no more?   Aran Islands, Ireland on Jul 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 45

  Rye bread - too easy or too hard?   Berlin, Germany on Jul 1, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 46

  Let's go to the Rough Guided Lying Planet   Melbourne, Australia on Jul 1, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 47

  China visa extensions after 1 July   Beijing, China on Jul 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  New Silk Route - Arabs in China   Shanghai, China on Jul 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  Let the slagging off begin . . Olympic trials   Beijing, China on Jul 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  Is China purging out all foreigners?   Beijing, China on Jul 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  Getting married in Beijing?   Beijing, China on Jul 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Opening ceremony Olympic Games Beijing   Beijing, China on Jul 3, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 53

  What? Socialist in China? Get off the grass   Beijing, China on Jul 3, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 54

  Clean toilets for the Games?   Beijing, China on Jul 5, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 55

  Beer festival in Dalian - 17-28 July 2008   Dalian, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  Qingtao beer festival   Qingdao, China on Jul 5, 2008 7 pictures 2 comments
• 57

  Beijing beer festival?   Beijing, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Thousands defy death in tidal bore festival   Hangzhou, China on Jul 5, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Beer festival in Guangzhou?   Guangzhou, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Web citizen show their fury   Beijing, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Is now a good time to visit China? Probably not.   Beijing, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  More on Tibet re-opening to foreigners   Lhasa, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  Bar staff told to cover up - no miniskirts   Shanghai, China on Jul 5, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  Economist magazine on Kunming   Kunming, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  How bad is Chinese beer?   Qingdao, China on Jul 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Will cheerleaders lift the Olympics?   Beijing, China on Jul 5, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  More wonderfully strange music out of Iceland   Iceland, Iceland on Jul 6, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  How did the quake change China?   Chengdu, China on Jul 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 69

  Heavy rains across China   Chengdu, China on Jul 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 70

  Flight discounts in free-fall in China?   Guangzhou, China on Jul 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 71

  China visa for Olympics - Beijing hits back   Beijing, China on Jul 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  Beijing is SO ready for the Games   Beijing, China on Jul 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  More quakes on their way   Chengdu, China on Jul 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  Carbon-neutral eco-city planned for Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Jul 7, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 75

  Is China ready to host the Games?   Beijing, China on Jul 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 76

  Volunteer English teacher - Yunnan - late July   Dali, China on Jul 9, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
• 77

  Things to know about the Internet in China   Beijing, China on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 78

  How to travel by train in China   Beijing, China on Jul 10, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  Update on China visa situation in Hong Kong - new   Hong Kong, China on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 80

  Update on China visa situation in Hong Kong - new   Beijing, China on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 81

  Update on China visa situation in Hong Kong - new   Hong Kong, China on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 82

  Mad about English - new doco about learning ENG   Beijing, China on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 83

  How will the Beijing Games be dubbed?   Beijing, China on Jul 10, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 84

  Best city in the world? Is it?   Bangkok, Thailand on Jul 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 85

  Why Chinese don't queue   Guangzhou, China on Jul 11, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 86

  Will rising petrol prices curb China's car growth?   Guangzhou, China on Jul 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 87

  30 damn good reasons to watch the Olympics   Beijing, China on Jul 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 88

  Earn half a million - dob in some foreigners   Beijing, China on Jul 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 89

  Dog off the menu in Beijing for Games   Beijing, China on Jul 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 90

  Will Beijing hotels be booked for Games? Or not?   Beijing, China on Jul 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 91

  Lost in translation - single man seeks partner   Lijiang, China on Jul 12, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 92

  It's showtime terrorists out tourists in   Beijing, China on Jul 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 93

  It's showtime terrorists out tourists in   Lijiang, China on Jul 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 94

  Games will test China   Beijing, China on Jul 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 95

  Here's the house- but where are the people?   Beijing, China on Jul 14, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 96

  Something to be bitter about   Melbourne, Australia on Jul 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  Why are gas or petrol prices rising? Dumb answers   Los Angeles, United States on Jul 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 98

  Tighter Macau visa rules - but not for foreigners   Macau, China on Jul 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  Opening to be rain-free: the army will see to that   Beijing, China on Jul 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 100

  The best airport in the world is . . .   Hong Kong, China on Jul 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 101

  Lightening those plane loads   Atlanta, United States on Jul 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 102

  Sneak preview of opening ceremony   Beijing, China on Jul 18, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 103

  Flights to be cancelled on 8 August   Beijing, China on Jul 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 104

  How to survive a terrorist attack - read this   New York City, United States on Jul 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 105

  Best free things to do   New York City, United States on Jul 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 106

  Chinese young women required for doco   Beijing, China on Jul 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 107

  The no fun games   Beijing, China on Jul 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 108

  Bush to be honoured with sewage plant in his name   San Francisco, United States on Jul 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 109

  No Tibetan flags at Olympics please   Hong Kong, China on Jul 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 110

  China more unfriendly towards foreigners   Beijing, China on Jul 19, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 111

  Want some Olympic tickets?   Beijing, China on Jul 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 112

  Going to the Games? Take cash   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 113

  Advice on travelling to China for the Games   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 114

  Artists for independence   Lhasa, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 115

  Cheaper hotels in Beijing   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 116

  No businessmen or blacks. But lepers - YES   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 117

  Where to protest at the Beijing Olympics   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 118

  Blogs for the Games   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 119

  Foreign perspective on the Games and China   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 120

