Through the latticed window
“One guidebook we read aptly described Yangshuo as having an ‘international, bohemian atmosphere.’ ‘This place is great,’ Chris said. ‘I could just hang out here.’ We loved it from the first moment, walking from our hotel to West Street, a pedestrian walkway filled with sidewalk cafés, clothing stores, local gift stores, and art... Learn More
Guilin
“Guilin was the only place that fascinated me simply for its landscape. I am just not that much into scenery. I get more excited about culture and people. That’s why I like to go places. But Guilin was all about the scenery. I just had to see those mountains. No other scenery has had such a hold on me as Guilin, and for so many years.” –Home is a Roof... Learn More
The Old Campus Pavilion
“Across the street I spotted a small, rather unkempt park. But at its center was a Chinese pavilion, its tile roof flowing down into curves like the skirt of a pirouetting Cinderella, a jewel of traditional Chinese simplicity in a setting of drab apartment blocks and 1970s-era academic buildings.” –Home is a Roof over a Pig Learn More
Courtyard on the old campus
“Outside I saw a long red line of contiguous courtyards. They were affixed to a drab contemporary apartment block, making them even more striking: an explosion of red brick and verdant vines, of character and history. Inside the courtyards, elderly women chatted on stools or tended small gardens. The courtyards looked like pieces of the village, a part of the old... Learn More
