In the highlands of Qinghai, a strange fungus has turned herders into entrepreneurs. Known as “soft gold,” cordyceps brings a financial boom—and new risks—to the Tibetan ...
In a remote Yunnan village, the ancient practice of harvesting old tea trees has become a path out of poverty. Through the eyes of a tea ...
Cycling around Qinghai Lake has turned quiet herding villages into lively rest stops. This story from the Tibetan Plateau shows how a 360-kilometer bike loop brings ...
Follow 54-year-old tea farmer Chen Ming as he starts his day at 4 a.m., picks spring buds by headlamp, stir-fries tea in a smoking wok, haggles ...