Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones

Airplane Photography and "Handshake Buildings" in the Urban Villages of Xiamen

This essay was originally posted to Twitter on June 14, 2025.

Jan 6 • David Fishman

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December 2025

Hiking the Old Tibetan Village and Potato Picking - the Chinese Way

Exploring the Jiuzhaigou mountain hamlet and learning to pick potatoes - the Chinese way

Dec 30, 2025 • David Fishman

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Yak Hotpot and Hidden Tibetan Treasures: A Night to Remember in Jiuzhaigou

This essay was originally two threads posted to Twitter in October 2024, featuring my conversations with Boss Liu about Sichuan Tibetan food and…

Dec 28, 2025 • David Fishman

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November 2025

Swapping Urban Uncertainty for Auspicious Apples in a Corner of Rural Shanxi

Linfen's rural Ji County has a lot going for it

Nov 17, 2025 • David Fishman

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Off the Beaten Track: How is Life in China's "Most Median City"?

A deep dive on-the-ground exploration of Linfen City, Shanxi province

Nov 9, 2025 • David Fishman

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October 2025

A Photo/Video Essay: Driving National Road G214 North to Deqin County in Tibetan Yunnan

My journey through some of northern Yunnan’s most remote regions continues.

Oct 30, 2025 • David Fishman

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Digging for the Deeper Story in Yunnan's "Tibet Disneyland"

I’ve recently returned from an 11-day trip around northern Yunnan, flying into Lijiang and doing a big loop north to Shangri-la, north to Dêqên County…

Oct 21, 2025 • David Fishman

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September 2025

What's The Weirdest Way to Say "River" in China?

Concerning a Rectification of (River) Names

Sep 18, 2025 • David Fishman

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Ordos City - The World's Most Famous "Ghost City" (That Isn't)

As soon as I knew I was going to be visiting Ordos City, Inner Mongolia in July 2025, I knew I was going to have to write an essay about “ghost cities…

Sep 10, 2025 • David Fishman

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August 2025

Maintaining Tibetan Language and Identity in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan

This essay continues retracing my October 2024 travels through western China’s Gansu and Sichuan provinces.

Aug 31, 2025 • David Fishman

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Gansu Travelogue 4: Leaving Gansu for Sichuan (Over the Hills and Far Away)

En route to Jiuzhaigou...

Aug 26, 2025 • David Fishman

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Gansu Travelogue 3: Temples, Horses, and more Temples in Tibetan Gansu

This is Part 3 of my Gansu-Sichuan travel series, retracing my 11-day trip in September 2024 traveling overland from Lanzhou, Gansu to Chengdu, Sichuan.

Aug 13, 2025 • David Fishman

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