pdf version of this post with pictures Xishwangbanna is the region where China meets Southeast Asia.  In the far south of Yunnan province the region hugs the Chinese border at the point where Laos and Burma meet.  This area was long ruled by the Dai people, related to the Thais.  A relation that is […]

pdf version of this post with pictures With the onset of the Chinese New Year I was planning on moving on from Yuanyang especially after my hotel owner informed me that he was shutting down for the Holiday and I had to leave.  However, the bus to the next town I was heading was […]

pdf version of this post with pictures Sitting atop a ridge in the mountains of southern Yunnan province lies the hill top town of Yuanyang.  It’s about a seven hour bus ride south towards the Lao border from the provincial capital of Kunming, but it couldn’t be further from the metropolis of shinny new […]