Paul Salopek, a National Geographic explorer and Pulitzer Prize winner, navigates through the mountains of the Yunnan province in southwest China, exploring its rich biodiversity with the help of a few locals.

Paul leaves Yunnan and moves to neighboring Sichuan province with his hiking friends.

National Geographic explorer and writer Paul Salopek walks the Tea Horse Road, a southerly branch of the vast ancient silk road network in China, delving into its rich history and culture through the lens of a village historian.

National Geographic explorer and writer Paul Salopek traces the ancient Min River in Sichuan province with his local walking partners, including Chinese historian Professor Luo Xing.