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book2019-05-02T06:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/about/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matt-in-china.jpgMatt in China2014-07-22T23:35:17+00:00weekly0.6https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/10/23/a-remarkable-kung-fu-story/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250189.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARetired women playing Mahjonghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250246.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWorshippers burning incense https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250171.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPonds are common features at Buddhist temples and monasterieshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250170.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOne of many hallshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250275.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto of the Utah camp. I am second to right of Yip Ching with shadow across my face.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250270.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe wooden dummy used to practice Wing Chun kung fuhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250277.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhotos of Yip Man in actionhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250276.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto of Yip Man with his two sons, Yip Ching and Yip Chunhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250274.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhotograph of Yip Manhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p2250281.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Yip Man Museum2021-10-11T05:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/10/03/chinese-poetry-a-visit-to-du-fus-thatched-cottage/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050693.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050692.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050691.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050688.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050701.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAReplication of Du Fu's Thatched Cottagehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050626.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Tang poet, Han Yuhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050643.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThis gentleman was practicing calligraphy on the sidewalk using water for ink. He was writing poetry of course.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050680.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATao Yuanming (365-427)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050676.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Tang Dynasty Poet, Wang Wei, one of my personal favoriteshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p4050625.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2019-12-08T06:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/08/23/chinas-linguistic-diversity/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p4090453.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p4070152.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p4040409.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2021-09-13T02:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/02/14/eating-seafood-in-tianjin/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010497.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA鲜椒美容蹄 xiān jiāo měiróng tí (Pig trotters with fresh pepper)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121102-pb020505.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA清蒸桂鱼 qīngzhēng guìyǔ (Fresh steamed Mandarin fish)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010500.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA清蒸海蟹 qīngzhēng hǎixiè (Fresh steamed ocean crab)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010494.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA白灼甚围虾 báizhuó shénwěi xià (Boiled shrimp)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121102-pb020512.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA胞椒茴香卷 bāojiāo huíxiāng juǎn (Fennel roles)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010488.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA世纪深井烤鹅 shìjì shēnjǐng kǎo é (Century deep well roasted goose)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010490.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA清炒四角豆 qīngchǎo sìjiǎodòu (fresh stir-fried four-sided beans)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121102-pb020519.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA typical private dinning roomhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010482.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASelecting other disheshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010475.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANetting our selected fish2017-12-06T08:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/03/18/taiwan-finally/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130306-dscn3386.jpg20130306-DSCN3386牛肉麵 niǔròu miàn; beef noodleshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130307-dscn3401.jpg20130307-DSCN3401蔥抓餅 cōngzhuā bǐng; flaky scallion pancake w/egghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130308-p3080131.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA滷肉飯 lǔròu fàn; fatty seasoned pork on ricehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130309-dscn3423.jpg20130309-DSCN3423大腸包小腸 dàcháng bāo xiǎocháng ;Small sausage wrapped in a large sausage; the big sausage, which acts as a bun is actually sticky rice in a sausage casing.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130311-p3110049.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA肉圓 ròuyuán, but more commonly called ba wan from the Taiwanese. It is a large rice flour dumpling.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130311-p3110042.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA筒仔米糕 tǒngzǎi mǐgāo; tube rice pudding (with pork and mushrooms)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130309-dscn3451.jpg20130309-DSCN3451This is the nice lady running the tiánbúlà placehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130309-dscn3443.jpg20130309-DSCN3443甜不辣 tiánbúlà; hard to translate—it is fish paste formed into various shapes, then boiled in a broth and topped with a miso gravy.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130309-dscn3429.jpg20130309-DSCN3429蚵仔煎 ézǎi jiān; Fresh oyster omelethttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130308-p3080138.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA魚丸湯 yǔwán tāng; Fish ball soup2019-12-13T06:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/06/17/pig-ears-really/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110314.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFinishing uphttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110307.