Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The final trip ...

I have one more Joseph Rock journey to do to complete the whole jigsaw. I need to revisit his "Seeking the Mountain of Mystery" travels from Choni and Labrang (Xiahe) monasteries in Gansu to Ragya monastery in Qinghai. I'm planning to go later this year (although I still need to find the money and get three weeks off work - minor details). Then I can finish the final chapter of the "In the Footsteps" book, which I hope to get published when I can get around to approaching agents/publishers).
In the meantime, I am preparing the next chapter on my visit to the 'lost mountain' of Muti Konka near the Yalong river

Ragya monastery, Gansu, 1925

[Ragya Monastery]

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Scan of a colour negative, tweaked in Photoshop. From my visit to the Nujiang/Salween at Christmas 2009.

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Qiunatong guesthouse, Nujiang


Qiunatong Nujiang, originally uploaded by jiulong.

Christmas 2009

Qiunatong Nu people working, Nujiang

Qiunatong church, Nujiang Christmas 2009


Qiunatong church, Nujiang, originally uploaded by jiulong.

Qiunatong Nujiang


Qiunatong Nujiang, originally uploaded by jiulong.

Christmas 2009

Qiunatong Nujiang


Qiunatong Nujiang, originally uploaded by jiulong.

Qiunatong Nujiang


Qiunatong Nujiang, originally uploaded by jiulong.

Qiunatong Nujiang


Qiunatong Nujiang, originally uploaded by jiulong.

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Environmental plea on the Salween, Yunnan

"Designed by heaven, made on earth ... a plea to the people who cut down trees to stop."

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Christian graves on the Salween, Yunnan

Qiunatong, Christmas 2009

Sunday, April 03, 2011

Qiunatong Nujiang


Qiunatong Nujiang, originally uploaded by jiulong.

The next chapter, based on the Joseph Rock article "Through the Great River Trenches of Asia" will be here soon! Here's a preview from my trip to the Salween (Nujiang).


Kawakarpo (Meili Xueshan) Yunnan