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30 April 2011

7. - 30 APR: Flight to Kunming, Shilin stone forest

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A two-hour flight delay screws up our schedule a bit... Anyway we get to Kunming and head of to the Shilin stone forest. Shilin actually mea...
29 April 2011

6. - 29 APR: Shangri-la, lake Bitahai, Shudu and visit of town, shopping

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Lake Bitahai In the morning we make a trip to lake Bitahai , the highest in Yunnan at 3500msl. Nice walk along the river, abou three kil...
28 April 2011

5. - 28 APR: Drive to Shangri-la, via leaping Tiger gorge, Tibetan villages

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We leave Lijiang for a drive north, toward the Himalaya. At the Yangtse we cross the “border” between Yunnan and the Shangri-la (formerly Zh...

Recensione: Benvenuti nel paese delle donne, di Francesca Rosati Freeman, ****

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A sud delle nuvole Sinossi Un viaggio straordinario 'a sud delle nuvole', alla scoperta di Nu Guo, il paese delle donne. Qui a...

Book Review/Recensione: Leaving Mother Lake, by Namu and Christine Mathieu, *****

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Recensione italiana di seguito Synopsis The Tibetans refer to Moso country as "The Country of Daughters" because of their uniq...
27 April 2011

4. - 27 APR: Lijiang, Jade Dragon Mountain, Baisha, market

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Up early and off to a bus ride to the mountains of Yulong Xueshan (Jade Dragon Mountain), where we leave the bus and buy some tickets. To do...
26 April 2011

3. - 26 APR: Fly from Chengdu to Lijiang, Yunnan. Naxi concert

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Alalalei! (Hello!) is the first word in Naxi language I learn from our guide upon arrival in this small but pretty and efficient airport in ...
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25 April 2011

2. - 25 APR: Chengdu, Sichuan province, China

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It is pleasantly warm, about 25 °C. Passport control is fast, and customs officers could not care less to check my bags. In fact the only pe...
24 April 2011

1. - 24 APR: Depart Italy via Amsterdam to Chengdu, Sichuan, start of the trip

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I am again leading a group of Italian tourists to Asia. I am quite excited, have not been to China for some time, and it's my first visi...
23 April 2011

Itinerary of a trip to South West China, 24 April - 7 May 2011

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01 April 2011

Bibliography: Books on China

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WORK IN PROGRESS! This is a small but lengthening selection of many books on China I would like to recommend. See my separate lists on Ho...

Films on China

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Films on China This is a small selection of movies about China which I have reviewed. In the US and internationally, you can buy movies ...
31 March 2011

Recensione: Mangia!, di Andrea Pugliese, *****

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Sinossi "Questo non è un libro di ricette. Serve a chiarire come il buon cibo dia risposte più sincere e convincenti di molti psicolo...
13 March 2011

Recensione: Storie Africane. Viaggio in Tanzania, di Andrea Berrini, ***

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Sinossi "Presto non so più quanta strada ho fatto, quanta ne manca. E' un sentiero qualsiasi, in una campagna qualsiasi, ma il cal...
12 March 2011

Recensione: Samurai!, di Saburo Sakai, ****

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Saburo Sakai Sinossi Con il suo "record" di 64 abbattimenti ufficiali, Saburo Sakai è considerato uno degli assi dell'...