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Yesterday we traveled to the magnificent mountain of Yulong, near Lijiang China. The sun was at its worst position for photographs, but it was a gorgeous day for us travelers....

Not much in the way of photography this week, but I scraped together a few. We finally made the cable car trip up into the Dali mountains. Quite a long run broken into two separate...

There are few hints it's Christmas, but we turned our hutong into a festive place. Santa tried the windows but favored leaving presents on the front porch instead. After...

More street photos from this neck of the woods. We have enjoyed the daily walks in Dali. Gearing up for Christmas season with letters to Santa "does he know how to find...

We've made it to our next post, closer to the mountains, in the ancient town of Dali. It has been revived as a touristy place, but I plan to make the most of street...

The weather is beautiful here in Dongchuan, but unfortunately that doesn't make for the best pictures. Whereas the rice terraces of Laohuzui were constantly changing...

Time to say goodbye to the rice paddies and move on to new adventures. We broke up the seven hour bus ride with a stay in Jianshui, a city famouse for hits purple clay pots.

A few more photos to show a bit more variety of village life here. We hitched a ride to the local market this morning. Since there is only one road, the taxi system is any car going...

The journey from Kunming to Laohuzui was rough. Our unfortunate luck for stepping onto a bus whose driver had an undefinable and indefensible sense of duty and zero communication....

We have left Beijing and extended family behind and made our way to Kunming, Yunan province. Following good weather, we are still in the 60's entering November. Yesterday...