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Yunnan: Fuxian Lake & Haiyan Village, Sep 2023

From Jianshui, we head back towards Kunming stopping by Fuxian Lake and Haiyan Village.  Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖), 70km outside of Kunming, is China’s third largest freshwater

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Yunnan: Jianshui, Sep 2023

From Yuanyang, we drove for about 3 hours to arrive at Jianshui.  Jianshui (建水), previously known as Lin’an (临安), was an important historic center located

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Yunnan: Shengcun Village, Sep 2023

Shengcun Village (胜村), conveniently situated in the middle of all the scenic spots of Yuanyang Rice Terraces, is where most visitors stay.  It was market

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Yunnan: Azheke Village, Sep 2023

Not far from Aichun and Duoyishu Rice Terraces in Yuanyang is Azheke Village (阿者科古村) which translates to “Place with many Bamboos”.  It is the most

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Yunnan: Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Sep 2023

After a long 6-hour drive, we arrived at the Unesco Honghe Hani Rice Terraces with the Yuanyang Rice Terraces at its core.  These beautiful curvy

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Yunan: Donchuan Red Land, Sep 2023

I have traveled extensively throughout the world but have actually seen very little of my own backyard, China.  Now is as good a time as

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Longji Rice Terraces Apr 2019

Most of the Yao and Zhuang minority tribes in Longsheng County in Guilin, China work as farmers in the terraced fields.  The rice terraces here

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Huangluo Red Yao Village Apr 2019

This morning we head north towards Longsheng County to visit the famed long-haired red Yao tribe and the Longji rice terraces.  There are about 80

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Cormorant Fishermen Apr 2019

What attracted me to Yangshuo was not just the idyllic scenery, in fact I came here mainly to photograph the cormorant fishermen.  Cormorant fishing was

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Yangshuo Guilin Apr 2019

There is a famous Chinese saying that “Guilin has the finest landscape under the sky, and the landscape in Yangshuo is the most beautiful in

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Leshan Giant Buddha May 2017

The drive from Chengdu to Leshan Giant Buddha took about 2.5 hours.  Leshan Giant Buddha is carved out of a cliff face during the Tang

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Dujiangyan & Qingcheng May 2017

Dujiangyan irrigation system 都江堰 was first constructed in 256 BC to control floods.  It is still used today to irrigate the region.  Instead of building a

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Sanxingdui & Jinsha May 2017

Sanxingdui 三星堆 is the name of the archaeological site outside Chengdu of a previously unknown Bronze Age culture.  The site is believed to be a major

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Chengdu Giant Panda May 2017

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base is a must when visiting Chengdu.  It is the closest panda base to the city.  You will see many pandas

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