On the second day of a 2 day tour of Fujian tulou clusters, begun with a large Chinese group on a bus and finished the next day alone on foot, I walked along a road with my non-English speaking guide and came upon this beautiful...
Welcome to my gallery of photographs from a day spent wandering among the stalls at the big Fuli market. The market isn't for the tourists but is a farmer's market for the people of the area, near Yangshuo. Held on these dates every...
With nearly 100 million Chinese traveling abroad in the last year, China's airlines are looking to expand their share of the business with more planes, more destinations and more promotions. Up to now, most Chinese airlines have focused on the...
On a grouping of hilltops, in the countryside outside Yangshuo in Guangxi Province in the south of China, I spent a day wandering in a misty tea garden with no one in sight except the young woman who accompanied me and my companion. ...
West Lake is a 6.5 square kilometer freshwater lake situated in my hometown city of Hangzhou, in eastern China. Unlike the towering high rises and skyscrapers of its neighbouring city, Shanghai, Hangzhou is famous for...
Marching through the hills of Fujian, China, from one tulou to another, I and my all-Chinese tour companions went at a clip through a beautiful riverside village, walking on paths and climbing stairways built of stone. Life...
Between Guilin and Yangshuo in Guangxi, China, the Li River and the classic landscape are the big attractions. Bumper to bumper tourist boats shuttle visitors among the famous karst mountains and overwhelm Yangshuo town. But...
I have discussed the towering mountain pinnacles of Zhangjiajie National Park previously, which you can see and read about here at this link. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a spectacular place to...
Nested in the northern Hunan Province of mainland China is the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park . The park is well known for its stunning eroded mountain pinnacles that are simply breathtaking! This park is part of the the Wulingyan Scenic...
A Chinese millionaire is building castles (with some controversy.)With rapid expansion, China has had a lot of tract apartments and houses, and some don't know what to make of his building ...
From time to time a single photograph of a striking place or building will be the irresistible impetus for a trip to see the thing in person. In surrendering to these urges I've found I really cannot go wrong. My instincts seem to know...