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe rich brothhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110308.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAInside the restauranthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110302.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA delicious bowl of noodleshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110296.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFresh noodles with minced porkhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110294.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe sign reads: "Red oil pig ears, 1 jin, 40 yuan" 2 ears, 4 yuanhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110317.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe name of the restaurant is: "Kai Ping Tian Pig Ear noodles."https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110291.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChongqing pig earshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p4110305.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASliced pig ears appetizer2019-05-02T06:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/06/11/the-potala-palace-lhasa-tibet/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscn2004-1.jpgDSCN2004-1https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_8503.jpgDSC_8503Looking up at the back of the Potala Palace at nighthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_8508.jpgDSC_8508The back, side of the Potala Palacehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/prayer-wheels.jpgprayer wheelsPrayer wheels around the Potala Palacehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_8413.jpgDSC_8413Looking the other direction at Lhasahttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lhasa.jpgLhasaView of Lhasa from the Potala Palacehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_8432.jpgDSC_8432Detail of another door handlehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscn1988.jpgDSCN1988Door handlehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscn1987-1.jpgDSCN1987-1Potala Palace frescoeshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscn1997.jpgDSCN1997Red door in the Potala Palace2024-12-27T11:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/06/09/the-streets-of-guangzhou-%e5%b9%bf%e5%b7%9e-guangzhou/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p22201541.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWorshippershttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2220066.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASmile for grandpahttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2240191.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALearning to ridehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2220154.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWorshippershttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2220152.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIncensehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2220206.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGuangzhou street just after Chinese New Yearhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3050243.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABoring men's shoeshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3050238.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAColorful shoeshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3050237.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWomen's shoe shophttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3030174.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMcDonald's coupons2019-12-13T06:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/06/03/chaozhou-%e6%bd%ae%e5%b7%9e-chaozhou/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2280170-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFisherman on the Han Riverhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2280185-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOld city wallhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3010371-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAVegetable hawkerhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3010357-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMen & Women's leather shoeshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3010365-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAlley in the rainhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3010327-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABuying flowershttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2280134-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChesshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2280153-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANoodleshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p3010274-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMushroomshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p2280120-edit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe hat2019-12-11T09:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/05/24/chinas-rising-middle-class/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-4.jpgphoto (4)School kids I met at a McDonald's in Chaozhou. They said they liked to study there.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4130153.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARollerblading in Guiyanghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4101697.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADance club in Chongqinghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4070140.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAStrolling though the ancient village.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4071626.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHip young couple from Chengdu.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4070215.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChinese tourists getting their feet wet.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p2250034.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADressed up in Guangzhou. Seriously??https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4110324.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADoggie playtime in Chongqinghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4080260.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWalking the dogs in Chengduhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p4120035.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAiPhones and fake iPhones are everywhere, as our Apple stores.2019-12-11T09:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/04/22/decoding-china-now-available/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/51pq0kljugl-_bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_sx285_sy380_cr00285380_sh20_ou01_.jpg51pq0kljuGL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_SX285_SY380_CR,0,0,285,380_SH20_OU01_2013-06-18T07:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/03/11/dimsum-highlights/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130225-p2250126.