  Is China growing more unfriendly to foreingers?   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 121

  Is China growing more unfriendly to foreingers?   Beijing, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 122

  Who blew up the bus in Kunming?   Kunming, China on Jul 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 123

  Best beaches in the world   Sydney, Australia on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 124

  And the most popular destination is . . .   Los Angeles, United States on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 125

  Questions not to ask . . or answer in Beijing   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 126

  Background to the Olympics and China   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 127

  Could protests upstage the Games?   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 128

  The most precious resource - water   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 129

  Beijing hunkers down for the Games   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 130

  Beijing hunkers down for the Games   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 131

  Cut price Beijing hotels   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 132

  What the hell are these Games about?   Beijing, China on Jul 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 133

  Good security or paranoia for the Games?   Beijing, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 134

  No dog, but how about seal penis? Beijing culinary   Beijing, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 135

  Tourism numbers down in Yunnan   Lijiang, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 136

  All aboard the new train to Zhongdian and Lhasa   Zhongdian, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 137

  Avril comes to Lijiang   Lijiang, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 138

  Lijiang old town to get the Atkins treatment   Lijiang, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 139

  Stabber gets 15 years for attacking 20-odd people   Lijiang, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 140

  Stabber gets 15 years for attacking 20-odd people   Lijiang, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 141

  Not really polluted China here in Yunnan   Lijiang, China on Jul 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 142

  No t-shirts allowed for the Olympics   Beijing, China on Jul 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 143

  Cost of shutting down busineses to stop pollution   Beijing, China on Jul 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 144

  Patriotic games   Beijing, China on Jul 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 145

  Beijing says it is ready   Beijing, China on Aug 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 146

  Why security is tight for the Games   Beijing, China on Aug 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 147

  Games without fun?   Beijing, China on Aug 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 148

  Games on   Beijing, China on Aug 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 149

  Keeping China atheist   Beijing, China on Aug 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 150

  Watching the Games with Tibetans   Zhongdian, China on Aug 9, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
• 151

  Just how fake was the openning ceremony?   Beijing, China on Aug 12, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
• 152

  No blue skies and US makes a statement   Beijing, China on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 153

  It's all about money - why Beijing got the Games   Beijing, China on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 154

  Insider's guide to China and the Beijing Games   Beijing, China on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 155

  Eggs and tomatoes: those cheering squads   Beijing, China on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 156

  A Beijing welcome   Beijing, China on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 157

  Lockdown or opening up? Beijing for the Games   Beijing, China on Aug 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 158

  Hungry ghosts and foreigners   Lijiang, China on Aug 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 159

  The lighter side of the Games   Beijing, China on Aug 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 160

  Premature arrival of man's best friend   Lijiang, China on Aug 16, 2008 0 pictures 3 comments
• 161

  Forget the Beijing Olympics - the tranny Olympics   London, United Kingdom on Aug 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 162

  Greedy landlords miss out on gold rush   Beijing, China on Aug 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 163

  Giving peace a chance?   Beijing, China on Aug 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 164

  Happy Sheep accused of stealing swimming togs   Wellington, New Zealand on Aug 17, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 165

  Winning some, losing some - the Games   Beijing, China on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 166

  One person who left Beijing before the Games   Beijing, China on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 167

  Chinese - Indian relations and borders   Zhongdian, China on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 168

  Chinese - Indian relations and borders   Zhongdian, China on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 169

  Spinning the Games   Beijing, China on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 170

  The most annoying song   Beijing, China on Aug 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 171

  Games over   Beijing, China on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 172

  Religious freedom in China   Beijing, China on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 173

  The Chinese Dream? The new world order   Beijing, China on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 174

  The Chinese Dream? The new world order   Beijing, China on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 175

  The Games in review   Beijing, China on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
• 176

  Why people come to China   Beijing, China on Aug 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 177

  New rules could force foreigners to stay   Beijing, China on Aug 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 178

  Post Olympic analysis   Beijing, China on Aug 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 179

  Tourism development in other places in China   Beijing, China on Aug 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 180

  Luxury train to Lijiang - coming ready or not   Lijiang, China on Aug 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 181

  Where's the real China?   Lijiang, China on Aug 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 182

  Shangri-la - now in the movies   Zhongdian, China on Aug 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  New Tea=Horse Route book   Zhongdian, China on Aug 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 184

  Search for Shangri-la or Shambala   Lhasa, China on Aug 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 185

  Trouble in Shangri-la - Zhongdian?   Zhongdian, China on Sep 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 186

  Quake hits Sichuan and Yunnan   Xichang, China on Sep 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 187

  Train not going anywhere yet   Lhasa, China on Sep 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 188

  What is the legacy of the Games?   Beijing, China on Sep 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 189

  Are divorces easier in Hangzhou - for monks?   Hangzhou, China on Sep 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 190

  China up or down after Games?   Beijing, China on Sep 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 191

  Best lake in Lijiang   Lijiang, China on Sep 2, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
• 192

  Film attractions in Yunnan   Zhongdian, China on Sep 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 193

  Lassie turns religious   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Sep 2, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 194

  Tiger Leaping Gorge - with lots of water   Lijiang, China on Sep 2, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
• 195

  Earthquake update   Xichang, China on Sep 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding inspiration in other places   Manila, Philippines on Sep 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 197

  Another apologist for China's Tibetan policies   Lhasa, China on Sep 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 198

