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The Han Chinese have not been especially noted for their religious piety and practice — unlike their neighbors the Tibetans, Thais and Burmese. China has always had temples and monasteries, but these ...

Shangri-la's old town burned down in a ten-hour fire that consumed most of the buildings in 2014. Fortunately, no one died. But it was still a tragedy for those whose possessions the flames consumed, ...

Wenhai Mountain (文海山) rises above a lake of the same name, a sub-alpine body of water nestled among the foothills of Lijiang's Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. On the shore sits Wenhai Village, elevation ...

One such geological wonder is Ganheba (干河坝), a sinuous valley emerging out of a canyon wedged deep inside the mountain stronghold. Unknown and invisible from the normal tourist circuit, the valley is ...

The following article by Matthew Walsh and Cai Yiwen was originally published on website Sixth Tone under the title "Scarred lives: The lasting hurt of China's leprosy villages. It is republished here ...

Most visitors to Xishuangbanna spend their time in and around the main city and on day-trips to the Dai Park, the pagodas at Damenglong or various places west in Menghai County (勐海县). If they venture ...

Lieuwe Montsma is a long-time Kunming resident and cycling enthusiast. He has travelled stretches of the Old Burma Road by bicycle and by motorcycle. This is the second installment of his cycling ...

A quick introduction to Tiger Leaping Gorge In and of itself, Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡) is one of the most spectacular hiking destinations in all of China. Besides the otherworldly surroundings and ...

In the southwest of China lies Yunnan, a province known for its high peaks, steep valleys, lakes, rivers, and unique cultures. Yunnan is a part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the southeast of the ...

The summertime monsoon season in Yunnan is when tens of thousands of foraging entrepreneurs and amateur enthusiasts venture into the province's forests in search of wild mushrooms. For most, this ...

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