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Tag Archives: Yunnan

“Ladder Fields”: Where to see China’s rice terraces?

January 21, 2014by Joanna James 9 Comments

In southern China, where there are hills, there are rice terraces. These “ladder fields”, as they’re called in Chinese (梯田, tītián) snake across hillsides from Fujian to Yunnan, cut into thousands […]

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China
Cloves in Jiangcheng Market, Yunnan

A Call to Doctor Ho

October 7, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

I recently found myself in the awkward position of having to call someone to ask whether they were still alive or not. The man in question, Doctor Ho, and I […]

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People

Pigs & Monkeys – Where are China’s wild animals?

April 10, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

In the course of many trips to China over the last fifteen years, I have spotted the following wild animals: an enormous stag that bolted in front of our car […]

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China

Breakfast in Dali & a Congee Recipe

March 26, 2013by Joanna James 8 Comments

A few years ago, while working as a tour guide in Yunnan, I had a guest who – every morning – insisted on “not eating lunch for breakfast”. She had […]

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Food

Kids with Guns*

March 24, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

Over the past few trips, I have been collecting pictures of Chinese children with the things they spend their pocket money on. From my entirely unscientific observations, these seem to […]

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China, People

Vegetable Porn & Chinese Cheese

March 21, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

Dali in Yunnan is home to some of China’s best-looking vegetables. The Bai people who live in and around Dali have been blessed with a lush, fertile strip of homeland, […]

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Food

Lonely Hearts in Lijiang

March 18, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

On last week’s trip to Yunnan we visited Tiger Leaping Gorge near Lijiang. We drove through the gorge and stopped at a viewing platform where – as I know from […]

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China, People

Little Yak is travelling…

March 14, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

I’m in Yunnan at the moment, doing a mini road-trip and visiting old haunts and friends en route – lots of fun, but very little time to write anything. So, […]

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China

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