In a previous post, I shared photos of taller buildings in Xining, Qinghai province . I have already mentioned a few of the people I met in...

In earlier posts (see here and   here ) , I have referenced qingke (青稞) -- a highland barley which is " the main grain plant for peop...

Yesterday, I visited this mobile phone store in Xining, Qinghai province : It included a variety of mobile phone brands commonly seen ...

Entrance from South Yongchang Road to the Zhengning Street Food Night Market A recent conversation with someone who lives in Lanzhou,...

In a few days I expect to leave Qinghai and travel to a very different region of China. I will share a photo to see if any readers can iden...

[Update at end] Companies such as Apple face challenges in China due to trademark infringement. Given Apple's large profits and rela...

I am happy to say that I have now restored all of the 400+ photos on this blog that had become unavailable (thankfully another ~1000 photos...

The extensive recovery effort for my earlier mishap continue, but the end is in sight. Since I do not have time for a proper post today an...

[ UPDATE : I have updated the photo links for the most recent and visited posts. Still more to go. Unless you visit a certain range of pos...

Despite Tibet now being closed to foreigners , there remain other Tibetan regions in China that remain open such as Amdo -- now assimilat...