NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Please find below a list of all published CERS newsletters. Over time, we will make past issues available for download. To receive a hard copy of our latest edition, JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING for only HK$780/US$100 annually.

VOLUME-24-NO.-3 & 4---AUTUMN/WINTER

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VOLUME 24 NO. 3 & 4 - AUTUMN/WINTER
CONTENTS:
  • 3. Island Hopping in North Borneo - At sea, on land, and half way in between
  • 12. A Visit to Laya, Bhutan
  • 15. Bhutan Border Barter Et Al - In search of Yeti and Yak
  • 22. Namseyling Palace & Her Majesty The Royal Grandmother of Bhutan
  • 26. Jungle Epiphany A Chance Encounter in the Forests of Laos
  • 30. Caving with “Seven Chubby Aunties” 32 A Tibetan Woman’s Monologue: “Can I become a Han Officer?”
  • 35. Kashgar to Lhasa - Muslim to Buddhist enclaves of China
  • 44. Mt. Kailash A Once in a Lifetime Pilgrimage 48 A Tibetan Boy’s Yak Quest in Xinjiang
  • 51. Pemako - Hidden beyul of Tibet
  • 56. An Excursion to a Lhopa Museum in Eastern Tibet
  • 58. A Monpa Village at the Indian Border
  • 61. Fading memories - Tai O & Sha Kiu Tsuen 63 Post-Pandemic & Post-Coup Myanmar Ranting
  • 67. News / CERS in the Media and Lectures 68 Thank You & Current Patrons

VOLUME-24-NO.-2---XINJIANG-EXPEDITION

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VOLUME 24 NO. 2 - SPECIAL ISSUE ON 2022 XINJIANG EXPEDITION
CONTENTS:
  • 3. The Pivot of Asia, Crossover Hub of the Great Silk Road
  • 7. Headwaters of The Irtysh
  • 11. Wildlife of The Altay
  • 16. An Update On Forty Years of Kazak Encounters
  • 20. Shopping, From Inside Homes of Nomads
  • 22. Back in Time with A Flying Carpet
  • 26. Spring in the Ancient City of Kashi, Xinjiang
  • 29. A Tajik On The Chinese Pamirs
  • 32. Open Sesame
  • 36. Muztagh Ata
  • 39. News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
  • 40. Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-24-NO.-1---SPRING-ISSUE-2022

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VOLUME 24 NO. 1 - SPRING ISSUE 2022
CONTENTS:
  • 3. Old Tale and New Story
  • 8. People and Things Encountered on Expedition (Part Two) - A Successful but sad bargain at the dawn of the new millennium 10 Wildlife at a Crossroads for Human Health
  • 13. Lapchi, a Remote Tibetan Holy Place in Nepal
  • 16. Small Moments, Big Lessons – Reflecting on My 10 Years at CERS 20 Xiao Drolma: Growing Old and Growing Together with CERS
  • 24. Winter on the high plateau – Of Wild Yak and Gourmet Cheese
  • 28. Remotest hot spring on the Tibetan Plateau
  • 32. Travelling A Long Journey with Successful Heart
  • 35. CERS News / Media / Lectures
  • 36. Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-23-NO.-2---EXPEDITION-SPECIAL-ISSUE-2021

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VOLUME 23 NO. 3/4 - 35th ANNIVERSARY - AUTUMN/WINTER ISSUE 2021
CONTENTS:
  • 3. Macau hidden Enclave
  • 8. Macao Quarantine 2.0 Day One / Two 12 People and Things Encountered on Expedition (Part One)
  • 14. An Ark for Wildlife of the Altay Mountains 20 Traditional Li Music in Yalao, Hainan Island
  • 25. Goat Skin Raft: A Cultural Renaissance on the Yellow River
  • 29. A Pilgrimage on the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway Journey
  • 34. "NO PERMANENT ADDRESS."
  • 37. Getting the bugs out
  • 42. Remembering a forgotten explorer
  • 46. "Blessing from Hua Guang?: Some Anecdote of Hua Guang Temple Project"
  • 48. Northern Tibet: Visiting the “No Man’s Land” 52 My Take on the Myanmar Art Scene
  • 56. Out to Sea From Hainan circa 1984
  • 63. Romance with Cotton Tree
  • 66. CERS in the Field
  • 67. CERS News / Media / Lectures
  • 68. Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-23-NO.-2---EXPEDITION-SPECIAL-ISSUE-2021

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VOLUME 23 NO. 2 - EXPEDITION SPECIAL ISSUE 2021
CONTENTS:
  • 3. Memories of Lhasa in 1946
  • 6. Northern Tibet Pilgrimage; The Journey Begins 11 Pilgrimage site turned tourism mecca
  • 15. Artery of the east Changtang and beyond
  • 20. Monastic and nomadic enclave of western Tibet 25 From Yellow River to Buddhist Grottoes
  • 30. Coastal China: Fishing Ports and Scenic Villages 33 Old Swatow Faded Glory
  • 36. Francis Xavier & an Island off the China coast
  • 39. CERS News
  • 40. Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-23-NO.-1---SPRING-2021

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VOLUME 23 NO. 1 - SPRING 2021
CONTENTS:
  • 3. Year of the Yak
  • 8. Dying and Reborn:Culture and People
  • 12. “Women Uphold Half the Sky” The Li Women of Hongshui Village
  • 16. Old but still fresh
  • 19. “ATLAS de FILIPINAS – Dated 1900”
  • 23. Corollary to Atlas de Filipinas
  • 26. An Akha Get-away
  • 30. The Last Wooden Sampan
  • 30. A Phrai for Mr Paeng:Hunting in a time of Plaque
  • 35. CERS News
  • 36. Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-22-NO.-4---WINTER-2020