  Lugu lake - round the mountain goddess festival   Lake lugu, yunnan, China on Sep 3, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  What to do on a rain day in Lijiang - with 2000 y   Lijiang, China on Sep 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Quake zone still recovering - Yunnan and Sichuan   Xichang, China on Sep 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Where you should work if you want to make money   Shanghai, China on Sep 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 202

  Everything is getting better - the new religion   Beijing, China on Sep 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 203

  Is China over its victim mentality?   Beijing, China on Sep 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 204

  Is World Heritage Status a good or bad thing?   Fujinomiya, Japan on Sep 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 205

  When a travel video becomes an advertisement   Lijiang, China on Sep 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 206

  More foreigners learning Chinese   Beijin, China on Sep 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 207

  Secret Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Sep 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 208

  Classy white folk: are you one?   New York City, United States on Sep 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 209

  What to bring to China?   Beijing, China on Sep 8, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 210

  Sobering news on the beer front   Qingdao, China on Sep 8, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 211

  Photos from on the way to Shangri-la   Zhongdian, China on Sep 8, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
• 212

  Does the West have a fantasy view of China?   Ottawa, Canada on Sep 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 213

  Hong Kong - going up or going down?   Hong Kong, China on Sep 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 214

  Cruising: why taking a cruise isn't a holiday   Miami, United States on Sep 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 215

  Why people didn't come to China for the Olympics   Beijing, China on Sep 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 216

  Israeli-Chinese relations take a step back   Jerusalem, Israel on Sep 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 217

  Vote for wonders of the world   New York City, United States on Sep 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 218

  Avoiding travel scams   New York City, United States on Sep 16, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 219

  Milk gone bad - greedy, greedy people   Beijing, China on Sep 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 220

  Worst city in the world?   Guangzhou, China on Sep 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 221

  Nipping across the border for a bit of shopping   Shenzhen, China on Sep 21, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 222

  Aviation near misses in China - just one of many   Kunming, China on Sep 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Visa restrictions for China lifted in October 2008   Hong Kong, China on Sep 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 224

  Taking milk very seriously   Beijing, China on Sep 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 225

  Breast is best - and good for making money too!   Shenzhen, China on Sep 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 226

  Tourism boom and bust   Ibiza, Spain and Canary Islands on Sep 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On a mission   Kunming, China on Sep 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 228

  Missionaries kicked out of China   Xinjiang Uygur, China on Sep 26, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
• 229

  What the West thinks of China   Beijing, China on Sep 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 230

  Things not to put in milk   Hamilton, New Zealand on Sep 29, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 231

  Avril Levine comes to town   Ontario, Canada on Sep 30, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 232

  Music Borat might listen to   Baku, Azerbaijan on Oct 1, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
• 233

  Milk with your coffee?   Beijing, China on Oct 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 234

  Capitalism in action in the Communist state   Beijing, China on Oct 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 235

  Golden Week chaos   Lijiang, China on Oct 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 236

  Dog's life   Lijiang, China on Oct 3, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 237

  Less people travel for China's golden week   Beijing, China on Oct 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 238

  Is Facebook a threat to society   London, United Kingdom on Oct 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 239

  Peddling exotic crap in Beijing   Beijing, China on Oct 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 240

  A new breed of tourist? From ClubMed to graffiti   Paris, France on Oct 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 241

  Those Chinese gymnasts were old enough to ?   Beijing, China on Oct 3, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
• 242

  The gold medal for deception goes to . . .   Beijing, China on Oct 4, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
• 243

  Following the White Rabbit: The Matrix of Fear   Shanghai, China on Oct 5, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 244

  10 places you must see in China   Lijiang, China on Oct 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 245

  Hunt your own panda   Guangzhou, China on Oct 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 246

  Which would a dog prefer: bone or corn?   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Oct 9, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
• 247

  Would you go so low to go on a group tour?   London, United Kingdom on Oct 15, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
• 248

  Will the economic crisis be the end of travel?   New York City, United States on Oct 18, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
• 249

  Lies in paradise? Shangri-la dreaming   Zhongdian, China on Oct 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 250

  DIY: coffee roasting - easier than you think   Seattle, United States on Oct 19, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 251

  World's second highest airport to open   Kangding, China on Oct 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 252

  Ecotourism the way to go for China? Yeah Right!   Jinghong, China on Oct 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 253

  Elephant no longer a drug addict   Kunming, China on Oct 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 254

  Hold the chocolate penis and nipple spreads   London, United Kingdom on Oct 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 255

  Best places in the world - its official   Paris, France on Oct 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 256

  How to be happy - or at least stay sane   London, United Kingdom on Oct 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 257

  China Eastern back in Yunnan after pilot strikes   Kunming, China on Oct 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 258

  Horror tales for Chinese tourists to NZ   Auckland, New Zealand on Oct 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 259

  Six die in bus crash on Dali road   Dali, China on Oct 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 260

  What you should do in China   Lijiang, China on Oct 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 261

  More perfect days in classical China   Zhongdian, China on Oct 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 262

  Travel Writing Workshop in Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Oct 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 263

  Get Writing - creative writing workshop in HK   Hong Kong, China on Oct 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 264

  Organised trip or do-it-yourself China   Beijing, China on Oct 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 265

  Organised trip or do-it-yourself China   Hong Kong, China on Oct 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 266

  Old missionary to eastern Tibet   Kangding, China on Oct 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 267

