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Paul Salopek is a well-known Amer-
ican travel writer, also an explorer of
National Geography. He has recently
trekked through western Yunnan, as
part of his global-trekking effort. In the
morning, Paul usually drinks a cup of tea,
puts on boots and a hat and then sets
out. Each day of his walking in west
Yunnan offered him surprise. The myste-
rious mountains and rivers have showed
him the magic of nature.
对于美籍知名旅行作家、《国家地理》
探险家保罗·萨洛佩科来说，用脚步丈量滇
西，每日都是惊喜。清晨一杯茶，穿鞋带帽，
心里满怀期待地启程。这就是他徒步滇西时
的心情。
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Paul’s global journey began nan, he slowed down to observe good as those immediately picked
in Ethiopia, Africa in Jan 2013, tiny things along the way, without from trees or dug out of the earth.”
and he would trek through Middle presetting any destination. In the mountains of west Yunnan,
East, Asia, North and South Amer- During walking, Paul loved the there is no bustle of cites, but farm-
icas in more than ten years. His special Yunnan lifestyle. He would ers growing their own food in small
final destination is Tierra del Fue- spend two to three days living with yards can be seen. There is no busy
go in South America. In September a farmer, talking long under a tree traffic, but people are going every-
2021, Paul started his walking in and having a breakfast together. where on foot or by horse. Wild
China’s Yunnan. He would stop to film a woman animals can be seen and the chirp of
Trekking through the Ancient Tea who was grinding red peppers. He birds can be heard.
Horse Road and Mt.Gaoligong, Paul was surprised that in the villages, Here, people use their hands to
left his footprints in forests, lakes, people still use their hands to build maintain the agricultural civiliza-
snow mountains and villages of west houses and roads, making tools for tion of thousand-year history. In the
Yunnan. As a two-time Pulitzer win- living and farming. forest, people live in harmony with
ner, Paul filmed well-known docu- Taking a closer look at Yunnan nature and stick to a man-nature
mentaries about his extraordinary and experiencing the special life- balance. The incredible landscapes
journey, such as Out of Eden and the style have amazed him a lot. He and ethnic diversity were just like a
Forever Walk: China. In doing so, ate local foods and felt the weather mosaic of colors.
he presented the world natural scen- with his skin. To Paul, this is an “You see, I’m a man with
ery and human wonders. immersive tour. gray hair already. I’ve walked to
Recalling the days when he was “The food in Yunnan is, of countries worldwide, but west Yun-
young, Paul said that he loved fast course, delicious and wonder- nan is a rarity,” said Paul. “As a
things, so he used to ride motor- ful. It reminds me of the food in world-famous province of tourism,
cycles to get to the destinations Southeast Asia,” said Paul, adding Yunnan is expected to preserve
quickly. However, if one only the soil and plants in the two re- its culture diversity to the utmost.”
spends time in speed, he will miss gions are similar. However, what
the details on the way. he loves most about Yunnan food
Now, he wants to be a good story is the freshness. “The fruits and
teller. To tell stories of west Yun- coffee are so fresh that they taste as