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VOLUME 22 NO. 4 - WINTER 2020
CONTENTS:
  • 3. The Map of Qing China
  • 8. Milam: Ghost Town of the Pundits
  • 12. Namseyling: The Abode of the God of Wealth
  • 16. The Forgotten Beginning of Hong Kong
  • 18. Now and Then: Encountering with a Modern Derge
  • 22. Being in Touch with Nature
  • 25. Monastic & Church Excursion
  • 28. 26 Bird Species in One Month during COVID-19 pandemic
  • 30. A Phrai for Mr Paeng:Hunting in a time of Plaque
  • 33. Legacy in the cloud
  • 35. Tribute to Wang Jian In The Field
  • 36. News / Media / Thank You

VOLUME-22-NO.-3---AUTUMN-2020

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VOLUME 22 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2020
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Saving Zhou Culture From Extinction
  • 6 . Batak Bark Cloth Making
  • 10 . Dumtseg Monastery - A Project, A Memory
  • 13 . Collatoral Damage of India-China Border Conflict
  • 18 . The Art of War - A Japanese artist in war time coastal China
  • 22 . Second World War Ends 75 Years Ago - Lesson learned
  • 27 . My “Rebirth”
  • 30 . Old Story, New Tales!
  • 32 . Celebrating the “R” in CERS
  • 35 . CERS at “Home”
  • 36 . News / Media / Thank You

VOLUME-22-NO.-2---SUMMER-2020

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VOLUME 22 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2020
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Lenggu Monastery
  • 8 . Horse Racing on The High Plateau
  • 12 . Exchange Camp for Ecology Education
  • 15 . Offerings to the Spirits: Launch of the New CERS Research & Education Base in Lao PDR
  • 20 . Finding A Scenic View on Global Change
  • 24 . Five Weeks Test Under A Five Star Flag
  • 26 . Growing Old Together with CERS
  • 29 . Island Pursuit
  • 34 . Old Wine in a New Bottle
  • 36 . News / Media/Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-22-NO.-2---SPRING-2020

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VOLUME 22 NO. 1 - SPRING 2020
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Rarest Among Books
  • 8 . CERS Artist Residency and Agency
  • 13 . Research Report on the Huangdi Dong
  • 18 . Northern Myanmar Enclave
  • 24 . Forbidden Roads and Mysterious Beasts
  • 27 . The black pearl of Bhutan – first contact with the Monpa people
  • 32 . The Balay House of Leh Old Town
  • 34 . CERS Mandalay House
  • 35 . News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-21-NO.-4---WINTER-2019

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VOLUME 21 NO. 4 - WINTER 2019
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Money Mushroom: Matsutake as Gift and Commodity
  • 6 . Balancing Tibetan and Western Medical Practice
  • 8 . The Changing Landscape of Tibetan Buddhism
  • 10 . Preservation or Diminishment? Tibetan Culture and Language amidst Technological Development
  • 12 . Sacred Mountains and How They Craft Cultural Identity
  • 14 . Technology vs. Teachings
  • 16 . Cultural Landscapes: How Modernization and Tourism will Shape Shangri-La
  • 18 . The Golden Monkeys and Lisu Village
  • 19 . A blunt confession
  • 22 . Gratitude and Grace
  • 24 . “Life, as one”
  • 27 . Expect the Unexpected
  • 30 . Smiles of Nature
  • 32 . Thoughts
  • 35 . Mayflies / Barefoot
  • 36 . Student Bios / Current Patrons

VOLUME-21-NO.-3---AUTUMN-2019

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VOLUME 21 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2019
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . The King and I
  • 7 . Monpas
  • 11 . Scholar, poet, painter, explorer: The first modern Tibetan explorer
  • 14 . Live in peace with nature, keep going with sustainable development
  • 18 . Train From the Past
  • 22 . The honey hunters of Palawan
  • 28 . Little Overland
  • 33 . Crossbow Festival
  • 33 . HM Crossbow Pictorial
  • 35 . News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Board Retreat / Current Patrons

VOLUME-21-NO.-2---SUMMER-2019

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VOLUME 21 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2019
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . My Journey of Auspicious Coincidences
  • 7 . Expedition reflection
  • 11 . Future of the Batak Tribe, with CERS
  • 14 . Rethinking Development : Reflection on Progress and Relationship with Nature
  • 18 . Into the Boondocks - Exploring Palawan’s Longest River (Part II)
  • 22 . First Decades of Exploration Highlights
  • 28 . Old Haunt of An Old Hippie
  • 33 . A token of my friendship and gratitude for your 70th birthday
  • 35 . News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-21-NO.-1---SPRING-2019

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VOLUME 21 NO. 1 - SPRING 2019
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Our Fisherman Myth
  • 9 . Into the Boondocks – Exploring Palawan’s Longest River (Part I)
  • 13 . Balabac, Paradise or Hell
  • 21 . An Accidental Explorer
  • 29 . Centenarian Pilot who flew in five wars
  • 35 . News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-20-NO.-4

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VOLUME 20 NO. 4 - WINTER 2018
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Classical Written Tibetan
  • 8 . Sacred Sites of Tibet
  • 10 . Comparing and Enhancing Experiences
  • 12 . A Case Study: Long Tan Lake Park
  • 14 . Precision and Diligence: The Study of Thangka
  • 16 . Yak Cheese: From Nomadic Self-Sustenance to the Global Market
  • 19 . Effects of Overgrazing on Pollinators
  • 22 . Ethical Tourism
  • 25 . Three Weeks in Gyalthang: My Internship Story
  • 28 . Ten Days in Shangri-La
  • 32 . A Never-Ending Journey
  • 34 . Overwhelming Biodiversity
  • 36 . Intern Bios / Current Patrons

