After much advice – some not so subtle – from friends, readers, and audience members from the recent Shanghai and Beijing Literary Festivals, I’ve sped up work on the creation of the ebook version of my book “The Ancient Tea Horse Road”. Plans were in the works, but a certain ‘push’ has now been introduced. One student from the YCIS school in Shanghai, where I spoke, asked directly why I hadn’t gotten it done yet. That sort of sealed it right there. Will update as it progresses.
About JeffFuchs
Having lived for a decade in Yunnan, Fuchs’ work has centred on indigenous mountain cultures, oral histories along with an obsessive interest in tea.
Fuchs is the author of 'The Ancient Tea Horse Road' (Viking-Penguin) and he was the subject of 'The Tea Explorer' documentary based on his exploration of the Tea Horse Road.
His photos and stories have appeared on three continents in publications such as Kyoto Journal, TRVL, and Outpost Magazine, as well as The Spanish Expedition Society, The Earth, Silkroad Foundation, The China Post Newspaper, The Toronto Star, The South China Morning Post, and UNESCO amongst others. Various pieces of his work are part of private collections in Europe, North America, and Asia. Fuchs served as Asian Editor at Large for five years at award-winning Outpost magazine.
Jeff has worked with schools and universities, giving talks on both the importance of oral traditions, tea and mountain cultures.
His recently released book ‘The Ancient Tea Horse Road’ (Penguin-Viking Publishers) details his 8-month groundbreaking journey traveling and chronicling one of the world’s great trade routes, The Tea Horse Road. Fuchs is the first westerner to have completed the entire route stretching almost six thousand kilometers through the Himalayas a dozen cultures.
Fuchs partnered with Wild China to create a journey along the Tea Horse Road which National Geographic Traveler called one of the "50 Trips of a Lifetime".
He is co-founder of Akahiao Nature Institute on the island of Hawai'i along with his wife, Julie Rogers.
Oh good, now my book club might actually choose it to read 🙂
Yes, a bit tardy but coming soon.
Jeff
I really will recommend it to our book club!!!
These stories make you feel part of the trips and adventures Jeff and his friends have, hear and discover along their trips.
Can’t wait to go back to Yunnan, spend hours in the market at Zhongdian. Can’t wait to spend days staring at the Meili range from Fei Lai Si walk around there and drink baijiu with the musicians at the inn …
Thank you Jeff, Dakpa, Dorje and all the other people!!!
Wonderful note of endorsement and you are quite right to include the ‘characters’ from the book: Dorje, Dakpa and the rest of the crew. They are one of aspects that gave – and give still – so much colour to this part of the world.
I too look forward to seeing the ebook version. Pierre at CSF publishing is himself a great photographer and he wants the book to be even more photo heavy.
thanks for the words Pau,
Jeff
About the ebook:
it is a great idea to add more images, photographs, drawings …
One thing I have done while reading the book is a list of the places, towns, mountain passes and villages you happen to cross on your way. My plan is to make a map (although I know I won’t find half of the places you mention) and hope to visit some of these locations some day.
Have you thought about adding some maps, even if they are hand drawn, in your ebook?
Your note addresses one of the big points for the upcoming ebook: the map. In discussions about the map as it was conspicuously absent in the hard-copy and for this kind of book, one needs a map to give breadth to the geography – particularly when it comes to the Himalayas and the more remote zones.
thanks for taking the time and I think at the very least one hand drawn effort will appear.
Jeff