  Is tourism 'national prostitution'?   Windsor, United Kingdom on Oct 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 268

  Places you must see - before THEY die   Cairo, Egypt on Oct 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 269

  They want it to rain men in NZ - man-drough   Wellington, New Zealand on Oct 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 270

  Happiest places in the world >> ASIA   Montreal, Canada on Oct 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 271

  Mapping human happiness   Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct 29, 2008 1 picture 1 comment
• 272

  Changing nature of Chinese tourists   Shanghai, China on Oct 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 273

  Naxi handicrafts from a village near Lijiang   Lijiang, China on Oct 30, 2008 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Beijing manners getting better - it's official   Beijing, China on Oct 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Starbucks to use Yunnan coffee   Baoshan, China on Oct 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tourist numbers down in China despite the Games   Beijing, China on Oct 31, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 277

  Anthony Bourdain - chef in Shangrila Zhongdian   Beijing, China on Nov 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Anthony Bourdain - chef in Shangrila Zhongdian   Zhongdian, China on Nov 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  UNESCO world heritage status = death sentence   Beijing, China on Nov 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  UNESCO world heritage status = death sentence   Lijiang, China on Nov 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 281

  Perhaps blues skies is paradise afterall   Zhongdian, China on Nov 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 282

  New doco on China offers insights   Beijing, China on Nov 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 283

  A butterfly flaps its wings   Chuxiong, China on Nov 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 284

  How to earn money while you travel   London, United Kingdom on Nov 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 285

  Snow storms in Deqin   Zhongdian, China on Nov 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 286

  Dam for Tiger Leaping Gorge   Lijiang, China on Nov 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 287

  Wall Street Journal on Shangri-la and Tibet issue   Zhongdian, China on Nov 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 288

  Landslides here, there, everywhere   Washington DC, United States on Nov 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 289

  Update on storms, snow and floods in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Nov 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 290

  Not a Las Vegas wedding - Naxi wedding, China   Las Vegas, United States on Nov 7, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
• 291

  Wedding no cause for celebration?   Zhaotong, China on Nov 8, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 292

  Landslide pics from Yunnan   Dali, China on Nov 9, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
• 293

  Is the real Shangri-la a hotel chain?   Hong Kong, China on Nov 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 294

  Funny, where've the fish gone from the NP?   Zhongdian, China on Nov 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 295

  More national parks in Yunnan?   Zhongdian, China on Nov 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 296

  Not so pleasant in the great outdoors   Lijiang, China on Nov 11, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
• 297

  Cart before horse? National park without approval   Baoshan, China on Nov 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 298

  Cart before horse? National park without approval   Baoshan, China on Nov 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 299

  Not such a rare dog afterall   Kunming, China on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 300

  Crackdown on environmental vandals   Beijing, China on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 301

  Why oranges are so cheap right now   Chengdu, China on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 302

  More airports   Shanghai, China on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 303

  More airports   Chengdu, China on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 304

  New airport and new airline for Kunming   Kunming, China on Nov 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 305

  Good news for bent carrots   Brussels, Belgium on Nov 13, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
• 306

  Better than New England in the Fall   Martha's Vineyard, United States on Nov 13, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
• 307

  Using your travel to your advantage for extra cash   Paris, France on Nov 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 308

  Shangri-la overun by tourists?   Lijiang, China on Nov 14, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 309

  Giving away $30 for accommodation   Hong Kong, China on Nov 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 310

  What chefs do when they are bored   Stockholm, Sweden on Nov 20, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
• 311

  Literally, the most hated phrases   London, United Kingdom on Nov 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 312

  Soon, India to China via Burma?   Assam, India on Nov 20, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 313

  Climate for a new Shangri-la   Zhongdian, China on Nov 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 314

  Will the first national park in China please stand   Heilongjia, China on Nov 21, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 315

  Chinese democracy banned in China   Beijing, China on Nov 24, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 316

  How to spend your way of a crisis   Kunming, China on Nov 24, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
• 317

  Foreigners have better view of China post-Olympics   Beijing, China on Nov 24, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 318

  Two for one meal deal in Hong Kong on Mondays   Hong Kong, China on Nov 24, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 319

  WWOOFing in China - working on organic farms   Yangshuo, China on Nov 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 320

  Organics with pesticides - China   Wuhan, China on Nov 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 321

  Hostring or being a WWOOF guest in China   Shanghai, China on Nov 24, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 322

  Insight into education system in China   Shanghai, China on Nov 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 323

  Commercial terrorism in China   Guangzhou, China on Nov 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 324

  Plans for a new land bridge between Asia & Europe   Kunming, China on Nov 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 325

  Putting down a hangi - in southwest China   Rotorua, New Zealand on Nov 25, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
• 326

  Return of the White Rabbit   Shanghai, China on Nov 25, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 327

  Naxi, Nazi and Nashi   Tokyo, Japan on Nov 25, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 328

  Going Dutch in China   Xi'an, China on Nov 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 329

  Warmer winter on its way for China + drought   Chengdu, China on Nov 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 330

  Shaolin temple Kung Fu monks franchised to Yunnan   Shanghai, China on Nov 26, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 331

  Are travelers ruder today?   New York City, United States on Nov 27, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 332

  When protection and heritage count for nothing   Lijiang, China on Nov 28, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 333

  New airport for US pilots Hump in China   Baoshan, China on Nov 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 334

  The worst kind of image for an airline   Cannes, France on Nov 29, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 335

