Zhujiajiao is the town of the Zhu family which dates back about 1500 years. From description, it sounded like … Continue reading Zhujiajiao Water Town

Before following up on my earlier blog about Shanghai expansion, a general reflection. Mrs Bear told me that her three … Continue reading Shanghai, Second Verse

We are headed home, via Hong Kong, in a couple hours, so my posts about Shanghai will have to wait. … Continue reading Shanghai

It was our great fortune to make one more home visit in a village just outside Shangri-La. As we drove … Continue reading Another Tibetan Home Visit

Lets start with another digression… I have wondered for the past couple weeks about the connection between Chinese and Italian … Continue reading The Temples of Yunnan

  We woke up in Shangri-La at a bedroom elevation of 10,700 feet. But our travels today took us through … Continue reading The Mountains of Yunnan Province

  Without Google, which is blocked in China, it is harder for me to recheck logistics and facts. But I’ll … Continue reading Yunnan Province Tibetan Villages

Today we left Lijiang by car for Shangri-la. I had always thought Shangri-la was a mystical, make-believe Eden from somebody’s … Continue reading Leaping Tiger Gorge

    Lijiang sits in the shadow of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain… The legend tells us that the nine smart … Continue reading Naxi Cultural Show…Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lijiang

From Chengdu, we flew about 700 miles southeast to Lijiang. It sits at about 6500 feet above sea level, at … Continue reading Lijiang