Last stop on the Dali book tour, I’m very grateful to friends who travelled across the province to be here, it was a great day in another stunning bookshop. This time the Wēishān Pioneer Bookshop (先锋巍山崇正书院).
大理巡回讲座的最后一站，衷心感谢跨省远道而来的朋友们，在又一家绝美书店度过了完美的一天。这次来到的是先锋巍山崇正书院。
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Part 2 of the Dali book tour we moved to the lovely old town of Shāxī (沙溪), in Jiànchuān county (剑川县), and the bookshop here is a landmark in itself! One of the Pioneer bookshops (check out the one in Nùjiāng, truly amazing). Here’s the Pioneer Shaxi Bai Bookstore (先锋沙溪白族书局) with the kids I taught for a day:
大理图书之旅的第二站，我们来到了剑川县美丽的古镇——沙溪。这里的书店本身就是一个地标！这是先锋书店的一家分店（怒江那家也值得一看，同样令人惊叹）。这张是我和教过的孩子们在先锋沙溪白族书局的合影：
After years of living in Kunming, I’m very happy that the release of my new book A Story of Chinese Characters was a great excuse to go on a book tour of Dali, my favourite place in China.
在昆明居住多年后，我很高兴新书《汉字博物馆》发布让我有机会前往在中国我最喜爱的地方——大理，举办巡回签售。
I have been honoured with my first ever fan art, Christine’s fantastic renditions of pages of A Dali Sketchbook. Really very, very chuffed – thank you Christine!
In Kunming’s Zhuanxin Market (篆新市场) a market stall is using my book (A Dali Sketchbook) as an ad to sell Dali cheese (乳扇). Just amazing – a Yunnan market seller using an Englishman’s book to sell Yunnan cheese to other Yunnanese. I couldn’t be more proud.
‘”Welcome to Fletcher Island! This is the isle where the wildest fantasies will come true! Be a hero for one day, find the spouse of your dreams, or discover fabulous treasures!” The guide, an elegant man in a white costume, welcomes the newcomers while native girls offer garlands of flowers and motion the tourists toward open coaches. “Please come and visit our estates, take a tour on our flying carpets, and enjoy your time at the many inns on the beach! Welcome to Fletcher Island!”’
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Cartoon for World ECR magazine
