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Shaxi Old Theatre Inn

According to Trip Advisor and Lonely Planet, Shaxi’s family-owned inn is a secret favorite of China travelers… “In the Know.” Well, apparently I too, was “In the Know” and did …

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Tiger Leaping Gorge ~ Hu Tiao Xia

“Once, long ago, a tiger was said to have leapt across a gorge, and the Chinese, who have a strong disposition toward poetic place-names, commemorated the event by calling it …

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One Last Look at Qingdao

One typhoon, two cities, three days, two hundred twenty four boxes, (plus or minus a few suitcases) later…. YouYou is relieved to say we are all looking out over Victoria …

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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

August is typically the rainy season in Yunnan Province.  When forewarned of a fog and rain that could hamper the view across the gorge to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain …

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Mind The Gap

  Serving six years in communist China may alter a person’s perspective on the world. A month removed, now a Hong Kong insider, riding and “surfing” free on the MTR …

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China’s Naxi and Mosuo Societies: Where the Women are in Charge – Pink Pangea

China’s Naxi and Mosuo Societies: Where the Women are in Charge Posted by Rita Nielsen on October 17, 2014 in china, culture, Foreign Correspondent | 18 Views | Leave a …

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