  Where most the Naxi sacred texts are held   Washington DC, United States on Nov 29, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
• 336

  3 injured, 1 hostage held in Carrefour outlet in K   Kunming, China on Nov 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 337

  Goat cheese recipe from Yunnan   Kunming, China on Nov 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 338

  Stabbing update: Kunming Carrefour   Kunming, China on Dec 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 339

  Organics or genetically modified? China decides   Kunming, China on Dec 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 340

  Kunming hostage saga with an unhappy ending   Kunming, China on Dec 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 341

  New PR offensive on Tibet   Lhasa, China on Dec 2, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
• 342

  Israeli hiker's body found in Yunnan   Jerusalem, Israel on Dec 2, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 343

  HK gets its first 3-star Michelin restaurant   Hong Kong, China on Dec 3, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 344

  Why schools are bad for your health: part 1   Jinghong, China on Dec 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 345

  Reason why schools are bad for health: part 2   Brisbane, Australia on Dec 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 346

  The good and bad of air travel - business class   Singapore, Singapore on Dec 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 347

  Hong Kong shouts: where's my %&# Michelin stars?   Hong Kong, China on Dec 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 348

  Where's my cheap consumer goods, comrade?   Kunming, China on Dec 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 349

  A dream job? Somebody's got to do it   Los Angeles, United States on Dec 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 350

  The origin of bread and donuts?   Urumqi, China on Dec 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 351

  Tea market goes crashing down   Simao, China on Dec 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 352

  Has Yunnan been sucking the energy out of me?   Kunming, China on Dec 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 353

  Another week, another quake, another bombing   Kunming, China on Dec 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 354

  Update on bombing and bomber   Kunming, China on Dec 30, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
• 355

  New frugality hits young Chinese   Beijing, China on Jan 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 356

  Starbucks going more local in China   Kunming, China on Jan 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 357

  How many bloggers in China?   Beijing, China on Jan 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 358

  Lost in translation - Yunnan   Kunming, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 359

  Goodbye to plastic bags in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 360

  Tea a early indicator of economic bubble bursting   Simao, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 361

  Human trafficking in Yunnan to Golden Triangle   Ruili, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 362

  Sun and wind energy speeds ahead in sw China   Kunming, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 363

  China the largest wine producer in the world?   Shanghai, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 364

  Local Tibetan singers going BIG   Zhongdian, China on Jan 10, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 365

  Lugu lake to get an airport   Lugu, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 366

  The new Shangri-la   Zhongdian, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 367

  China's word of 2008: messy   Beijing, China on Jan 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 368

  The exodus has begun   Beijing, China on Jan 12, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 369

  Migrant workers return and set up businesses   Shanghai, China on Jan 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 370

  Tourism forcast for China down   Shanghai, China on Jan 12, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 371

  Tea house shooting in Chengdu   Chengdu, China on Jan 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 372

  Why pandas will soon be extinct in the wild   Chengdu, China on Jan 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 373

  New airline for Yunnan skies   Kunming, China on Jan 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 374

  Improved transport links with Laos and Thailand   Kunming, China on Jan 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 375

  Diversity over uniformity   Kunming, China on Jan 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 376

  Saving Lijiang - archaeology   Lijiang, China on Jan 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 377

  Is pu'er tea the new wine?   Kunming, China on Jan 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 378

  Conservation funds spent on buildings   Kunming, China on Jan 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 379

  Does the world want Starbucks coffee from China?   Kunming, China on Jan 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 380

  The best job in the world?   Brisbane, Australia on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 381

  China cuts fuel prices, airticket fuel surcharge   Beijing, China on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 382

  Search for word of the year   New York City, United States on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 383

  Word of the year 2008 hypermiling   New York City, United States on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 384

  More words of the year 2008   New York City, United States on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 385

  Travel guide for Shangri-la   Shangri-La, China on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 386

  Another week, another national park   Lijiang, China on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 387

  Will tourism save Shangri-la?   Shangri-La, China on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
• 388

  Naxi dongba script available online   Lijiang, China on Jan 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 389

  Where women rule: really?   Lugu, China on Jan 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 390

  New Visa rules for US   New York City, United States on Jan 18, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
• 391

  Smoking is good for your country   Beijing, China on Jan 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 392

  Does pollution really matter in China?   Beijing, China on Jan 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 393

  Would you spend US3,000 on a meal?   Beijing, China on Jan 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 394

  More Chinese having holidays at home   Beijing, China on Jan 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 395

  Tibet declares serf freedom day   Lhasa, China on Jan 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 396

  How to spot fake 100 rmb bills?   Beijing, China on Jan 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 397

  Yunnan issues a passport - Chinese style   Kunming, China on Jan 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 398

  QQ easy English version for messaging   Beijing, China on Jan 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 399

  Lucky Air goes online   Beijing, China on Jan 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 400

  Getting a girlfriend to please parents for CNY   Beijing, China on Jan 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 401

  Where are the glaiciers going?   Lhasa, China on Jan 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 402

  China grows coffee but high demand means . . .   Kunming, China on Jan 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 403

  More dams faster built in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Jan 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 404

  Two to die for China milk scandal   Hamilton, New Zealand on Jan 23, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 405

  Is China atheist?   Beijing, China on Jan 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 406

  From Seattle to Shanghai: Starbucks coffee   Seattle, United States on Jan 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 407

  What does Yunnan coffee taste like?   Kunming, China on Jan 27, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 408