VOLUME-20-NO.-3

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VOLUME 20 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2018
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . To The Source of The Brahmaputra
  • 8 . Saving How Man’s Kunstkabinett
  • 12 . Playback The Past, Back Pay The Future
  • 16 . Back Door Into Bhutan
  • 21 . 31 Years of Border Crossings: China and Laos
  • 26 . Hunting-Eagle Reminiscent (1984)
  • 31 . My Take on Wildlife Photography
  • 35 . News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-20-NO.-2

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VOLUME 20 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2018
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Hangzhou, Forty Years Ago and Now
  • 8 . Occupational Hazards of Being An Anthropologist
  • 12 . Journey to a Magic Place: Palawan
  • 18 . Exploring Upper Reaches of the Chindwin River
  • 28 . Where Nature Reigns
  • 33 . Tibetan Meditation-Medicinal Incense
  • 35 . News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You / Current Patrons

VOLUME-20-NO.-1---SPRING-2018

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VOLUME 20 NO. 1 - SPRING 2018
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . To The Source of the Irrawaddy
  • 12 . Return to the Source of the Irrawaddy (Part II)
  • 16 . Waking up the Lonely Dragon
  • 20 . Expedition to the Source of the Dulongjiang River
  • 22 . The 2017 Expedition to the Source of the Dulongjiang River 26 Expedition to the Source of the Dulongjiang River
  • 28 . First Household at the Irrawaddy Source
  • 31 . A Chance for Re-Appreciation: My Irrawaddy Source Trip
  • 34 . Water Test
  • 35 . News/Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You + Current Patrons

VOLUME-19-NO.-4---AUTUMN-2017

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VOLUME 19 NO. 4 - AUTUMN 2017
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Hand in Hand
  • 6 . Palawan
  • 9 . 台灣阿里山 – 感想
  • 10 . 台灣阿里山 – 感想
  • 12 . The History & Influence of the Dalai Lamas
  • 13 . There is more than a language within a country
  • 15 . A unique taste
  • 16 . Something to Celebrate
  • 18 . The Great Tibetan Dog
  • 20 . Distinctive Species of the Tibetan Plateau: The Black-Necked Crane
  • 22 . A brief analysis of the Chinese and American education systems
  • 27 . Tibetan Architecture & Its Significance
  • 29 . Tibetan Funeral Customs
  • 31 . A Deerfield Rendezvous with CERS
  • 32 . Learning Trip to CERS site in Zhongdian, Yunnan
  • 35 . Gateway to Exploration – A Never-ending Journey
  • 38 . Walking Among the Lisu
  • 40 . Intern Bios

VOLUME-19-NO.-3---AUTUMN-2017

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VOLUME 19 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2017
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Dana Monastery
  • 8 . The Damo Cave – and How I Became Connected With It
  • 10 . Is This It? There is No Such Thing as the End of the Road
  • 12 . From Mountain to Ocean to Air
  • 17 . August 2017 Cruise on Hm Explorer on the Chindwin River in Myanmar
  • 21 . Humanity Along the Chindwin
  • 25 . You Asked about What I Do All Day
  • 30 . The Cers Video Archive: You May Say I am A Dreamer
  • 34 . CERS in the Field
  • 35 . News/Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You + Current Patrons

VOLUME-19-NO.-2---SUMMER-2017

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VOLUME 19 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2017
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Chicken Foot Sacred Mountain
  • 6 . Batak Hill Tribe – Less Than 300 Remaining
  • 13 . Tubbataha World Heritage Site and CERS Zhongdian Center
  • 17 . Up in the Mountains, Down by the Ocean: In Search of Reciprocity and Its Further Implications
  • 20 . Guardians of the Sulu
  • 24 . Santa Claus of the Sulu Sea
  • 28 . Hanging Coffins of Guizhou
  • 32 . Mighty Oaks From Little Acorns Grow
  • 34 . CERS in the Field
  • 35 . News/Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You + Current Patrons

VOLUME-19-NO.-1---SPRING-2017

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VOLUME 19 NO. 1 - SPRING 2017
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . The Magic of Not-for-Profit
  • 8 . The Blue-Eyed Monk
  • 11 . Hornbill State No More
  • 16 . Return to Naga Head Hunter’s Territory
  • 20 . Parade into the Future
  • 23 . Down the Creek without a Paddle
  • 26 . Eight Hectares of Plentiful Nothing
  • 30 . Sorry, I’m late .. by a hundred years
  • 34 . CERS in the Field
  • 35 . News/Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You + Current Patrons

VOLUME-18-NO.-4---SPRING-2017

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VOLUME 18 NO. 4 - SPRING 2017
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Yak versus Cow
  • 4 . Disappearing Nomadic Culture of Yunnan Province
  • 6 . The Old Man and the Trees
  • 8 . History’s Color & Rhyme
  • 10 . The British Invasion of Tibet
  • 12 . Tibetan Architecture: Past and Furture
  • 14 . 2016 Yung Yau College @ Shangri-la
  • 20 . Little Black Beasts of Tibet
  • 22 . Tibetan Art: Past and Future
  • 24 . Adventures with CiCi
  • 26 . A letter of thanks
  • 27 . A letter from Liz Mamo, a former intern
  • 28 . A Trip to Langdu Village
  • 31 . My Education and My Role
  • 32 . A Personal Education/Learning Reflections
  • 34 . Intern Bios
  • 35 . Interns in the Field
  • 36 . Interns in the Field / Current Patrons

