July 24, 2010
Mountain Villages in Southern China
Although 92% of China's population is the majority Han ethnicity there are a number of minority cultures that are often located in remote areas. Some of these minority people live in beautiful Zhuang, Yao and Dong villages in the mountains of southern China where time seems to…
July 18, 2010
Fishing Villages on the Li River
Taking a boat up the Li River from Yangshuo is like taking a big step back into time. The villages have a slow, ancient way of life cross-bred with electronic media access and a reputation for beauty and authenticity that has brought the likes of Bill Clinton to visit. There…
July 13, 2010
Shanghai Street Scene
We try so hard in American cities to get an active pedestrian street scene to happen. In China, with a billion people and 17 million in Shanghai alone, there never seems to be an issue with action on the street day or night. And, of course, where there are people around, cool…