  If you are into coffee, roast at home and save   New York City, United States on Jan 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 409

  Alternative to CCTV gets little airplay   Beijing, China on Jan 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 410

  The dangers of hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge   Lijiang, China on Jan 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 411

  Hip hop in China   Los Angeles, United States on Jan 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 412

  Pollution in China   Beijing, China on Jan 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 413

  Bird's Nest: beautiful lady or white elephant?   Beijing, China on Jan 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 414

  Fake brand shop - china   Shanghai, China on Feb 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 415

  Videos those airlines companies don't play   New York City, United States on Feb 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 416

  Videos those airlines companies don't play   New York City, United States on Feb 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 417

  Travel scholarship   Guatemala City, Guatemala on Feb 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 418

  Is China the new America?   Beijing, China on Feb 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 419

  Tibet quest   Lhasa, China on Feb 1, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 420

  Where to publish travel articles   New York City, United States on Feb 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 421

  Vegemite is bad   Sydney, Australia on Feb 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 422

  Volunteer opportunities in China   Beijing, China on Feb 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 423

  New shoes for throwing at leaders   Cambridge, United Kingdom on Feb 3, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
• 424

  The third silk route stands up   Dali, China on Feb 3, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 425

  The world's best hostels are . . .   Dublin, Ireland on Feb 4, 2009 1 picture 1 comment
• 426

  The best hostel in China   Beijing, China on Feb 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 427

  Lijiang after translation   Lijiang, China on Feb 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 428

  Cheap airfares: calm before the storm?   Paris, France on Feb 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 429

  New Yunnan airline to start flying this week   Kunming, China on Feb 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 430

  Pay what you like at hotel: for real   Singapore, Singapore on Feb 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 431

  Don't stop me from dqncing   Guiyang, China on Feb 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 432

  Best passenger complaint vs airline?   London, United Kingdom on Feb 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 433

  The world's scariest and worst runways   London, United Kingdom on Feb 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 434

  The world's scariest and worst runways   London, United Kingdom on Feb 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 435

  Mountains, yaks and golf   Lijiang, China on Feb 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 436

  Crisis? What crisis? Not in south-west China   Kunming, China on Feb 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 437

  Taiwanese dis' China   Kunming, China on Feb 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 438

  The propaganda war begins   Lhasa, China on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 439

  New Chinese-Tibetan-English dictionary   Lhasa, China on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 440

  Learning Tibetan langauge: free lessons   Lhasa, China on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 441

  Alah's hole? Bizzare Muslim tourism in China   Kunming, China on Feb 16, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
• 442

  Hunting plant hunters   Dali, China on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 443

  Casino town south of border closed down   Ruili, China on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 444

  Cross-border drug smuggling: China-Burma   Ruili, China on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 445

  Cross-border drug smuggling: China-Burma   Ruili, China on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 446

  Fakes or authentic?   Lijiang, China on Feb 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 447

  Yunnan aims to get more and more tourists   Kunming, China on Feb 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 448

  How to end a drought: Chinese style   Beijing, China on Feb 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 449

  Lentils: not just in the movies   Paris, France on Feb 18, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
• 450

  The Simpsons change their opening   Springfield, United States on Feb 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 451

  Netizens new force in China?   Kunming, China on Feb 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 452

  Trade is the new coloniser   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 453

  My god, I am the first Westerner they've seen   Xichang, China on Feb 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 454

  More good news on coffee?   New York City, United States on Feb 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 455

  Korea's cullinary weapons of mass destruction   Seoul, Korea Rep. on Feb 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 456

  Close NZ-Oz relations means less hassle flying   Sydney, Australia on Feb 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 457

  Nude exhibition - 78 year old farmer   Hangzhou, China on Feb 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 458

  Into another drought?   Kunming, China on Feb 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 459

  'Best job in the world' applications close   Brisbane, Australia on Feb 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 460

  Top floating hotels in the world   Maldives, Maldives on Feb 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 461

  Coke a day keeps booze away   Croatia, Croatia on Feb 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 462

  Rare tiger sighted in China - in the wild   Jinghong, China on Feb 24, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 463

  Window or aisle? Which is best on your next flight   London, United Kingdom on Feb 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 464

  Update on getting 1-year F visa extensions China   Beijing, China on Feb 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 465

  Getting your China visa in Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Feb 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 466

  Chinese government says 'don't take the risk'   Ruili, China on Feb 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 467

  Shortlist for best job in the world   Brisbane, Australia on Feb 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 468

  Worst of the worst   New York City, United States on Feb 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 469

  Travel for free - well almost   New York City, United States on Feb 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 470

  Free assessment of your travel writing   London, United Kingdom on Feb 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 471

  The US lures in Chinese tourists and investors   Los Angeles, United States on Feb 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 472

  Man injured in Tiger Leaping Gorge recovers   Lijiang, China on Feb 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 473

  World's best job - or world's worst contest?   Brisbane, Australia on Feb 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 474

  Birds of the world - new migratory map   London, United Kingdom on Feb 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 475

  Yunnam coffee clocks up another export milestone   Baoshan, China on Mar 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 476

  Strange but true travel facts   New York City, United States on Mar 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 477

  Facts and figures about China   Beijing, China on Mar 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 478

  Reviews and ratings of hotels in China   Beijing, China on Mar 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 479

  Name a panda - your chance now   Kunming, China on Mar 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 480

