By Jane Kiester
Day 13, Wednesday, April 28 (Kunming again)
The legendary Stone Forest in Kunming China
I had somehow turned off our alarm in the middle of the night so, when one of us woke up to go to the bathroom and checked the clock, we leapt out of bed as we had only 15 minutes to get [...]
By Jane Kiester
Day 4, Monday, April 19 (Kunming)
We rose at 4 AM with very little sleep, rode the hour through the early morning mist and cold to the new airport to catch the plane to Kunming. The plane was packed with nary an empty seat. Coincidently, there were exactly six seats left—the ones the rest of [...]
By Shawn Cartwright
On our recent China adventure, we took a group behind the scenes in a real traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy in China. They got to see exactly how the herbal prescriptions were filled and were introduced to a bewildering array of traditional Chinese medicine herbs.
This short video gives you an idea of what it is like [...]
By Shawn Cartwright
We flew to Kunming, Yunnan today. The early flight was worth it because we arrived in the City of Spring just in time for a nice hotpot lunch. After lunch we came across a small shop selling handmade Dongba paper. The paper is made of a special tree bark and roots. It will last more [...]