Travel Destinations - China - Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou: Losing the Crowd

Graham Bond journeys to Jiuzhaigou and gauges the effect of mass tourism on Sichuan's stunningly colourful nature reserve

On the road again at the wheel of his new Fiat Palio, Chengdu artist Luo Fahui can't resist a bit of nostalgia. "When I travelled in west China twenty years ago, I could buy a donkey for 20 yuan," he says with a smile. "A cart only cost twenty more [ read more ]