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130224-p2240097.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130224-p2240081.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130224-p2240079.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130224-p2240064.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130225-p2250125.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130224-p2240117.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130224-p2240108.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130222-p2220128.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130222-p2220135.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2019-12-13T06:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/03/07/the-cantonese-really-know-how-to-eat/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130225-p2250026.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADried seafood is a very popular snack in Guangzhou, especially squid.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130225-p2250116.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMilk an bubble teas are very popular.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130303-p3030114.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThis shop sells 牛杂 niǔzá, literally 'misc. beef' but really means beef innards like tripe https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130303-p3030146.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASnack food in Guangzhouhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130222-p2221275.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEven white tablecloths at some places.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130222-p2221270.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEating is THE social activity in Guangzhouhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130222-p2221263.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPeople eating and lining up to eat.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130303-p3030002.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASunrise over the Pearl River, Guangzhou, China2018-12-04T22:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/02/17/the-debating-monks-of-sera-monastery/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120513-dsc_8665.jpg20120513-DSC_8665Preparing to debatehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120513-dsc_86501.jpg20120513-DSC_8650Junior monk debatinghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120513-dsc_8668.jpg20120513-DSC_8668Debating monks of Sera Monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120513-dsc_8694.jpg20120513-DSC_8694Hand slapping is part of the ritualhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120513-dsc_8690.jpg20120513-DSC_8690https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120513-dsc_8685.jpg20120513-DSC_8685Debating monkshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120513-dsc_8650.jpg20120513-DSC_8650Monk at the Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet2019-12-12T05:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/02/15/the-life-of-a-monk/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120515-dsc_8924.jpg20120515-DSC_8924Polishing the floor. Shigatse, Tibet2019-04-30T00:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/02/14/simple-breakfast-in-beijing/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120228-dscn1432.jpg20120228-DSCN1432https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120228-dscn1403.jpg20120228-DSCN1403Making 煎饼https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010279.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA豆浆 soybean milkhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010268.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA蒸饺 steamed dumplingshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010272.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA油条 fried break stickshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20121101-pb010275.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA素包子 Vegetarian steamed dumpling2019-04-29T20:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/02/05/pop-culture-china-a-book-review/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/refsr_1_1.jpegref=sr_1_12019-05-01T20:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/02/05/what-chinese-want-a-book-review/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/refsib_dp_pt.jpegref=sib_dp_pt2013-02-05T22:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/02/02/china-street-photography-2/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120229-dsc_7367.jpg20120229-DSC_7367Yangzhou nighthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120302-dscn1679.jpg20120302-DSCN1679Bottleshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120301-dsc_7416.jpg20120301-DSC_7416Mushroomshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120301-dsc_7405.jpg20120301-DSC_7405Fresh noodleshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120301-dscn1550.jpg20120301-DSCN1550Yangshou 酥饼 sūbǐnghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120301-dscn1571.jpg20120301-DSCN1571Yangzhou street foodhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120228-dscn1430.jpg20120228-DSCN1430煎饼 jiānbinghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120229-dscn1475.jpg20120229-DSCN1475Kebobshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120301-dsc_7492.jpg20120301-DSC_7492Yangzhou alleywayhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20120229-dscn1473.jpg20120229-DSCN1473Rainy day in Huai'an2019-05-01T20:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/01/30/behind-the-scenes-in-a-chinese-restaurant/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dscn1382.jpg20120225-DSCN1382Our delicious dinnerhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7094.jpg20120225-DSC_7094With the head chefhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7098.jpg20120225-DSC_7098Quailhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7044.jpg20120225-DSC_7044More fishhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7031.jpg20120225-DSC_7031Dishes ready to gohttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7080.jpg20120225-DSC_7080The steaming stationhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7036.jpg20120225-DSC_7036Ingredientshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_70821.jpg20120225-DSC_7082Souphttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7082.jpg20120225-DSC_7082Souphttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20120225-dsc_7008.jpg20120225-DSC_7008Fish2024-12-03T10:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/01/22/china-street-photography/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121102-pb020618.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACatholic church in Tianjinhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121102-pb020542.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFor Renthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121101-pb010392.