VOLUME-18-NO.-3---SPRING-2017

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VOLUME 18 NO. 3 - SPRING 2017
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . China 30 Years Ago
  • 6 . Head Hunter No More
  • 10 . Are you Jackie Chan
  • 13 . An Explorer in a Blue Serge Suit
  • 16 . Side Door, Then Back Door, Into India
  • 20 . Twilight of A Rafter’s Song
  • 23 . Teak Pretending To Be Palm
  • 24 . A Shift In Worlds On The China-Tibetan Borderland Part II. Changes in the Land
  • 26 . Discovering Philippines Cultural & Literary
  • 30 . A Day of Leisure in Palawan
  • 32 . A Series of Flash Back with CERS
  • 34 . CERS in the Field
  • 35 . News/Media and Lectures
  • 36 . Thank You/Current Patrons

VOLUME-18-NO.-2---SPRING-2016

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VOLUME 18 NO. 2 - SPRING 2016
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . A Nine-Day Circuit Around the Plateau
  • 8 . A Once-every-twelve-years Pilgrimage
  • 11 . A Shift In Worlds On The Tibetan Borderland Part I. The Middle Ground
  • 14 . Tai O Village, Shrimp Saurce Capital of the World
  • 17 . A Traveling Orchestra On A Boat
  • 20 . Hanging Coffins of The Philippines
  • 24 . A Little Greed Beyond Need
  • 27 . Dirt Bike to a Near Disaster
  • 30 . A Mad Rush to a Noisy Classroom
  • 33 . The Flying Fox
  • 34 . CERS in the Field
  • 35 . News/CERS in the Media
  • 36 . Thank You/Current Patrons

Volume 18 No.1

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VOLUME 18 NO. 1 - SPRING 2016
CONTENTS:
  • 3 . Two foreign pilgrims on the inner kora of Kawakarpo
  • 7 . Outermost Islands Off Taiwan
  • 10 . First Time Joining The CERS Family
  • 12 . Interview Survey in the Irrawaddy Dolphin Sanctuary
  • 15 . Myanmar on a raft
  • 18. Future of Pottery Tradition in Myanmar
  • 20. The Bird’s Nest Trade
  • 24 . Bus Aisle Prophet
  • 28. Photographer’s Paradise
  • 30 . Doctor’s Reunion in Shangri-la
  • 30. Leh’s Central Asian Museum: Mixing heritage with modernity
  • 34. CERS in the Field
  • 35. News/Media & Lectures

Volume 17 No.4

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VOLUME 17 NO. 4 - EDUCATION/INTERNSHIP SPECIAL ISSUE 2015
CONTENTS:
3
 I’m Back Again?
5 Balancing Act
8 Water: Resource, Culture, and Politics
10 Dear Myanmar, From Burma
12 My first Glimpse through Anthropological Lens
15
 Changing Landscapes
18
 2015 Yung Yau College at Shangri-la
23
 The Buddhist Cave
25
 Nature, Wildlife, and Culture
26 Celebrity Sighting: CERS Staff and Interns
28 CTRL-S
30
 Shek O Rooftop Raider
32
 Old Folks Opening Old Wounds
35
 Intern Bios
36
 Interns in the field

Volume 17 No.3

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VOLUME 17 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2015
CONTENTS:
3
 Pilgrimage Long Overdue
6 Authenticity: For Them or for Ourselves?
9 CERS Community Education Project
11 Return to Mount Fanjing after 25 years
14 Mekong and Tributary Exploration
18
 Frogs and Elephants in Laos
21 Cave Exploring in Sabang, Palawan
24
 The Second Defile
28
 Shadow of George Orwell’s Burmese Days
30
 Jack Young, a Centenarian Chinese Pilot at 101
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/Media & Lectures

Volume 17 No.2

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VOLUME 17 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2015
CONTENTS:
3
 Last of the Pi Yao Minority People
6 A Tang Dynasty Temple (circa 502 A.D.)
9 Avalanche!
12 Caught in Kathmandu
15
 Adventure to Dulongjiang Region: An Unspoiled place in Northwest Yunnan
18
 Blue Sky, White Peaks and Green Hills
22
 Shake-Down Cruise of HM Explorer 2
26
 Singing the Ocean Blues
30
 Entering The Dinosaur’s Mouth
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/Media & Lectures

Volume 17 No.1

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VOLUME 17 NO. 1 - SPRING 2015
CONTENTS:
3
 Open Boten: Elephants and Glamour on the Lao-China Border
6 Api Nampa: A Walk on the Wild Side
12 Headwater of the Chindwin
15 Exploring the Uppermost Chindwin
17
 Chindwin Feline
20
 Our Very Own River Monster
25
 New Year on an Island off Taiwan
27
 Channel Dividing a Nation, Sixty-Five Years and Counting
31
 No More Family Division: Environmental Stewardship by Consensus in Guji
33
 Jebsen in the Field
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/Media & Lectures

