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Cool Mountains: Yaks, lakes and the Yi people in northwest Yunnan

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Cool Mountains: Yaks, lakes and the Yi people in northwest Yunnan

August 23, 2017

The last Mongols of Yunnan

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The last Mongols of Yunnan

January 9, 2014 12 comments

By tractor to the River of Golden Sand

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By tractor to the River of Golden Sand

December 14, 2016

Exploring history: Jianshui through the ages

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Exploring history: Jianshui through the ages

October 20, 2017 3 comments

The frontier people of Yunnan's Dehong Prefecture

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The frontier people of Yunnan's Dehong Prefecture

November 28, 2017 2 comments

A short history of Tengchong – a key trading post on the Southern Silk Road

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A short history of Tengchong – a key trading post on the Southern Silk Road

Discoveries in Yunnan's Dayao County

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Discoveries in Yunnan's Dayao County

May 28, 2015 3 comments

Unexplored Lijiang: Heqing

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Unexplored Lijiang: Heqing

Snapshot: Grand Canyon of the East

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Snapshot: Grand Canyon of the East

May 25, 2012 11 comments

Ode to a bygone era: Kunming of the 1990s

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Ode to a bygone era: Kunming of the 1990s

February 28, 2014 6 comments

Crossing the Angry River, the old way

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Crossing the Angry River, the old way

December 24, 2015 2 comments

Divine Prototypes: The natural terraces of Baishuitai

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Divine Prototypes: The natural terraces of Baishuitai

October 14, 2016 7 comments

Stairways to the sky: The ancient terraces of Yunnan

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Stairways to the sky: The ancient terraces of Yunnan

June 28, 2016 6 comments

Heijing: Where salt was king

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Heijing: Where salt was king

April 7, 2015 5 comments

Railways and rice noodles: The historical importance of Mengzi

Travel Patrick Scally

Railways and rice noodles: The historical importance of Mengzi

December 19, 2018 4 comments

1895: Through Yunnan to India – finding the source of the Irrawaddy River

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1895: Through Yunnan to India – finding the source of the Irrawaddy River

March 29, 2021 2 comments

Learning the art of the crossbow in Yunnan

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Learning the art of the crossbow in Yunnan

July 30, 2014 7 comments

Buddhist mountaineers: The Bulang of Xishuangbanna

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Buddhist mountaineers: The Bulang of Xishuangbanna

September 28, 2017 2 comments

Brine and bridges: The Yunlong legacy

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Brine and bridges: The Yunlong legacy

July 22, 2016 1 comment

The French, Miao and Yi in Mengzi

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The French, Miao and Yi in Mengzi

April 13, 2016 17 comments