Back in Canada for the month of August before returning to China in September.
With tea roaring around in the blood, I will be speaking tomorrow Friday, August, 10th to the Explorers Club in Toronto on that topic that gives me joy, The Tea Horse Road.
A descendant from a trader who still carries his father's tale of the route poses in the skins that his father once wore traveling the route in northwestern Yunnan
Drinks (maybe not tea), dinner, and following that, my harmless rantings on that magic trade route through the sky.
36 Toronto Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario
MC5 2C5
Begins at 6 pm
Contact Mark Terry mark@polarexplorerfilm.com if you wish to attend
- A bridge in central Tibet near Ala Jagung provides a crossing for our team
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.
Hi Jeff,
Seeing the picture of the descendant of a trader was a beautiful site to behold on my laptop today. All the best with your ‘ramblings’ in Toronto.
Kim
I think those traders must pass on their formidable DNA into their kin…there is a wanderlust in their every movement and thought.
Thanks for the note Kim.
Jeff