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALeekshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121101-pb010352.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABig celeryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121101-pb010378.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHutong lifehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121029-pa290279.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADelivery bikehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121101-pb010366.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHutong grandmahttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121101-pb010356.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHutonghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121101-pb010343.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABeijing breakfasthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121101-pb010325.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHard boiled eggs, Chinese 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Wuhan2017-12-07T06:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/10/17/the-art-of-bartering-%e8%ae%b2%e4%bb%b7-jiangjia/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fruit-seller.jpgfruit sellerSelling fruit off the back of a truckhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bananas.jpgbananasSelling bananas in Nanjinghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jade-dealers.jpgjade dealersJade dealers at the Chaotiangong Confucian temple in Nanjinghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chestnuts.jpgchestnutsChestnut vendor in the city of Huai'an in Jiangsu Province2019-10-30T20:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/01/21/decoding-china/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9780804842679_p0_v2_s260x420.jpeg9780804842679_p0_v2_s260x420https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/refdp_image_z_0.jpegref=dp_image_z_02019-05-05T06:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/01/17/getting-to-the-bottom-of-tianjins-%e7%8b%97%e4%b8%8d%e7%90%86%e5%8c%85-goubuli-bao/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/goubuli-wrapped.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACan you tell which one the lǎowài (foreigner) wrapped?https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/trying.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMichael and I feebly trying to wrap our ownhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121102-pb020645.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWrapping the bāozihttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121102-pb020635.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARolling out the doughhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/inside-restaurant.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAInside the restauranthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/goubuli-restaurant1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA狗不理大酒店 in Tianjinhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/goubuli-restaurant.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA狗不理大酒店 in Tianjinhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/goubulibao.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA狗不理包 gǒubùlǐ bāo2019-04-29T20:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2013/01/08/new-years-update/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tianjin-night.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATianjin, old and newhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/goubuli-bao.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATianjin's famous gǒubùlǐ bāo 狗不理包https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beijing-hutong.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABreakfast in a hutong near the Beijing South Train Station.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beijing-station.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABeijing Train Station, early morning.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20121031-pa310168.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFabric store in Nanjing2017-12-06T09:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/11/16/dumplings-chinas-traditional-fast-food/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/guotie-3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPot stickers 锅贴 guōtiēhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/guotie-2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe bottoms are fried crispy in oil.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/guotie-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADelicious guōtiēhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shuijiao-2.jpgshuijiao 2https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shuijioa-1.jpgshuijioa 1https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shuijiao-menu.jpgshuijiao menushuǐjiǎo menu in Beijing2024-02-19T19:56:18+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/10/21/dining-in-yangzhou/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chubby.jpgchubbyFeeling a bit chubby after an excellent meal in Yangzhouhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fried-rice.jpgfried rice扬州炒饭 yángzhōu chǎofàn "Yangzhou fried rice"https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dazhu-gansi.jpgdazhu gansi大煮干丝 dàzhǔ gānsī "boiled shredded tofu"https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lions-head.jpglion's head清蒸狮子头 qīngzhēng shīzitóu "fresh steamed lion's head"https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dinner-in-yangzhou.jpgdinner in Yangzhouwànjiā měishí Restaurant in Yangzhouhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fish-head.jpgfish headDelicious fish head steamed with a slightly sweet sauce2019-04-29T20:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/10/15/tibets-libraries/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/library-7.jpglibrary 7The library at the small Chiu Gompa Monastery in Western Tibethttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/library-8.jpglibrary 8Close up of the books wrapped in silkhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/library-1.jpglibrary 1A large collection of books in the Pachu Monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/scriptures-2.jpgscriptures 2Well worn book of scripturehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/modern-books.jpgmodern booksTibetan books for sale at the Sera Monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/monks-reciting.jpgmonk's recitingYoung monks taking a break from chanting scriptureshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/scriptures.jpgscripturesSenior monk reciting scriptureshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/library-4.jpglibrary 4Completed scriptures ready for salehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/library-3.jpglibrary 3Rows and rows of plates, floor to ceilinghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/library-5.jpglibrary 5A typical plate2017-12-06T07:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/01/09/%e4%bd%a0%e5%90%83%e9%a5%ad%e4%ba%86%e5%90%97%ef%bc%9fhave-you-eaten-yet/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dimsum-2.jpgdimsum 