与神山对话

KUNMING　Sampling Disillusionment　A Peacock　Loft DreamsDALI　Glasshouse on a Lake　Mountain DreamsLIJIANG　Searching for Joseph Rock　Finding Xuan Ke　No Dreams　Last DreamsLUGU　Tiger Folk　Nation of Women

KUNMING　Sampling Disillusionment　A Peacock　Loft DreamsDALI　Glasshouse on a Lake　Mountain DreamsLIJIANG　Searching for Joseph Rock　Finding Xuan Ke　No Dreams　Last DreamsLUGU　Tiger Folk　Nation of Women　The Horse can TellZHONGDIAN　White Water Terraces　A Street on the Tea Caravan Trail　White Horse BuddhaKAWAGEBO　Temple Where Buddha Flew　Seeing the Mountain　Finding the Key　Moving Clouds　Entering the Mountain　Ascending the Mountain　The Blind Man and the Temple 　Conversation, with a Stone　Conversation with a Dakini　Reaching the Glaciers

In his search for the mythical Shangri-La, Laurence J. Brahm embarks on the ancient Tea Caravan Trail in Yunnan,China. His journey takes him across Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Lugu, Zhong-dian, and Kawagebo, In these cities that have been developed into popular tourist spots, he learns about the waning cultures of the ethnic minorities such as the Bai,the Dai, the Yi, the Naxi and the Mosu.He meets various individuals, including the famous Chinese dancer Yang Liping,who fight bard against the onslaught of modern development to preserve their ethnic cultures and identities. They share with him stories about the,misty moun-tains that stand majestically in this land "South of the Clouds" and how they are sacred to all the ethnic minority groups that live in the regions. Follow Laurence's journey and find out how only when one engages in a conver-sation with a mountain will one truly discover why it is sacred.