When we missed the last direct train of the season from Urumqi to Dunhuang, China, we didn’t realize that lady luck was actually smiling on us. We skipped the Buddhist cave paintings of Dunhuang, but landed smack in the middle of a crowd of Tibetan pilgrims visiting the Labrang Monastery for a cham (Tibetan monastic opera) in the town of Xiahe.
This was just the visual stimulation we were looking for! Continue Reading »
- A Tibetan Pilgrimage
- Disappearing Donkeys: Kashgar on the Edge of a Developing China
- Yuanyang – Sweaty Men, Rice Fields and Beautiful Women
- Xishuangbanna: China’s Deep South
- Guizhou: Market Days in China’s Poorest Province
- Slideshow: The Many Faces of China
Filed Under: China, Photography, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
2 Comments | 19 February 2008
Filed Under: China, Perspectives, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
5 Comments | 5 August 2008
Filed Under: China, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
6 Comments | 4 October 2008
Two days of roller-coaster travel on unpaved roads and in old buses cramped with members of the Chinese Olympic Spitting Team; it was a long road to Xishuangbanna.
Tucked in the deep south of China’s Yunnan Province, the Xishuangbanna region conjured images of thatched huts, tropical jungle, and a rainbow of ethnic minorities. But when we arrived in Jinghong, the regional capital, our hearts sank. We got the impression that we had arrived too late. Continue Reading »
- A Tibetan Pilgrimage
- Disappearing Donkeys: Kashgar on the Edge of a Developing China
- Yuanyang – Sweaty Men, Rice Fields and Beautiful Women
- Xishuangbanna: China’s Deep South
- Guizhou: Market Days in China’s Poorest Province
- Slideshow: The Many Faces of China
Filed Under: China, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
4 Comments | 11 October 2008
Filed Under: China, Food, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
6 Comments | 20 October 2008
The arc of our travel experience is shaped by the people we meet. Even the most beautiful food and landscape need a human context. With that in mind, we offer a selection of faces – each with a story – that we will recall whenever we reflect on our travels in China.
The following slideshow is our take on China’s ethnic diversity. While these images represent only a fraction of China’s 56 official ethnic groups (there are scores more unofficial ones), we hope they give you a better feel for the various people who call China their home. Continue Reading »
- A Tibetan Pilgrimage
- Disappearing Donkeys: Kashgar on the Edge of a Developing China
- Yuanyang – Sweaty Men, Rice Fields and Beautiful Women
- Xishuangbanna: China’s Deep South
- Guizhou: Market Days in China’s Poorest Province
- Slideshow: The Many Faces of China
Filed Under: China, Photography, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
2 Comments | 14 November 2008
