travel
Jilin
20. Northeast China’s Road Less Traveled: Visiting the North Korean Border Near Ji’an in Jilin Province (China Travel)
We follow the Yalu River upstream and spot North Korea’s 6th largest city, Manpo.
19. Jilin City, Jilin Province: The Dragon That Brings Good Chi (China Travel)
My husband and I visit Jilin city, a city that is said to be protected by a dragon.
18. Tonghua, Jilin Province: The Cafés of Tonghua (China Travel)
I peer into one café after another in Tonghua, not sure if these are normal cafés or meeting points for prostitutes and their clients.
17. train journey: A Suitcase Filled With String Beans (China travel)
A woman joins us on a train journey from Changchun to Shenzhen.
16. Jilin province countryside: Visiting Gugu In Northeast China’s Countryside (China travel)
A woman joins us on a train journey from Changchun to Shenzhen.
15. Yanji, jilin province: “10 Years Ago You Could Buy A North Korean Woman For 2000 Chinese Yuan” (China travel)
We visit the North Korean border near Yanji.
liaoning
14. Dalian, liaoning province: “Do you think he’ll catch anything?” (China travel)
We visit Fisherman’s Wharf in Dalian on a cloudy day in October 2014 and chat with fishermen.
Inner Mongolia
13. Arxan, inner mongolia: “Are foreigners not people?” (China travel)
We chat with the Mongolian owners of a restaurant located near the Arxan Mountain Range.
12. Ulan Hot, Inner Mongolia: “Sheep Here Don’t Have That Smell” (China Travel)
We travel to Inner Mongolia and stop at Ulan Hot for dinner.
xinjiang
11. Turpan, Xinjiang: “A Few People Get Heat Stroke Every Year” (China Travel)
I visit the Gaochang Ruins near Turpan and chat with a woman who takes tourists around the area in a golf cart.
10. Tuyoq Valley, Xinjiang: “The Villagers Aren’t Allowed to Build New Houses” (China Travel)
I visit an ancient Uighur village which is located on the Flaming Mountains.
9. train journey to xinjiang: “My pregnant friends completely disappear” (China travel)
I chat with a woman from Aksu on a train ride to Xinjiang in 2016.
Yunnan
8. Weixi, Yunnan Province: “We Don’t Laugh Like That Here” (China Travel)
I visit a friend’s hometown in Western Yunnan.
7. Tiger Leaping Gorge, yunnan province: 9000 Kuai For A Mule (China travel)
I climb Yunnan province’s Tiger Leaping Gorge and chat with a local.
6. Tiger Leaping Gorge, yunnan province: “I’m here even when it rains” (China travel)
I chat with a woman in Yunnan who is selling marijuana at a lonely vegetable stall high up in the mountains.
5. Shangri-la, yunnan province: “Did you have to use guns frequently?” (China travel)
I chat with two acquaintances in Shangri-la who have worked as policemen.
4. Shangri-la, yunnan province: A Starlit Sky And A Nightly Follower (China travel)
I go to Shangri-la’s grasslands after dinner.
3. Kunming, yunnan province: A Warm Welcome And A Blazing hot Rooftop Terrace (China travel)
I’m locked out on a rooftop terrace in Kunming.
Guangxi
2. Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, guangxi province: “What are you harvesting?” (China travel)
I come across a woman working in the rice fields and chat with her.
hong kong
1. Hong Kong island: Welcome To Congee Wonderland (hong kong travel)
I fall in love with a congee place in Hong Kong.
