Eddie walks Xijiang’s thousand-household Miao village—stilt diaojiaolou, silver regalia, festival feasts, and the “primitive ecology” feel of Guizhou’s living heritage.
Eddie on eastern Tibet’s wetter arc—road drama toward Namcha Barwa, kora devotion along the shoulder, and why Nyingchi’s forests feel like a different roof of the world.
Eddie on Baisha, Wamao roof guardians, Tiger Leaping Gorge context, and Naxi resilience—Dongba script, dance circles, and Jade Dragon as backdrop, not wallpaper.
Eddie on Yangshuo’s limestone towers—Moon Hill and crag culture, Ten-Mile Gallery and Yulong backroads, and why the town still feels like a global village.
Eddie on Guilin beyond the postcard—tennis near Seven Star Park, Li River sunset rides, Yaoshan hikes, and dawn tai chi with locals.
Eddie on the Four Taoist peaks—Qiyun harmony, Wudang taiji, Longhu orthodoxy, Qingcheng serenity—plus grotto-heavens, foothill medicine, and respectful temple pacing.
Eddie maps China’s Five Buddhist peaks—Wutai wisdom, Emei practice, Putuo compassion, Jiuhua vow, Xuedou joy—with temple etiquette, foothill vegetarian culture, and first-timer pacing.
Eddie on the Jinsha high trail—French backpackers, Tea Horse Road echoes, 28 Bends, Halfway House sunsets, and why TLG feels like a global village in a Yunnan gorge.
Eddie revisits the Potala in Lhasa—first as a lost Cornell student in 2012, then as an entrepreneur in 2023—with winter travel logic, Jokhang kora notes, and straight talk on Tibet permits.
Eddie on Beijing after PKU — four-line subway memories, hutong pulse, Mutianyu/Jinshanling Wall picks, Central Axis literacy, and how to love the capital without checklist fatigue.