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press trip 2010

The mystic Yellow Mountain in Anhui

Follow our Fall 2010 Press Trip!

Hiking in tea tree forests, watching rare local festivals, and meeting locals of the fabled Ancient Tea Horse Road: our press trip participants have been on the road in Guizhou and Yunnan for 9 days...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

Eating tea with the Bulang people

One of our favorite things about getting off the beaten path in China is that no matter how well you think you may understand the country, there’s always a surprise waiting to prove you wrong.This was illustrated...
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The mystic Yellow Mountain in Anhui

Sitting down with a tea master in Menghai

There’s no better way to understand tea than to see where it comes from and how the locals who understand it best enjoy it – that’s exactly what we did in Menghai, a sleepy but...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

Once every 13 years: The Miao Guzang festival

Among the Miao people of Guizhou, there is a festival that only takes place once every thirteen years. The Miao Guzang festival is a two-plus week celebration honoring Li Rong, the ancient leader of the...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

The perfect afternoon: Country hospitality in a Gejia village

The perfect afternoon: Country hospitality in a Gejia village.Guizhou may not attract as much attention as its neighbors Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi, but it certainly deserves to be considered when making plans to travel to...
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