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Category: Yunnan

Traveling in Yunnan

Shaxi, Yunnan (雲南沙溪) 29 Jun – 8 Jul

9 July, 20206 January, 2021 by Akie
Yunnan

China has many so-called ancient towns (古鎮) but they are sometimes overrated and too commercial. We decided to give Shaxi…

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Video of Life in Jianshui (旅居建水)

19 June, 20206 January, 2021 by Kin
Yunnan

We made this video to give you a taste of what our almost five month stay in Jianshui is like…

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Life in Jianshui (建水) 28 Jan – 16 Jun, Part Two

18 June, 20206 January, 2021 by Akie
Yunnan

After the initial few weeks of total shut down, the authority slowly loosened the measures and starting from early April,…

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Life in Jianshui (建水) 28 Jan – 16 Jun, Part One

17 June, 20206 January, 2021 by Akie
Yunnan

We arrived at the small old town of Jianshui (建水) just three days before its lockdown at the end of…

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Traveling with Beethoven 與貝多芬一齊旅行

14 June, 20206 January, 2021 by Kin
Video     Yunnan

You may think this is crazy and I am strange. I have just spent 22 years to learn how to…

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Coronavirus

5 February, 20206 January, 2021 by Kin
Yunnan

Many friends and family members are worried about us and been asking if we have gone back to Hong Kong….

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Tribal Kill the Pig Dinner, Yuanyang (元陽殺豬飯)

2 February, 20206 January, 2021 by Kin
Video     Yunnan

Deep in a mountain area in Yunnan, there is a tribe called Hani. They grow delicious brown rice on terraces…

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Yuanyang (元陽), Part 4 Finale

1 February, 202010 January, 2021 by Akie
Yunnan

I want to tell you more about Mr. Ma. He was a school teacher for 30 years and he probably…

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Yuanyang (元陽), Part Three

31 January, 202021 May, 2021 by Akie
Yunnan

On the fourth day, four young guests arrived and their presence altered the mood of the guesthouse. We had not…

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Yuanyang (元陽), Part Two

30 January, 202021 May, 2021 by Akie
Yunnan

The next morning, we heard a knock on the door and got ready in a daze and went down to…

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