HOW TO TRAVEL THE ANCIENT TEA HORSE ROAD IN YUNNAN TODAY
China’s southwestern province of Yunnan encompasses a wide range of scenery, architecture, and culture. Across this diverse province is a winding trade route survived from the Tea Horse Road.
CORMORANT FISHING: THE MYSTERIOUS PAST OF A DYING TRADITION
Cormorant fishing is a spellbinding example of human synchronicity with nature. While techniques vary from place to place, hatchlings are usually trained from birth, either by socializing with older domesticated birds or through a system of gradual rewards which incentivize them to cooperate with their human masters.