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VOLUME 25 NO.1 SPRING ISSUE 2023
CONTENTS:
3. A steep Climb to a Wild and Sacred Place: Lapchi Valley Nepal
7. Female Pilot/Captain of Bhutan 11 Coastal Escapade
23. Atlas of the Chinese Empire 1908 29 Venerable Monk Hsing Yun
32. Remembering Cao Zhongyue (1966 – 2023)
34. Cao in the Field
35. News / CERS in the Media and Lectures
36. Thank You / Current Patrons
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 – 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
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. 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
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
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
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