Photos from our trip to Xiahe to see the festivals and performances in and around the monasteries and temples.
Read more about Labrang Monastery’s ‘Unveiling the Buddha’ Ceremony, Xiahe, Gansu Province, 2023/02

Nineteen photos from a walk through the hills and chestnut orchards on either side of the Lakeside Great Wall scenic area, including some shots of the frozen lake.
Read more about Over the Hills from Moss Mountain, 2023/02/04

See the sights of Chinese New Year in Yu County—the Dashuhua show, street performers and dances, plus ancient architecture and rural village visits.
Read more about Yu County overnight, 2023/01

A beautiful day out on the ice—see 10 photos.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2023/01/15

Snow in the hills the day before the hike made this a special one, with clear skies and a covering of snow on the rough and wild Great Wall—see 29 photos.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower Great Wall, 2023/01/14

Our first visit to Immortal Valley in 2023 took us by frozen reservoirs, waterfalls, and all the way up to the top for views over the Miyun Reservoir—see 14 photos.
Read more about Immortal Valley Loop, 2023/01/08

Our first ice hike of 2023! See fifteen photos.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2023/01/02

We hiked here twice this weekend—both hikes visiting the pagodas, and one finishing with a longer walk over the hills to East Water Valley Village.
Read more about Silver Pagodas, December 2022

A short set of photos from a hike at the Badaling Ancient Great Wall.
Read more about Badaling Ancient Great Wall, 2022/12/04

Take a look at fourteen photos from a hike up and over the ‘high rise’—clear skies, cold weather, and no one else around anywhere.
Read more about High Rise Plus, 2022/12/03

See 13 photos from a ramble through the countryside in Huairou—empty orchards, misty valleys, grain grind stones … and geese?
Read more about Triangle Hike, 2022/11/27

See 17 photos from a clear and windy day up on the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2022/11/12

See thirteen photos from the hike up to the tops of Phoenix Ridge and then over to the ‘Big Wind Gap’.
Read more about Phoenix Ridge and the Big Wind Gap, 2022/11/05

Foggy and misty scenery, fallen leaves, light rain, and a definite feel of winter—see 30+ photos from the hike up to the High Tower.
Read more about High Tower and Huanglouyuan, 2022/10/29

Photos from a hike up to Zhenbei Tower at Jiankou, and then over the ‘Ox Horn’ and towards Mutianyu.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2022/10/23

Photos from a hike on an old pilgrims’ trail, crossing over the mountains to finish at Dajue Temple.
Read more about Incense Trail to Dajue Temple, 2022/10/22

This is one of our newer hiking trails, and we’d originally scouted it out because we’d heard the autumn colours were amazing. On this scouting trip we caught those colours on camera—take a look!
Read more about Wucaiqianshan scouting trip, 2022/10/17

This hike took us along part of the Jingxi Ancient Road, following old paths through forested hills. See 19 photos.
Read more about Jingxi Ancient Road, 2022/10/16

We’d timed this hike to be up on the Great Wall during the ‘golden hour’, just before sunset—see 10 photos from the Great Wall between Jiankou and Mutianyu.
Read more about Jiankou to Beigou Village sundown hike, 2022/10/06

See ten photos from a ramble around a peaceful part of the Miyun countryside, refreshingly free from holiday crowds.
Read more about Rolling Hills hike, 2022/10/04