The marksmen of Basha

A small community of ethnic Miao in Guizhou province continues to live largely like it did 4,000 years ago, with animistic beliefs and guns.

Much ado about bamboo

Chishui River has been a transportation route for 2,000 years. Bamboo was used to make rafts or was sent drifting downstream for sale.

Breathe in, work out

The old saying about the power of kungfu coming from within holds true when it comes to Wudang's martial arts.

Autumn in Beijing, it's so good to live it again

Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting? Autumn in New York. It spells the thrill of first-nighting Autumn in New York, it's good to live it again.

Seven days in Beijing

Ancient town escapes city's pace of life

With Beijing now fully enveloped in autumn, the weather is cooling off and the TV is going on.

Fujian's green jewel

With a diverse landscape and a martial arts tradition rooted in tai chi, Niumulin has everything to calm the mind and soul.

Summer furnace is one cool place to visit in autumn

Nanchang is not a recommended destination in the summer when it is unbearably hot and humid.

Ancient fortress welcomes incursions

Built six centuries ago to repel invading armies, the ancient fortress of Longli is today poised to attract legions of outsiders with its legacy as a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) castle.

The town that shaped a Confucian thinker

Did the great thinker bring glory to his birthplace, or was it the magic of the place that produced the greatness?

Pictographs heaven sent but dying out

He Zhiben lights an incense stick. Taking off his felt cap, he rubs his balding head and chants verses from the scriptures of the Dongba religion of the Naxi ethnic group in Southwest Yunnan province.

On the Wall less traveled

It was one of those chance moments. We were all huddled around the campfire when a shooting star seared the sky in its rapid sprint across the heavens, leaving behind it a scar of glowing dust that stretched from the Big Dipper to the moon.