Hani people in China: What Visitors Should Know
The minibus sputtered to a halt on a hairpin bend above the Yuanyang terraces, the engine coughing…
Shantou Travel Guide: Best Things to Do, Where to Eat & Top Attractions
The minibus rattles over the bridge onto Nan’ao Island just as the morning fog lifts, revealing a…
Dragon dance in China: What Visitors Should Know
The drummers hit the first beat and the street goes quiet. A head the size of a…
Investiture of the Gods in China: What Visitors Should Know
The incense smoke in the side hall of a temple in Quanzhou curled around a statue with…
Lion dance in China: What Visitors Should Know
The first time I stood close enough to feel the drum in my chest, a Southern Lion…
Dandong Travel Guide: Where to Go, What to See, Border Tours
The minibus rattles across the Broken Bridge just as the morning mist lifts off the Yalu. To…
Jingwei in China: What Visitors Should Know
The old fisherman on the pier at Rizhao didn’t look up from his nets when I asked…
Qiang people in China: What Visitors Should Know
The minibus shuddered around a hairpin bend above the Min River, and the valley dropped away into…
Manchu people in China: What Visitors Should Know
The steam rising from a copper hot pot in a Shenyang courtyard carries the scent of pickled…
Guqin in China: What Visitors Should Know
I am sitting on a heated brick platform in a courtyard house near the Drum Tower, the…