  Travel tips and secrets   Paris, France on Mar 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 481

  Using chillis to keep drivers awake at night?   Kunming, China on Mar 12, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 482

  Yunfest doco returns to Kunming March 2009   Kunming, China on Mar 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 483

  Can you blog? Then you can be a pilot   Singapore, Singapore on Mar 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 484

  More on the chllis to keep Chinese drivers awake   Chongqing, China on Mar 13, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 485

  World's best job: was she a porn star   Brisbane, Australia on Mar 13, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
• 486

  Sweetest honey on earth   Lijiang, China on Mar 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 487

  St Patrick's Day: Chinese style   Lijiang, China on Mar 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 488

  Get naked: get a free flight   Dublin, Ireland on Mar 18, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
• 489

  Rapping flight attendant   New York City, United States on Mar 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 490

  More coffee, China?   Shanghai, China on Mar 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 491

  An early traveler in south-west China: Xu Xiake   Lijiang, China on Mar 22, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 492

  Factories in China: Manufactured Landscapes   Ningbo, China on Mar 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 493

  Tourist or travelers?   Paris, France on Mar 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 494

  Monty Python on being a tourist   London, United Kingdom on Mar 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 495

  Foreigners less attractive as mates in recession?   Beijing, China on Mar 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 496

  Best travel guides   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 497

  Geography of happiness and bliss   Amsterdam, Netherlands on Mar 26, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
• 498

  The bad side of travel writing   New York City, United States on Mar 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 499

  Nine overtones make a aural miracle   Dharamsala, India on Mar 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 500

  Nine overtones make a aural miracle   New York City, India on Mar 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 501

  Tourism - quote of the day   New York City, United States on Mar 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 502

  Finalist for dream island job   Brisbane, Australia on Mar 27, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 503

  How to jump the queue at airports   London, United Kingdom on Mar 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 504

  China takes Africa   Accra, Ghana on Apr 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 505

  China secures Burma route   Myanmar, Myanmar on Apr 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 506

  China's 60th birthday but you are not invited   Beijing, China on Apr 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 507

  Dali festival April 2009   Dali, China on Apr 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 508

  Jackie Chan comes to town   Lijiang, China on Apr 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 509

  Turning trash into houses   Taos, United States on Apr 6, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
• 510

  From religious site to tourist attraction   Zhongdian, China on Apr 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 511

  The lost jew of Dali   Dali, China on Apr 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 512

  50% discount on 5- star hotel in Lijiang   Dali, China on Apr 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 513

  People in Asia still like to travel   Hong Kong, China on Apr 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 514

  Bare bums the answer for tourism downturn   Noosa, Australia on Apr 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 515

  China bans malaria   Jinghong, China on Apr 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 516

  Cat prostitutes   Tokyo, Japan on Apr 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 517

  Pufferfish fit for a king   Tokyo, Japan on Apr 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 518

  The money or the bag? What will make us happy?   New York City, United States on Apr 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 519

  Experiences make us happier   New York City, United States on Apr 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 520

  Polluters pay in China   Kunming, China on Apr 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 521

  Growing hemp in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Apr 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 522

  Going slow in the UK   London, United Kingdom on Apr 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 523

  Nothing to grumble about   London, United Kingdom on Apr 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 524

  Nothing to grumble about   London, United Kingdom on Apr 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 525

  Making it more exotic   Guiyang, China on Apr 17, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 526

  Jackie Chan on demoncracy among Chinese   Sanya, China on Apr 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 527

  Left behind by the Romans in China?   Gansu, China on Apr 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 528

  Poetry of Mei YaoChen   Xi'an, China on Apr 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 529

  Great Wall even longer?   Beijing, China on Apr 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 530

  New safety measures on aircraft   Seattle, United States on Apr 23, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 531

  Win a road trip across North America   San Francisco, United States on Apr 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 532

  Naxi documents online   Lijiang, China on Apr 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 533

  Mountain voices   Kunming, China on Apr 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 534

  One year, 4,000km, one beard   Berlin, Germany on Apr 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 535

  Keeping track of endangered animals   Kunming, China on Apr 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 536

  More rail connections between China, Myanmar and   Kunming, China on Apr 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 537

  18 killed in another bus accident   Kunming, China on Apr 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 538

  Lijiang to Chengdu cycle ride to raise funds   Chengdu, China on Apr 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 539

  Beauty contest in China for world's second best   Kunming, China on Apr 28, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 540

  Local languages evolve in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Apr 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 541

  Can drugs help poor people?   Kunming, China on May 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 542

  Planes of the future: flying pigs?   New York City, United States on May 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 543

  Earthquake anniversary   Chengdu, China on May 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 544

  Rail to Lijiang   Lijiang, China on May 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 545

  Hog deer discovered not extinct   Kunming, China on May 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 546

  Pu'er tea tour - despite market crash for tea   Kunming, China on May 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 547

  Earthquake prediction comes true   Chengdu, China on May 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 548

  The worst hotel in the world - not so bad   Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 549

  African teacher wanted in Yunnan, China   Kunming, China on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 550

  Into Burma's Kachin state   Myanmar, Myanmar on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 551

  Himalayas is lossing its snow and ice   Everest Region, Nepal on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 552

  Did Li Bai come to Lijiang?   Everest Region, Nepal on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 553

  Remembering the Sichuan earthquake   Chengdu, China on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 554

  Soon to be invaded by tourists?   Dali, China on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 555

