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One of the many Naxi Guesthouses along the trail

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yello...

Afghanistan / China / Bhutan Adam Bray

Zhou de Li is a boat tracker in the Bamboo Gorge

Bamboo Gorge Boat Trackers

The boat trackers in the Bamboo Gorge are experts who sing while they work.

China MaryLou Driedger

Romance of the Three Gorges

As a dedicated follower of Chinese History, I had a childhood dream of seeing the two great river...

China Heng Wah

There is a saying that only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun, and perhaps one co...

China Kenneth Champeon

The River at the Center of the World

Title: The River at the Center of the World. A Journey up the Yangtze, and back in Chinese Time. ...

China ThingsAsian Booklist

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Of Destinations and Dog Biscuits: An Interview with Journalist Jacquelin Sonderling

Does it ever seem as if some people squeeze more life into a lifetime than others? That their day...

China Celeste Heiter

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