Volume 16 No.4

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VOLUME 16 NO. 4 - EDUCATION/INTERNSHIP SPECIAL ISSUE 2014
CONTENTS:
3
 YYC – From Anticipation and Trepidation to Reflection and Determination
5 Caspar Jebsen – Impressions of Myanmar
8 Valerie Ma – The Road Less Travelled
10 Ingrid Ma – Myanmar Reflection
12
 Ryan Ma – Fishing in Myanmar Waters (Part 1)
14
 Ryan Ma – The Guest House (Part 2)
16
 Henley Leong – Dolphins and Fish for Thought
22
 Audrey Chan – In the Moment
25
 Natasha Cheung – We are All Stranded Together
28
 Shaan Lalvani – The Habits of the Li People in Hainan
30
 Sebastian Wong – The Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys
32
 Curtis Wong – On Target
34
 Intern Bios
36
 Intern in the Field

Volume 16 No.3

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VOLUME 16 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2014
CONTENTS:
3
 Old Man by The Sea
6 To The Spartly Islands, Almost
10 Endemic Delights
14 A Day With a Monk - Hsing Yun musing at 88
16
 Year of The Horse at Offshore Taiwan
20
 Jungle Princess
22
 Maps and Myanmar
24
 On a Slow Boat Up Myanmar
28
 A Chindwin River Odyssey
31
 Miracle Fruit
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

Volume 16 No.2

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VOLUME 16 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2014
CONTENTS:
3
 A Virtual Discovery Tour in Tibet
6 Tibet, North to South
12 Meditation Abode of The Gods
15 Why are Gongbin Villagers Obsessed with Their Houses?
17 Conserving Hong Shui Village for The Li People of Hainan Island
20
 Escape from Super Typhoon Rammasun
23
 Soldiers, Naturalists, Egoists & Visionaries: The Explorers of Burma (Part II) 
26
 Gem of Southern Myanmar
28
 Exploring the Chindwin Upper Reaches
32
 Hokkaido Sequel
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

Volume 16 No.1

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VOLUME 16 NO. 1 - SPRING 2014
CONTENTS:
3
 Observations of Burma; Economic and Otherwise
8 Crises for the Irrawaddy Dolphin
11 Memories of Myanmar
14 A Survey of Overseas Chinese in Northern Myanmar
16
 Roundabout Orchid Island
20
 Lu Dao Island of Taiwan – An island off an island
24
 If Not in Heaven, Then in Litang
28
 Wild Divinities and Wild Landscapes
31
 Two Full Moons on the Same Night
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

Volume 15 No.4

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VOLUME 15 NO. 4 - EDUCATION/INTERNSHIP SPECIAL ISSUE 2013
CONTENTS:
3
 Curtis Wong – Myanmar’s Road to Modernization
6 Chaeyoon Kim – Keeping an Open Mind
8
 Jason Kan – Myanmar Reflection
11 Melissa Murray – My CERS Reflections
12 Karthi Duraisamy – Gehuaqing - Bees - Honey
14
 YYC Girls 新體驗
16
 YYC Boys 尋蜂之旅
17
 Miss Lau 謝謝!
18
 Jamie Au – Capturing Yunnan
20
 Audrey Chan – Differences that Don’t Matter
22
 Leonie Lee – Yunnan with CERS
24
 Jonathan Eng – Life in Perspective
26
 Valerie Ma – East Meets West
28
 Sara Tomaselli – The Snow Leopards of Langdu?
30
 Tina Zhao – As Curious as a Child
32
 Nadia Mastroyiannis – Tamed v.s. Wild
33
 Ilana Saxe – To Mandalay and Beyond
35
 Intern Bios
36
 Interns in the Field

Volume 15 No.3

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VOLUME 15 NO. 3 - MYANMAR SPECIAL ISSUE 2013
CONTENTS:
3
 Exploring the Chindwin River
8 “Thar she blows!”
10
 Call of the Irrawaddy Dolphin
14 Soldiers, Naturalists, Egoists & Visionaries: The Explorers of Burma (Part I)
18 Monsoon on the Irrawaddy
21
 Amateur Naturalist on the Loose
25
 Amateur Birder, but pro photographer, on the loose
29
 Day Bridge Good for a Year
32
 Daniel Ng Remembered
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

Volume 15 No.2

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VOLUME 15 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2013
CONTENTS:
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3
 The Red Detachment of Women - From Hainan to World Stage
6 Ho Chi Minh’s Chinese Connections and Poems
10
 Along Vietnam’s Border – Jinping, Yunnan
14 From the Terai to the Himalayas
18 Plateau Blue
20
 The Castle and the Temple
22
 Exploration vs Tourism
24
 Jungle Magic
27
 “Same-same but different”
30
 Crossing Border in and out of Laos
32
 John Farrell Remembered
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

Volume 15 No.1

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VOLUME 15 NO. 1 - SPRING 2013
CONTENTS:
3
 Treasure in our Backyard: The Crabs of Tai Tam
7 Naga New Year – A Former Headhunter’s Festival
12
 Kengtung, Capital of the Golden Triangle
16 Train Ride in Myanmar
19 Cowboyed up at the National Western Stock Show
22
 Wildlife at the Crossroads
26
 Sea Eagles at World Heritage Site
29
 Hokkaido Winter 2013
31
 The Ailaoshan Trail
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 14 NO. 4 - CERS EDUCATION ISSUE 2012
CONTENTS:
3
 Glacier
6 Get lost
8
 Plans change, so be open to anything
10 My Exploration Journey
12 YYC Girls 的難忘回憶
14
 YYC Girls 的學習成果
16
 The Beauty of Simplicity
18
 First Five days with CERS
22
 Inspired by CERS
24
 The Underlying Problems of Modernization - The Erosion of Culture
25
 Culture and Community
28
 When Dancing Together
30
 Lawrenceville in Shangri-la
32
 Artist Corner
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 Intern Bios
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 Interns in the Fields

