The intricate tie dying process.

Kunming - Yunnan Province

---

August 1st 2005
We had a very pleasant two hour plane trip from Guilin to Kunming. The airport in Kunming is in the centre of the city so after a short (and cheap) taxi ride we were dropped outside the hotel where we planned on staying for a few days. The hotel was recommended by every travel book printed so it was no real surprise to find that they were booked out! We should have reserved a room… However we we ... read more

Asia » China

---

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more