2https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dimsum.jpgdimsumhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/roast-duck.jpgroast duck烤鸭 kǎoyā; roast duckhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lamb-ribs.jpglamb ribs穆斯林羊排 mùsīlín yángpái; Muslim lamb ribshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/yanshui-ya.jpgyanshui ya南京盐水鸭 nánjīng yánshuǐyā; Nanjing salted duckhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/green-beans.jpggreen beans 四季豆 sìjìdòu; green beanshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/panlong-qiezi.jpgpanlong qiezi蟠龙茄子 pánlóng qíezi; coiled dragon eggplanthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/eggs-tomatoes.jpgeggs & tomatoes番茄炒鸡蛋 fānqié chǎo jīdàn; scrambled eggs with tomatoeshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gongbao-jiding.jpggongbao jiding宫宝鸡丁gōngbǎo jīdīng; Kung Pao Chickenhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/yuxiang-chezi.jpgyuxiang chezi鱼香茄子 yǔxiāng qiézi; fish flavored eggplant2017-07-05T18:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2011/10/13/the-best-bowl-of-noodles-in-china/2021-10-17T09:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/06/29/yangzhou-dimsum/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cake.jpgcake千层油糕 qīancéng yóugāo (Layered cake)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shaomai.jpgshaomai翡翠烧麦 fěicuì shāomài (Green steamed dumplings)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/luobosi.jpgluobosihttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/luobosi-plate.jpgluobosi plate萝卜丝酥饼 luóbosī sūbǐng (Shredded carrot cakes)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chen-and-tangbao.jpgchen and tangbaoSlurping up the rich brothhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tangbao-close.jpgtangbao close汤包 tāngbāo (Soup dumpling)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/jiaozi-bite.jpgjiaozi biteFabulous!https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/big-jiaozi1.jpgbig jiaozi蒸饺 zhēngjiǎohttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/making-jaozi.jpgmaking jaoziMaking 蒸饺 zhēngjiǎo (steamed dumplings)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/appetizers.jpgappetizersPeanuts and red pepper appetizers2017-12-05T01:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/09/16/the-pilgrims-of-tibet/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-131.jpgpilgrims 13https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-12.jpgpilgrims 12This woman was actually begging outside the Sera Monastery in Lhasahttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-8.jpgpilgrims 8https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-7.jpgpilgrims 7https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-6.jpgpilgrims 6https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-5.jpgpilgrims 5https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-4.jpgpilgrims 4https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-3.jpgpilgrims 3https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-2.jpgpilgrims 2https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-11.jpgpilgrims 112017-12-06T07:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/09/16/chiu-gompa-monastery-in-western-tibet/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/yak-skulls1.jpgyak skullsYak skullshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chiu-gompa-51.jpgchiu gompa 5Chiu Gompa Monastery on the shores of Lake Manasarovarhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lake-manas.jpgLake ManasLake Manasarovar from the hilltop Chiu Gompa Monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/yak-skulls.jpgyak skullsYak skullshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chiu-gompa-3.jpgchiu gompa 3https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chiu-gompa-9.jpgchiu gompa 9The monastery library; Buddhist scriptures are stored on these shelveshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chiu-gompa-10.jpgchiu gompa 10https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chiu-gompa-4.jpgchiu gompa 4https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilgrims-west-8.jpgpilgrims west 8https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chiu-gompa-7.jpgchiu gompa 72019-05-14T00:27:03+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/08/30/tofu-brains-%e8%b1%86%e8%85%90%e8%84%91-doufu-n%c7%8eo/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tofu-prep.jpgtofu prepPreparing the dishhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tofu-brains.jpgtofu brains豆腐脑 dòufu nǎo (Tofu Brains)https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/untitled-5.jpguntitled-5Preparing the tofu brainshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/untitled-3.jpguntitled-3Preparing the dishhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/untitled-4.jpguntitled-4豆腐脑 (dòufu nǎo) Tofu Brains2018-02-27T18:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/08/28/one-of-my-favorite-chinese-dishes/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/siji-dou.jpgsiji dou干煸四季豆 (gānbiān sìjìdòu); "Dry-fried string beans"2019-04-29T17:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/08/27/conversation-with-a-monk/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gyantze-fortress.jpgGyantze fortressThe ancient Gyantze fortress rising above the city.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/old-women-exiting.jpgold women exitingPilgrims exiting one of the prayer hallshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/buddhas.jpgbuddhasBuddha figures at Pochu Monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/brown-pilgrim.jpgbrown pilgrimPilgrim spinning her prayer wheelhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pilgrims.jpgpilgrimsPilgrims circumambulating the temple groundshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/prayer-pole-buidlings.jpgprayer pole & buidlingsPrayer flag pole and buildingshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pochu-buidlings.jpgPochu buidlingsPochu Monastery buildingshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/main-hall-entrance.jpgmain hall entranceEntrance to the main prayer hall at Pochu Monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/reading-scriptures.jpgreading scripturesAn older monk was leading them in their chanting with these leaves of scripture. Tibetan Buddhist scriptures are often loose-leaf like this.https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/young-monks.jpgyoung monksTeenaged monks chanting scriptures in a smaller hall.2012-08-28T05:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/07/14/the-road-to-kailash-a-drive-across-the-tibetan-plateau/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sunset-over-manasarova.jpgsunset over manasarovaSunset over Lake Manasarovarhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lake-out-tent-door.jpglake out tent doorLake Manasarovar outside my tent door at sunsethttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sichuan-restaurant.jpgSichuan