South of the Clouds: Shaxi, Yunnan, China

The following post is an excerpt from Catherine Bodry, a writer for AOL’s Gadling Travel Blog. Once an important market town on China’s ancient tea-horse road, Shaxi...

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January 11, 2011

In 2011, Luxurious Living Goes Off the Beaten Path in China

In 2011, luxurious living goes off the beaten path in China. With the advent of the New Year comes the annual slew of lists of...

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January 10, 2011

Introducing Western palates to Sichuan cuisine: Fuchsia Dunlop

Sichuan cuisine is one of the most famous of China’s regional cuisines, but it’s difficult to get authentic Sichuan food outside of China unless you...

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January 6, 2011

Black Sesame Kitchen: unexpected insight into Chinese history

A few days ago, my colleague introduced Jen Lin-Liu as a chef, writer, and owner of the a restaurant in Beijing, Black Sesame Kitchen. Tonight,...

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January 5, 2011

Dai food: Chinese cuisine’s best-kept secret

Dai food: Chinese cuisine’s best-kept secret. While most of China is frozen or at least quite cold, there are still some parts of the country’s...

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January 4, 2011

New High-speed Rail Lines to Connect China’s East and West

While many countries are talking about the travel possibilities afforded by high-speed rail, China is busy turning those possibilities into on-the-ground realities. On January 11,...

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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

January 3, 2011

Ecotourism in Changqing Reserve: Paving the way for conservation in 21st century China

Ecotourism in Changqing National Nature Reserve: paving the way for conservation in 21st century China. Prior to arriving here in China, I didn’t know much...

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December 30, 2010

China: A bird-watching gem

A photo of a Purple Swamphen taken at Caohai Lake China: A bird-watching gem We read with interest recently that over a five-day period bird...

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December 29, 2010

Chinese food expert Jen Lin-Liu explains: “It’s a generational thing.”

“It’s a generational thing,” Liu says. Though previous generations of women felt pressure to cook for their families, most women today can choose.

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December 28, 2010

Hitting the Hot Pot

Growing up, my parents owned a hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant in a small town in northern Tennessee. Every day for the sixteen and a half years...

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