Other Yunnan Resources
Photo: Ariana Lindquist, from Mu Gua Ji, Saveur #144
YUNNAN-RELATED ARTICLES, FORUMS, RECIPES, AND MORE
My Articles About Yunnan:
Saveur, “Mugua Ji” – sour and spicy chicken with flowering quince
Yunnan-Specific Websites:
GoKunming: a forum for expats living in Yunnan, with recipes and articles about events and travel in the region
Yunnan Tourism: a good English language site
Articles about Food and Travel in Yunnan:
BBC, “Chinese cheese: A taste of ‘milk cake’ in Yunnan” by the wonderful Fuchsia Dunlop
The Guardian, “Allegra McEvedy’s food guide to China’s Yunnan province”
LA Times, “Yunnan, China: Thousand Lion Mountain, cormorant fishing, more”
National Geographic, “Parallel Rivers”
National Geographic, “Tea Horse Road”
NY Times, “36 Hours in Lijiang”
NY Times, “On Foot in the Mountains of Mystical Yunnan”
NY Times, “Untouched by Time: Heshun, China” – photo essay by my friend Ariana Lindquist
NY Times, “Into the Past At China’s Edge” – by Peter Hessler
NY Times, “China Lite” – about visiting Kunming
Saveur, “Season of Plenty: Yunnan’s Mushroom Harvest” – my good friend Beth Kracklauer explores Yunnan’s mushrooms
Saveur, “A Guide to Yunnan’s Wild Mushrooms” – companion piece to the above article
Saveur, “The Guide: Yunnan, China” – a few suggestions for places to stay and eat
Travel+Leisure, “Hotels in Yunnan, China”
Travel+Leisure, “Xishuangbanna, China” – a short guide
Travel+Leisure, “China’s New Linden Centre”
Travel+Leisure, “The New Shangri-la”
WSJ, “Only In…Yunnan”
WSJ, “China, As It Was” – visiting the Linden Center in Xizhou
WSJ, “The Yunnan Trail” – following the path of explorer Joseph Rock
WSJ, “Castle in the Air” – hiking in Pengtun
Recipes from Yunnan:
Yunnan-style Hongshaorou – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan-style red beans and shiitakes – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan-style tomato salad – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan pumpkin and potato soup – from GoKunming.com
Golden sands corn – from GoKunming.com
Lotus root with preserved vegetables – from GoKunming.com
Across the bridge noodles – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan ham with capsicum – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan-style crispy red beans – from GoKunming.com
Laonai Yangyu – “Grandma’s potatoes” – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan goat cheese with broccoli and tomato – from GoKunming.com
Yellow pot chicken – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan-style hash brown – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan-style pork and egg custard – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan-style edamame beans and garlic – from GoKunming.com
Yunnan-style spring rolls – from GoKunming.com
Books About Yunnan:
Joseph F. Rock and His Shangri-La
China on the Wild Side: Explorations in the China-Tibet Borderlands. Volume 1: Yunnan and Sichuan
Across Yunnan: A Journey of Surprises
Yunnan Travel Resources:
Wild China
Haiwei Trails
China Culture Center
