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►  50+ Mapped
Locations across China, Laos, Vietnam ...
From the cities to the hinterlands, original writings and photos available for the locations plotted out. Click-to galleries range from Shanghai to Lhasa and cross country to Mount Everest; Beijing to Kashgar and the Pakistan border region; Dandong to Xishuangbanna and a Mekong border crossing ... plus Malaysia.

Nearing Completion:

Set for early 2012 publication, a book of photography and writing on the modern and increasingly cosmopolitan metropolis of Beijing. That work, written under contract, is tentatively entitled:

BEIJING INTERNATIONAL
An Ancient Capital's Renaissance in the Age of Globalization

Advance excerpts are available for publication subject to publishing house approval. The project's 240 images are posted on a non-public, non-search-indexed web gallery and may be viewed by request.

 Below - Jpeg / intro.   Below - Full PDF in new window, or right-click.
►  The Laowai Eye
Kashgar Kocktail

Content: Mixing it up on the western frontier. Kashgar, Tashkurgan, Shipton's Arch (highest in world), Karakoram Highway, perilous pool and calamitous cocktails.

TRAVEL

►  The Laowai Eye
Basically Banna

Content: Around Xishuangbanna, far south Yunnan Province, on the border with Laos and Burma, food, trekking, ethnic people and a boat to Thailand.

TRAVEL

►  The Laowai Eye
A Slice of Xinjiang

Content: Brief narrative and images about and from Xinjiang, vicinity of Urumqi, mountains and desert to Turpan.

TRAVEL

►  The Laowai Eye
Around Ya'an

Content: Personalized narrative and images of glacier terrain, towns, village people around western Sichuan.

TRAVEL

►  The Laowai Eye
China Through a Western Lens

Content: Personalized intro and extended narrative captions on a few shots from around the nation.

TRAVEL

►  Huangshan Heritage
Heights, History and Hangouts

Content: Traveling big mountains, bucolic burgs, and bars, Anhui Province.

TRAVEL

►  Road Trip Tibet
The Lhasa to Base Camp Run

Content: Traveling (with observational humor) the back roads of Tibet to Everest. Note: Article (PDF) abridged.
  Full text in new window here.

TRAVEL

►  Spirit of the Dragon
Beijing
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Content: Hitting the highpoints of Beijing in advance of Olympics. Note: Writing only.

TRAVEL

* Title not by author.

►  Life on the Li
Passing Paradise

Content: Commentary on birds, big buses and a bruised environment along the Li River. Note: Article (PDF) abridged for positive slant.
  Full text in new window here.

TRAVEL

►  Beijing
Reborn
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Content: Lifestyle piece focusing on upscale side of the city.
Note:
Photos as credited / co-writer.

TRAVEL

* Title not by author.

►  Exiting Xanadu
On the Road To Daxu - Part 1

Content: Traveling Yangshuo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southern China. [ TEXT ]

TRAVEL

►  Exiting Xanadu
On the Road To Daxu - Part 2

Content: Traveling Guilin and Ancient Village of Daxu, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southern China. [ TEXT ]

TRAVEL

►  Great Streets
Beijing
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Content: Short overview of leisure / culture district. Note: Writing only.

TRAVEL

* Title not by author.

►  Bird Men of the Li
Fisher Kings
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Content: About the cormorant fisherman of the Li River. Note: Photos 1 and 2 not by the author. [ TEXT ]

TRAVEL

* Title not by author.

pdf14.jpg (115287 bytes) ►  To Dally
In Dali

Content: Traveling Dali Old Town and environs, Yunnan Province, Southeastern China. Note: Article (PDF) abridged.
  Full text in new window here.

TRAVEL

►  To Live Light
In Lijiang

Content: Traveling Lijiang Old Town, Lashihai Wetlands, Baisha Village, Yunnan Province, Southeastern China. Note: Article (PDF) abridged.
  Full text in new window here.

TRAVEL

►  AutoNation
An Industry Hits Hyper-Speed in Hybrid Mode

Content: China's auto industry, trends, statistics and environment. Note: Writing only. [ TEXT ]

SOCIETY

 ►  A Changing China
Solid Stone - Soft Snow

Content: Observational editorial take (with positive slant) on the city and nation. [ TEXT ]
Francais Deutsch Italiano

SOCIETY

►  The Scintillating Sister City
Shanghai

Content: Observational editorial take (with positive slant) on the city. [ TEXT ]
Francais Deutsch Italiano

SOCIETY

►  Nanning
Beauty, Brains and Business

Content: Brief impressions of the city. [ TEXT ]

SOCIETY

►  The Powerhouse Province
Zhejiang Soaring

Content: Promotion of a province, prosperity and beauty in Zhejiang. Note: Photos as credited. [ TEXT ]

SOCIETY

►  Buildup Begun
Corps Jump Aboard Beijing Bandwagon

Content: International business, sponsorship of 2008 Beijing Olympics. Note: Writing only. [ TEXT ]

INDUSTRY

►  Advancing Project and Premise
Case Study in China's Headquarters Economy

Content: Development of a massive Beijing business park and the rags-to-riches man who made it happen. Note: Photos as credited. [ TEXT ]

INDUSTRY

►  To Capture the Cartoon Cash
China Reanimates an Industry

Content: A push to revitalize the animation industry in China. [ TEXT ]

INDUSTRY

►  A Provincial Push
The Liaoning Linkage

Content: Promotion of a province, plans to develop five major international ports in Liaoning Province, Northeastern China. [ TEXT ]

INDUSTRY

  Nations, Numbers and Nanning
China and ASEAN Expand Global Profile

Content: Rundown on international business, ASEAN Expo, Nanning. [ TEXT ]

INDUSTRY

  AutoNation
An Industry Hits Hyper-Speed in Hybrid Mode

Content: China's auto industry, trends, statistics and environment. Note: Writing only. [ TEXT ]

INDUSTRY

  Magazine Preface
Inside cover intro to feature (above), including image.

The Powerhouse Province -Zhejiang Soaring

On the twisting-turning and perpetual path to the greater good, the leaders of government and industry to whom the history books will be most kind hold true to a societal course that advances their nation in a moral, ethical and sustainable manner. The broad concept of sustainable development might be fundamentally defined in three parts ...


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