crossing the bridge

more from the market in yangshuo

lunch with friends in beijing, a mix of yunnan and jing cai

yangshuo outside inn, in chaolong.  beautiful place further in the countryside, so many interesting travelers slipping in and out, staff who became more like friends by the end. favorite hotel stay of the whole trip.  so glad i stayed here rather than in the city.

pork jiaozi (steamed dumplings) and boiled eggs. excellent dumpling skins, slightly chewy, glutinous bite, fresh filling.  i could eat zhongguo zaocan (chinese breakfast) every day. 

air drying clothing

cycling through the countryside

washing beans

school house

devouring goji berries

top photo, clockwise from left to right: pork mixture stuffed then steamed pumpkin flower, mushroom, tofu; kong xin cai stir-fried with garlic; pi jiu yu (beer fish); chicken with cashew nuts.

pan long qiezi (snoozing dragon eggplant)

cooking class in yangshuo