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VOLUME 14 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2012
CONTENTS:
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 Prison Break!
5 Expect the Unexpected - Prerequisite of exploration spirit
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 Exploring the Back of Sacred Khawakarpo
13 Rainforest IDYL
16 The Last Coracle - A last ditch effort in collecting
18
 Joy of Photographing Cranes and Eagles
20
 Expert Critique of Burmese Cat Project
23
 Inle Lake Monsoon Reflections
26
 More Myanmar Reflections
30
 Trash to Treasure, once again!
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 14 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2012
CONTENTS:
3
 Swan Song of the Last Reindeer Herder
10 The Reindeer People of China
14
 Lifestyles of Self-sufficiency
18 Polar Village at Head of the Heilongjiang River
22 CRAVING FOR CAVIAR, for better or for worse
26
 A Toe in the Water
28
 MY MOULMEIN MOMENT at the mouth of the Salween River
31
 Salween Passage
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 14 NO. 1 - SPRING 2012
CONTENTS:
3
 Taiwan Early Head Hunters, the Tsou People
10 Wuzhishan : a biologist’s mad scramble up Hainan’s highest peak
14
 Hainan Island’s Wu Zhi Shan Mountains
18 Visit to the Jiangchang Underground Palace, Hainan
24 My days in Hung Shui Village
26
 “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!”
28
 Memories of An Old Pilot and gift of a Dunhuang painting
32
 Longest Day at The Beach – with the Sea Turtles
34
 CERS in the Field
36
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 13 NO. 4 - 25TH ANNIVERSARY
CONTENTS:
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 25 Years Retrospective
8 25 Years of Surprises and Surprising Legacy
10
 Return to the Arjinshan Calving Grounds
14 Angel of the Plateau finds new home
16 Explorers of the Arjinshan
20
 Crisis Aversion at Antelope Watershed
30
 My “Will” – Arjin Shan Nature Reserve
32
 Filming in Arjin
34
 The Road to Arjin
35
 What the CERS education program has meant to me
36
 My CERS Experience from student intern to staff
38
 My time with CERS
39
 Uncompensated Morality
41 Golden Monkeys & Lisu Village
Boundless Lake 
42 From Junk to Jewel

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VOLUME 13 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2011
CONTENTS:
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 To the Source of the Salween River, barely
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 With the CERS Team to the Source of the Salween
18
 Surviving the Salween Source Expedition
22
 Salween River’s Indignation
26
 Salween – Surviving, the Source
30
 What satellite pictures can’t tell you
32
 Only 24km from Salween River Source
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 13 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2011
CONTENTS:
3
 Himalayan Smallest Kingdom
8
 Kangchenjunga – On Top of The World’s Third Highest Peak
12
 Abode of The Buddhas
16
 Little Tibet of the Himalayas
21
 A Museum for Ancient Leh
22
 Reflecting on Myanmar
24
 From Jet Age to Stone Age
28
 Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey Retrospective
31
 Love and Death In The Service of The Czar
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 13 NO. 1 - SPRING 2011
CONTENTS:
3
 Photo Essay on Jiulong
6
 Unveiling Secrets of the Musk Deer
12
 Progress and Plans for Musk Deer Conservation
18
 On the Mekong in Cambodia
22
 Motorbike Syndrome in Tibet
26
 A Gift from Hong Kong to China in 1949
30
 Lost Footstep No More?
33
 Burmese Cat’s Perfect Home
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 12 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2010
CONTENTS:
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 The Last People’s Commune
8
 Who’s the Winner
12
 The Yin and Yang of Expeditions
14
 Summer Expedition 2010 - A Romance that went sour
16
 Plateau Blue
20
 Wilderness Heartland of Tibet
26
 Exploring the Irrawaddy
30
 Hazel Ying Lee
32
 CERS Reflection
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 12 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2010
CONTENTS:
3
 Into The Gobi Desert During Deep Winter
8
 Pleading of the Wild Yak
11
 Wild yaks and a brush with disaster
14
 Tracking Wild Yak in the Snow
16
 Craving for Crane and Crab
20
 TWO ANCIENT CAPITALS – Thirty years before and after
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 A ‘village’ of strangers helps conserve Li artifacts
28
 Cradle of China’s Communist Revolution
32
 China’s auto industry, then and now
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 12 NO. 1 - SPRING 2010
CONTENTS:
3
 A Land Where Time Stood Still
8
 Tattoo Women of Myanmar's Chin State
11
 When China Had Few Friends
14
 Emerging Suzhou's Disappearing Act
16
 Bearded Vulture of the Himalaya's
18
 Economic Boom - Another World Heritage Site Turned Tourist Mecca
22
 Quiet Border of Laos with Myanmar
25
 Flying into the Storm During 60th National Day
28
 Leave It or Fix It
30
 Inthar Heritage House
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 11 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2009
CONTENTS:
3
 Himalayan paradise and paradigm kingdom
8
 With the Royal Grand Mother of Bhutan at an 8th Century Buddhist enclave
11
 Caves not just for tourists
14
 Unlikely tent-mate provides wake-up call on climate change
18
 Resting place of the slaughter knife - Gom-Gonsar Monastery of Tibet
22
 A Buddha in disguise
24
 Forgotten corner of Tibet
26
 Interns savour exotic excursions
28
 Die-hard leeches of Hainan Island
30
 Caught on the thin edge of a total solar eclipse
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 11 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2009
CONTENTS:
3
 Water Splashing for New Year 1371
6
 Secret and Sacred Cave of Yunnan
9
 Women Explorers to China (1880-1930)
14
 Capturing Cranes at Napahai
18
 Two Taoist Mountains, Thirty Years Apart
26
 Tea for Tibet
28
 Easter in Tibet
30
 Searching for Yaks Over Thin Ice
32
 Hot Spring Pilgrimage in Taiwan
34
 CERS in the Field
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 11 NO. 1 - SPRING 2009
CONTENTS:
3
 Zoological Kingdom of the Underworld
8
 Backdoor into Burma's Irrawaddy River
14
 Escapade in North Burma
18
 Yaks Affect Economics and Ecology in Tibet
23
 Arjin Mountain Experiences
24
 German Pilot Pictured China 75 Years Ago
28
 Looking on China from Above
32
 Forty Nine Turning Sixty
34
 Reflections of the Burmese Cat
35
 News/CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 10 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2008
CONTENTS:
3
 Yugu, little known minority of the Qilian Mountains
7
 The Burmese cats' long journey home
9
 World Heritage - long overdue
14
 Birds of many feathers
19
 Face tattooes - a fading tradition
21
 Eclipse of a matrilineal enclave
26
 My Olympic torch relay
28
 My moment at the Games
31
 News/CERS in the media

