February 26, 2004

The erotic lake of the Mosuo

I didn't spend long at Lugu Hu, but it was one of the most confusing and beguiling places I've ever been to. Among other things, I got fed dinner by Buddhists, sang terrible kareoke, kissed a girl and got punched...

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Posted by Daniel on February 26, 2004 10:43 AM
Category: China

February 24, 2004

Windchimes of Shangri-la

This bright, chill Zhongdian We both found the area bewitching. The town is almost unearthly quiet, as though the winds sweep away the noise of cars and people into the hills. The silence is hypnotic and spirit-soothing, it felt a...

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Posted by Daniel on February 24, 2004 07:49 AM
Category: China

February 18, 2004

Dr Ho, as recommended by Monty Python

The girl in the hat In the town of Dali we had our first taste of Chinese spring sunshine. Warm days, a less cynical money-hunting air than Yangshao's, I expected Dali to be a horrible backpacker resort but came to...

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Posted by Daniel on February 18, 2004 07:11 PM
Category: China

February 13, 2004

Strange delights amid falling snow

Islamic snowball fighting Kunming is China's city of eternal spring, but we arrived and snow began blanketing the city for the first time in two years....

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Posted by Daniel on February 13, 2004 07:25 PM
Category: China

February 08, 2004

Hi there, I'm Steven Spielberg

Into China on a bunkbed Trying to buy a train ticket in Shenzen station is an experience that cannot but change you as a person. Crossing the border into mainland China, the English language slips away like a barely remembered...

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Posted by Daniel on February 8, 2004 02:44 PM
Category: China

February 04, 2004

Recuperation in Hong Kong

Ahaah. Finally sitting down after a long day of rushing around, getting hold of a booster typhoid vaccination. But now seated in a comfortable chair, a visa for China in my passport, so ready to move on tomorrow. I think...

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Posted by Daniel on February 4, 2004 02:36 PM
Category: China

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