restaurantThere are Sichuan restaurants literally in every city and town in Tibethttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tenzin1.jpgTenzinOur Tibetan guidehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yak-herd.jpgyak herdNomads herding yakshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/two-yaks.jpgtwo yaksMore yakshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lake.jpglakeTibetans seldom eat fish, so the lakes are full of themhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tents-at-sunset.jpgtents at sunsetCamp at sunset near the town of Zhongbahttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mtn-above-mansorovar.jpgmtn above mansorovarMountain above Lake Manasarovarhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tenzin.jpgTenzinOur Tibetan guide2017-07-06T06:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/07/08/the-doors-and-windows-of-tibets-monasteries/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-door-7.jpgTibet door 7https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-door-9.jpgTibet door 9https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-door-12.jpgTibet door 12https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-door-11.jpgTibet door 11https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-window-2.jpgTibet window 2https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-window-3.jpgTibet window 3https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-window-1.jpgTibet window 1https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-door-13.jpgTibet door 13https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-door-2.jpgTibet door 2https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tibet-latch-1.jpgTibet latch 12020-09-17T08:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/06/14/mt-kailash-kora-part-2/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kailash-flags-in-shadow.jpgkailash flags in shadowhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/yaks-in-the-morning.jpgyaks in the morninghttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kailash-wprayer-flags.jpgKailash w:prayer flagshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/footprint.jpgfootprintFootprint of an early Buddhist sainthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/napping.jpgnappingTrying to stay warm and naphttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tea-house.jpgtea houseTent teahouse along the kora routehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bundled-up.jpgbundled upBundled up against the wind and coldhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pilgrims-hiking-out.jpgpilgrims hiking outPilgrims hiking down the valleyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mani-stones.jpgmani stonesMani stoneshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lichen-covered-rock.jpglichen covered rock2019-05-01T20:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/06/10/mt-kailash-kora-western-tibet-part-1/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pool-girl.jpgpool girlhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pilgrim-on-phone.jpgpilgrim on phoneProstrating pilgrim taking a call on his cell phonehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/yaks-out-the-tent-door.jpgYaks out the tent doorThe view from my tent doorhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/yak-man.jpgyak manYak herder unloading a yakhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/high-camp.jpghigh campCamp at 16,700' below the north face of Mt. Kailashhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/high-camp-guest-houses.jpghigh camp guest housesTent guesthouses at 16,700' below the north face of Mt. Kailashhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/prayer-flags-over-river.jpgprayer flags over riverhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/monk-waving.jpgmonk wavingMonk waving from the roof of the monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pilgrim-at-stupas.jpgpilgrim at stupasPilgrim at stupas. Monastery in the backgroundhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/high-camp-monastery.jpghigh camp monastery2017-05-04T06:23:12+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/04/17/trekking-in-shangri-la-over-the-pass-to-shudu-lake/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tibetan-horses.jpgTibetan horseshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/shudu-lake-horses.jpgShudu lake & horseshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/shudu-pasture.jpgShudu pastureMr. Tian and a Tibetan friend setting up camphttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/above-shudu.jpgabove ShuduLooking down at Shudu Lakehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/forest-on-way-to-shudu.jpgforest on way to Shuduhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/buildings-at-pasture.jpgbuildings at pasturehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tibetan-girl.jpgTibetan girlhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tibetan-kids.jpgTibetan kidshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pasture-cabins.jpgpasture & cabinshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/yaks.jpgyaks2017-05-04T06:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/2012/04/14/trekking-in-shangri-la-niru-village/https://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/high-peaks.jpghigh peaksHigh peaks above Niru which also marks the border between Yunnan and Sichuan Provinceshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/niru-farmhouses.jpgNiru farmhousesNiru Village farmhouseshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/wild-mushrooms.jpgwild mushroomsFreshly picked wild mushroomshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sichuan-peppercorns.jpgSichuan peppercornsFresh Sichuan peppercornshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/guesthouse-courtyard.jpgguesthouse courtyardThe guesthouse courtyardhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/road-to-nanbao.jpgroad to nanbaoThe track leading to Nanbao pastureland. 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monasteryhttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/restaurant-girls.jpgrestaurant girlsTibetan girls in the restauranthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/monks-on-motorcycle.jpgmonks on motorcycleMonks in front of the small restauranthttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/michael-in-restaurant.jpgMichael in restaurantFeeling the altitudehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tibetan-gate.jpgtibetan gatehttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tibetan-house.jpgtibetan houseTraditional Tibetan househttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tibetan-gate-2.jpgtibetan gate 2Typical gate at a traditional Tibetan househttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tibetan-village-cows.jpgtibetan village cowshttps://intothemiddlekingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/monastery-houses3.jpgmonastery houses3Houses around the 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