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VOLUME 10 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2008
CONTENTS:
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 Discovery: a new Yellow River Source
7
 Navigating the Yellow River's birthplace
12
 Nature's pageantry en route to the source
17
 Relishing history, ecology on a momentous expedition
22
 An unforgettable journey to a monumental watershed
25
 Bringing an excursion into focus
28
 Bidding hello to the adventure of a lifetime
31
 Lessons learned from a sortie to the source

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VOLUME 10 NO. 1 - SPRING 2008
CONTENTS:
3
 My first roll of film in China (circa 1974)
6
 Moon Chin, a pioneer aviator
11
 Burmese kittens and mastiff dogs
14
 Mouth of the Mekong
20
 Crossroad in preservation & modernization
24
 Film students take a walk on the wild side
29
 Exploration bicycle vignette
31
 News and CERS in the Media

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VOLUME 9 NO. 3 - AUTUMN 2007
CONTENTS:
3
 Return to Hainan Island
9
 'Raw' and 'Cooked' Li people of Hainan Island
14
 Shenzhen thirty years ago
16
 Faces of Islam in China
21
 Fish for the elusive Burmese cat
24
 Chinese pilots recall flights over the Hump
28
 Final flight of a Hump pilot
31
 News

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VOLUME 9 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2007
CONTENTS:
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 3 At the source of the Mekong
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 On the way to the Mekong source
11
 First family at the Mekong source
13
 To the source of the river Mekong
15
 Film-maker at the source of the Mekong
21
 An expedition adventure to the source of the Mekong
25
 A naturalist at another source
27
 Exploration at the Mekong source

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VOLUME 9 NO. 1 - SPRING 2007
CONTENTS:
3
 A Satellite view of Zhongdian, Yunnan
5
 Home of the Burmese cats
9
 Recounting two fly-by-night operations
13
 The road less travelled : Chasing yaks
15
 Sagas along Guangxi's border with Vietnam
22
 Bearing fruit from small seedlings
25
 Most endangered tiger species
26
 Return to Guilin

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VOLUME 8 NO. 3 - 20TH ANNIVERSARY
CONTENTS:
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 CERS marks 20 years of work on nature and culture
6
 Minor exploration details
10
 Jesuits trigger Tibetan kingdom's demise
14
 Exploration's high and low points
23
 Mountains of gold
26
 Blessings of the 7th Dalai Lama
29
 Tri-province mastiff search
32
 Explorer enters twilight? Or just shifting gear?

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VOLUME 8 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2006
CONTENTS:
3
 Transborder cave at Signpost 124
6
 Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
10
 Four-wheeling through Laos
13
 Zigong - a city with three treasures
19
 CERS' extraordinary museum
21
 Tourism knocks at nature reserve's doorstep
24
 Mastiffs galore/Thoughts on the year of the mastiff
28
 More on cranes

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VOLUME 8 NO. 1 - SPRING 2006
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 Last chance for the Hainan gibbons
Pilgrimage to Ji Ju Shan
Return to CNAC old route
Deng Tribe of the Indian/Burmese border
Most severe earthquake of the 20th century
Into Tibet, then and now
The otter fisherman's last stand
Last... but not least

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VOLUME 7 NO. 3 - WINTER 2005
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New and longer Yangtze discovery
Yangtze, Yangtze
Measuring the Yangtze from space
A naturalist's journey to the source
Reflection enroute to the Yangtze source
Towards the Yangtze source
Return to the source
Plus...other accounts of this exceptional expedition

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VOLUME 7 NO. 2 - SUMMER 2005
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Exploring the Black Rock Huge Cave
An observation of Tibetan architecture
Last of the Oroqen hunters
Fifty-three degrees North, minus thirty-one degrees C
Lost reindeer herder of Manchuria
A story of humans and nature
Grand Saint Bernard, people and dog savior of the Alps

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VOLUME 7 NO. 1 - SPRING 2005
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INLE LAKE - Jewel of the Burmese crown
Mishaps, murder on the high plateau
DULONG (Drung) - tiny tribe by the Burmese border
Into Tibet through a backdoor
Signpost Number 16
Old pilots reminisce
A litter too soon, a little too few

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VOLUME 6 NO. 3 - WINTER 2004
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Yretsanom Opnob
Hope on the horizon
Tibetan Mastiff controversy
Smiles under a different sky
Time capsule in Tibet
Finland's president

