Licking aphids
When out walking the dogs I passed a giant bamboo, and there was a deafening buzzing sound coming from it. I got closer, and the leaves of the thing were covere...
Category: Dali
Ladybirds and harlequins
English names: The seven spot ladybug (America), the seven spot ladybird (other English speaking countries)* Chinese name: 七星瓢蟲qī xīng piáo chóng (Lit: ‘seven s...
A Dali Sketchbook – English language version now out
So finally I put together my only English language version of the book, you can find it as a PDF on Lulu or buy it from Gumroad here: Picturesque Dali Prefectur...
The Ideal Life – interview with Shidian Bookshop
An interview about A Dali Sketchbook as part of the series An Ideal Life.
English-language video about A Dali Sketchbook
Put out on the English language media platforms (twitter, facebook) of the Yunnan Daily newspaper:
Chongqing TV interview
Short news piece about the book launch for A Dali Sketchbook in Chongqing. Made by the entertainment channel on Chongqing’s local tv station (CQTV娱乐), the...
Ivo Hardies’ documentary Agen
Ivo Hardies’ 11 minute documentary Agen, about a Tibetan traditional Chinese medicine doctor, won Best Woman Filmmaker and Best Short Documentary at the H...
Photos from the book launch
On 24 of June 2017 we held the book launch for my new book A Dali Sketchbook (《大理外传》) at the Cangshan Library, just below the Hilton Hotel. I really can’t...
My book A Dali Sketchbook is now out!
My book A Dali Sketchbook 《大理外传》 has now been published. It is a journal and travel guide to the prefecture of Dali in Yunnan province, covering everything from...