The last days in China I spent in my beloved Yangshuo. It was still cold and rainy. The clouds were hanging low and the sun was rarely seen. For the remaining time I rented a scooter with a built-in rain/sun umbrella. The Chinese are creative, even though one rarely associate this attribute with China. But […]
Who does not want to guard mountains like sheep? One could simply move them from A to B and change entire landscapes. I would immediately move some of the most beautiful mountains next to my house and go climbing. Jinfen Ruoga possessed this ability. Like a flock of sheep, he led the mountains of Luliang […]
Under suspicion? It started with a harmless encounter in the Tiger Leaping Gorge, a picturesque canyon in western China. Coming from the Himalayas, the Jinsha River forms the upper part of the Yangtze River. Its huge volumes of water rush into the valley with an indescribable force and cause a deafening rumble. The amount of […]
I walk from one crystal clear lake to the next. They shimmer turquoise, green and teal. I can see their bottoms. Like stones, tree trunks lie in the water and become bizarre pieces of art and beautiful sculptures at the same time. Many of the more than 100 lakes are interconnected. Between them are 17 […]
Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan in western China. The city is known for its breeding programs of giant pandas. In Chengdu, the surrounding towns and communities it is teeming with figures, posters, plushies and bags of pandas. At each street corner, I look into faces of pandas. I am torn but I decided not […]