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VOLUME 6 NO. 2 - SPRING 2004
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Golden Monkeys' photo op
Lisu hunters' balancing act
Closer to Heaven
Hidden Valley of Tibet
Tracking Big Horn Sheep
Asiatic Beaver's last stand

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VOLUME 6 NO. 1 - AUTUMN 2003
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Biodiversity in our midst
Last gazelles of the Blue Sea
The Biritish invasion of Tibet
Travel ups & downs in Sichuan
Nature flourishes, culture fades
Monkey business
Bridge over the Mekong

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VOLUME 5 NO. 3 - SPRING 2003
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The changing face of exploration and the land
Protecting the Wild Yak
Monkey business in Yunnan
Shangri-la's many names
Lijiang, past and future
Ancient dog faces demise

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VOLUME 5 NO. 2 - SPRING 2003
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Pikas lost and found
Across northern Tibet
Lhasa: Twenty years
My Himalayan sunset
Kailash: Blessings and curses
Wildlife of the Wild West

 

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VOLUME 5 NO. 1 - SUMMER 2002
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Life, death and rebirth of a World Heritage Site
Mountain fortresses of Tibet
Paradise lost
Black - necked cranes
Black devils of the Li River
But seriously
Twins, at CERS service

 

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VOLUME 4 NO. 3 - SPRING 2002
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 Afghan border with China
Frontier ordeal
Tea time dilemma
Treachery with honour
Down to earth Buddha
Ateacher in bandit country
Mission on the roof

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VOLUME 4 NO. 2 - AUTUMN 2001
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Kungfu Master of Tibet
Return to the Antelope watershed
A morning bio-diversity lesson
Tibetan journey
Toasted in Xinjiang
An excursion into Inner Asia's frontier

 

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VOLUME 4 NO. 1 - SPRING 2001
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 CERS returns to northern Yunnan
Shadow of Joseph Rock's legacy
Conservation express
Hanging Coffins opened
Train saga to VietnamHo Chi Minh rolls in his grave
Corner suite at Tibetan winery
Winter pilgrimage to mountain deities
World War II Hump pilot returns

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VOLUME 3 NO. 4 - AUTUMN ISSUE
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 Millennium musings
What the rocks have witnessed
Kiang survey raises questions
Pastoral retreat on the roof of the world
Auspicious home on the plateau
Helping people helps the Giant Panda, too
Teamwork opens up caving possibilities
A Tigress Reminisces
Ali Beg and the 40 thieves-a chapter in Kazak history

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VOLUME 3 NO. 3 - SUMMER ISSUE
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 Grave situation of the Bo coffins
Grave looting horror
The wolf trap
Christian and Buddhist intrigues on the roof
Millennium twilightMillennium outlook
Fast Track to HEAVEN-Mockery of the sacred mountain
Volcanic Valentine
An underground AFFAIR
Frontier without borders

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VOLUME 3 NO. 1&2 - MILLENNIUM ISSUE
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 A tale of two nunneries
On the road again - across Tibet
Yatung-a border town caught in the crossfire
View from the Pinnacle of The World
Into Nepal-without a permit
Pilgrims and traders
Gone fishin' on the roof of the world

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VOLUME 2 NO. 4 - SPRING 1999
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 General Jack Young - A 1920's naturalist
The camel messenger
Laos-through the back door
Bridging two frontier towns
The Harem master's dilemmaA royal mountain pilgrimage

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VOLUME 2 NO. 3 - WINTER 1998
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 Trailblazer on a lonely road
Lessons from the Lisu hunters
Death of a Tibetan Antelope protector
A great escape in Tibat
Protecting an endangered feathered friendA flight into history
Grave concerns

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VOLUME 2 NO. 2 - SUMMER 1998
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 A walk among the antelopes
Sacred birth, violent death
The gods will sleep well tonight
Return of the gods' portraits
Intrigues of exploration and conservationCamels in the wild
Eulogy of a Moso woman warrior

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VOLUME 2 NO. 1 - SPRING 1998
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 A rejuvenating adventure
Unearthing a mythical fungus
Matsutake madness
Lunar New Year in Tibet
The Man Who Chases a CauseYak Encounters
A Brief History of CERS and the Arjin(Altun) Mountain Nature Reserve

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VOLUME 1 NO. 4 - WINTER 1997
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 Landslides vs Tibetan Gods
Geocoding the Taklamakan's Treasure Maps
Glimpsing a Nomad's Life
Closer to Heaven
Tibetan Antelope MassacreIn search of the evasive Blue Sheep
A Tigress Reminisces
Ali Beg and the 40 thieves-a chapter in history

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VOLUME 1 NO. 3 - SUMMER 1997
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 Last tribute to a Moso matriach
A journey to the centre of Paradise
Dalai Lama dilemma
Tribal wars rage on holy mountains
World Cultural Heritage SymposiumHow to buy a camel
A desert sandstorm welcome

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VOLUME 1 NO. 2 - SPRING 1997
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 Heavenly cranes make a comeback
Whacking the Gods
Executives on expedition
A kid's adventure
Plateau highsSilk Road encounters
CERS speleologists learn the ropes
On the road with Wong How Man
Birding at Longbaotan Marsh

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VOLUME 1 NO. 1 - AUTUMN 1996
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 Big yak attack
Khartan Valley wildlife sightings
Bathing the gods at Baiya Monastery
Smothered by desert sands
The mystery of the hanging coffinsThe urgent call of an auspicious bird
Cultural conservation at Luguhu