I’ve had four incredible trips to China, each hosted by the Chinese national tourism authority:

• Shaanxi and Shandong provinces (April 2018).
• Hong Kong, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces (March 2016).
• Sichuan and Shanxi provinces (August-September, 2015) on assignment for Dreamscapes Travel and Lifestyle Magazine.
• Shanghai and Hunan province (September 2014) on assignment for Dreamscapes Travel and Lifestyle Magazine.

Articles so far (plus don’t forget my general Asia articles), the latest and organized by location to help your travel planning.

The latest:

• For Ensemble Vacations’ summer 2019 issue, with highlights of multiple provinces: Adventures in China.
• For Taste & Travel International magazine, Quest for immortality: In the footsteps of an emperor, about the provinces of Shaanxi and Shandong in China (and a little about Shanxi province too).
  • PDF, with restaurant recommendations.

• China beyond the Terracotta Warriors:  Shandong and Shaanxi provinces (Talk Travel, August 2018 issue).

An essay called Wishing in China, for Canadian magazine Hayo’s third print issue, North (published December 2017).

Intrigued by Disney’s new “Pandora — The World of Avatar” attractions? Why not explore the real thing that inspired the movie and theme park? For Almost Fearless magazine, More real and magical than Disney: China’s fantastical mountains.

For Royal Caribbean, a few port guides:

• Asia’s urban heartbeat (Hong Kong).
• Say hello to tropical China (Sanya).
• Back to the future (Shanghai).
• Modern metropolis (Shenzhen).

Fujian and Jianxi provinces

• Big Red Robe: Tea of legends, for Montecristo Magazine, about one of the most expensive teas in the world and the diplomatic crisis it caused between President Nixon and Chairman Mao. And, of course, about why you should travel to Fujian and Jiangxi provinces too.
• For Almost Fearless magazine, More real and magical than Disney: China’s fantastical mountains.
• A hiking article for UrbanSweat, an Australian magazine: Our pick of the best hikes in southeastern China.

Shanxi province

• For La Carte magazine, Daily life in China’s ancient city of Pingyao is just as rich as its UNESCO heritage (PDF), about my adventures with travel writer Hillary Duff pursuing the world’s best fried chicken and her previous photo subjects.
  • Daily life in China’s ancient city of Pingyao is just as rich as its UNESCO heritage
• For Almost Fearless magazine, More real and magical than Disney: China’s fantastical mountains.
• About some unbelievable sites: Suspending disbelief in Shanxi (PDF) for Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine (February 2016) and the online version: Suspending disbelief in Shanxi.
• A brief mention in this Taste & Travel International artice, Quest for immortality: In the footsteps of an emperor.
• Forthcoming article on World Heritage sites.

Shaanxi province

• For Taste & Travel International magazine, Quest for immortality: In the footsteps of an emperor.
  • PDF, with restaurant recommendations, to come.
• China beyond the Terracotta Warriors:  Shandong and Shaanxi provinces (August 2018 issue, see also pages 18-21 of this Issuu version).

Shandong, the province which hosted the Olympic sailing races and home of Tsingtao beer.

• For Taste & Travel International magazine, Quest for immortality: In the footsteps of an emperor.
  • PDF, with restaurant recommendations, to come.
• China beyond the Terracotta Warriors:  Shandong and Shaanxi provinces (August 2018 issue, see also pages 18-21 of this Issuu version).

Sichuan province

• Feature on Yibin Crowne Plaza, for Luxury And Boutique Hotels.
• Forthcoming article on the seas of Sichuan.
• More than just pandas and peppers (forthcoming).

Hunan province

• For United Airlines’ in-flight magazine, Hemispheres Say Lychees, about how I became a mini-celebrity in rural Hunan province, China (October 2016 issue), with a photo of me by Casey Nolin. Online version: Say Lychees!
• For Almost Fearless magazine, More real and magical than Disney: China’s fantastical mountains.
• A hiking article for UrbanSweat, an Australian magazine: Our pick of the best hikes in southeastern China.
• “Hunan China – An Inspiration Beyond Avatar” for Dreamscapes (Winter 2014-15 (volume 19 issue 6)):  PDF of print version (flip to the table of contents for an additional photo) and the online version (with fewer photos).
• Which would you choose: happiness or longevity? A cave in Hunan province, China forces you to make the choice (for Nanuism).
• Phoenix rising: Hunan Province, China.  About a pretty little town on the verge of being discovered by westerners (for New Jetsetters).
• My photograph of a woman dressed in a Miao costume in Phoenix, Hunan, was included in the Travel Gallery of the fall 2015 issue of Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine.
• Searching for chili in China (some of the incredible food I discovered, plus my breakfast pic that the Food Network included in their 17 tasty breakfasts from around the world).
• Forthcoming article on caves.

Shanghai

• For USA Today’s 10Best, Shanghai: Old and new in the world’s biggest city.

Hong Kong

• Review of Regal Hong Kong Airport Hotel (Hong Kong).
• Layover in Hong Kong (for Talk Travel, a travel trade magazine).
• Hong Kong layover.

Getting there

• Refreshed and energized with Air Canada’s premium economy — the best way to get from Canada to China and back again (for Talk Travel, a travel trade magazine).

Note: My trips were hosted by the Chinese national tourism authority, but all opinions are my own and no one from the agency or any of the businesses listed reviewed or approved my articles.