Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series by Medford’s Laura Duggan, chronicling her recent trip to China and Tibet. In 2006, I traveled to Southeast Asia and China with my mother, Ruth ...

Following the addition of White Emperor City as an optional excursion featured in Victoria Cruises’ 2010 Yangtze River brochure, China’s pre-eminent five-star cruise line has announced a second ...

Following the addition of White Emperor City as an optional excursion featured in Victoria Cruises (http://www.VictoriaCruises.com) 2010 Yangtze River brochure, China ...

YANGTZE RIVER, China - The setting all but takes your breath away, especially within the Three Gorges, one of the world's great natural galleries. At every bend in the river, another lush green ...

ABOARD THE VIKING CENTURY SKY - From my cabin balcony, I watched a crimson pagoda sprout up from the shore. My Yangtze River vessel pulled right alongside, and passengers stepped through a gantlet of ...

In recent months, art, culture and history have disappeared or been destroyed – first in Iraq and now in China. The April looting of artifacts in Iraq and the fire at the national library and archives ...

Lisa See's most recent book is "Dragon Bones" (Random House, 2003), which considers issues surrounding the building of the Three Gorges Dam. In recent months, art, culture and history have disappeared ...

Here are the latest deals in small ship cruises as listed by SmallShipCruises.com. TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGES -- There will be 14-day transatlantic voyages this spring on many ships. Especially interesting ...

SHIBAOZHAI TEMPLE, China — For 500 years, Shibaozhai has sat on a hillside overlooking a crowded medieval village and the terraced green fields of the narrow Yangtze River valley. It has survived ...