Adventures in Multicultural China

Adventures in Multicultural China aims to raise awareness of the rich cultural diversity that exists in China. This illustrated travelogue transports the reader to Yunnan province to see how Naxi and Bai cultures are plagued by tourism; to Guizhou to mingle with the Miao, whose three-storey wooden homes are nail-free, and the elusive Buyi. Armchair travellers will visit Sichuan province’s earthquake-struck northwest, where the Qiang rub shoulders with Tibetans, while Yi people in Sichuan's south still remember slavery. In Multicultural China, mesmerising landscapes are outdone only by remarkable characters drawn from diverse walks of life. Chat with a Naxi shaman-priest and Bai cultural researchers. View the Miao people’s ancestral drum in the company of a chieftain who doubles as a schoolteacher. Sip green tea with Qiang people who struggle to rebuild their homes and lives in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan quake. These are the inhabitants of Multicultural China.