The striking skyline of this ex-British colony.

The sights of China's capital city and the Great Wall between Jinshanling and Simatai.

Xi'an, home to the terracotta army.

Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan and home to the giant panda.

A week of rickety old buses and dusty mountain roads through the Tibetan towns and villages of northern Yunnan and western Sichuan.

A challenging 2-day trek through the stunningly beautiful Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Picturesque old town. Nicer than Dali, but still too many Chinese tourists.

The disneyland-style town of Dali: the best bits were out of town away from the tourists.

First photos from Yunnan, in and around the towns of Jinghong and Kunming.