  Free flights in Asia for Christmas 2009   Singapore, Singapore on May 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 556

  Wind power for Lijiang   Lijiang, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 557

  Yunnan show goes national   Beijing, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 558

  Internet jobs in China amid econonic slowdown   Lijiang, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 559

  Old traditions and modern life: matriarchy   Lugu, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 560

  The digital divide   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 561

  Pu'er tea for diabetic cure   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 562

  Plant hunter book for China   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 563

  Chinese medicine company expands   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 564

  New Yunnan highway travel book   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 565

  Naxi artist in exile   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 566

  Naxi and internet   Lijiang, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 567

  Reform of tourism in Yunnan   Lijiang, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 568

  Volcanoes and extinctions   Emeishan, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 569

  Tunnels completed, but not railway line   Kunming, China on May 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 570

  Yunnan by video   Kunming, China on May 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 571

  Keeping Naxi music alive   Lijiang, China on May 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 572

  Saving the elephants of Yunnan   Simao, China on May 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 573

  How to do poverty aid - Italian-style   Kunming, China on May 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 574

  Who ordered the bear's paws?   Kunming, China on Jun 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 575

  Where to people watch and know a place   New York, United States on Jun 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 576

  Travel tips for China   Beijing, China on Jun 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 577

  Naxi music? Or classical   Kunming, China on Jun 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 578

  Stricter entry fee enforcement Lijiang Old Town   Lijiang, China on Jun 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 579

  Official publishes phone numbers for easier access   Kunming, China on Jun 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 580

  Pu'er tea just from Yunnan?   Kunming, China on Jun 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 581

  Painting the hill green   Kunming, China on Jun 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 582

  Getting to school not so easy   Kunming, China on Jun 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 583

  Yunnan the most productive rice growing area   Kunming, China on Jun 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 584

  Worst travel experiences and places   New York, United States on Jun 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 585

  Notorious hotel rooms   New York, United States on Jun 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 586

  Drug catching cop   Kunming, China on Jun 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 587

  Harsh drug trafficking penalties   Kunming, China on Jun 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 588

  Vodka - made in China   Chengdu, China on Jun 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 589

  Standing room only on Chinese planes?   Shanghai, China on Jun 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 590

  The real Lords of the Dance   Dublin, Ireland on Jun 28, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 591

  A shopping mall where you can also fly from   Los Angeles, United States on Jul 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 592

  Great wall longer than thought, but . . .   Beijing, China on Jul 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 593

  New big show for Dali   Dali, China on Jul 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 594

  New Flying Tiger film to be made soon   Kunming, China on Jul 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 595

  Trying to resurrect the pu'er tea industry   Kunming, China on Jul 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 596

  New linklink to Euorope from Asia   Kunming, China on Jul 8, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
• 597

  Return of the 10 pound Pom to Australia   London, United Kingdom on Jul 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 598

  Yo farmer, read one book a year   Kunming, China on Jul 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 599

  Seeing the eclipse   Shanghai, China on Jul 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 600

  War against drugs goes online   Kunming, China on Jul 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 601

  More tourists this year to Yunnan   Lijiang City, China on Aug 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 602

  Living in ther laziest city in China   Lijiang City, China on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 603

  Biggest water projects on earth?   Zhongdian, China on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 604

  Ethnic languages: saving or wiping out?   Lijiang, China on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 605

  Footballers tackling AIDS in China   Shanghai, China on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 606

  Tibetan painting unveiled   Kunming, China on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 607

  Christian killed during CR in China   Kunming, China on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 608

  The perils of getting World Heritage status   Lijiang City, China on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 609

  Torch festival - Lijiang   Lijiang City, China on Aug 16, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
• 610

  Solar Kunming   Kunming, China on Aug 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 611

  Preserving Lijiang   Lijiang, China on Aug 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 612

  Cycle ride in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Aug 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 613

  Visitors up in Shangri-la   Zhongdian, China on Aug 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 614

  US man missing kayaking on Yangtze   Lijiang, China on Aug 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 615

  Glaciers are going   Lijiang, China on Aug 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 616

  New train line from Chengdu to Lhasa   Chengdu, China on Sep 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 617

  Yunnan pandas prefer milk   Chengdu, China on Sep 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 618

  Train Kunming to Lijiang starting soon   Lijiang, China on Sep 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 619

  China and Burma: complexity   Ruili, China on Sep 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 620

  More press freedom in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Sep 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 621

  Social impact of hydro dams   Kunming, China on Sep 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 622

  New train coming Lijiang   Kunming, China on Sep 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 623

  Strange things in Yunnan   Kunming, China on Sep 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 624

  Killer monk found   Kunming, China on Sep 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 625

  Southern silk route   Kunming, China on Oct 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 626

  Old China in Lijiang- perfect for a wedding   Lijiang City, China on Oct 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 627

  Glacier going fast   Lijiang City, China on Oct 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 628

  New national park in China?   Zhongdian, China on Oct 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 629

  Real taste in Lijiang   Lijiang, China on Oct 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 630

  Happiest orphanage in the world   Zhongdian, China on Oct 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 631

  10,000 crowd hot springs   Hubei, China on Nov 10, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
• 632

  UFOs are everywhere   Kunming, China on Nov 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 633

  Dwarf kingdom in Kunming   Kunming, China on Nov 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
• 634

  Naxi kid selected for Childrens Day   Kunming, China on Nov 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments