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Laurence J. Brahm is a global activist dedicated to actioinitiatives for ethnic diversity and culturally sustainable develop-ment. A lawyer and economist by profession， he served as advisor to the governments of China，Laos， Vietnam， . Cambodia， and Mongolia ofinancial， banking and enterprise reform throughout the 1990s， advocating practical solutions to development as alternatives to those espoused by the WashingtoConsensus. Since 2002 he has worked ithe Himalayanplateau evolving new models of sensitive cultural and eco-tourism development through heritage restoratioboutique inns， pioneering micro-equity projects for marginalized womeand handicapped， together with rural medical and educatiooutreach programs. With his advocacies and prominent stature ithe region，he is considered as one of the pillars of the HimalayaConsensus. He is a founder of the Shambhala Studio. Author of over twenty books othe Asiaregion， his work covers a wide spectrum from economic development reform iChina and Southeast Asia， to Tibetanew age travel series which includes： Searching for Shangri-La，Conversations with Sacred Mountains， Shamb-hala， and New Age Sutra. He is a columnist and commentator for the South China Morning Post and Review Asia. He also directs documentary films about Tibet， designs architecture and interiors， raises huskies， ranked a karate black belt， yoga and meditatiopractitioner. He resides iLhasa and Beijing.

Ihis search for the mythical Shangri-La, Laurence J. Brahm embarks othe ancient Tea CaravaTrail iYunnan,China. His journey takes him across Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Lugu, Zhong-dian, and Kawagebo, Ithese cities that have beedeveloped into popular tourist spots, he learns about the waning cultures of the ethnic minorities such as the Bai,the Dai, the Yi, the Naxi and the Mosu.He meets various individuals, including the famous Chinese dancer Yang Liping,who fight bard against the onslaught of moderdevelopment to preserve their ethnic cultures and identities. They share with him stories about the,misty moun-tains that stand majestically ithis land "South of the Clouds" and how they are sacred to all the ethnic minority groups that live ithe regions.


Follow Laurences journey and find out how only wheone engages ia conver-satiowith a mountaiwill one truly discover why it is sacred.

KUNMING
Sampling Disillusionment
A Peacock
Loft Dreams
DALI
Glasshouse oa Lake
MountaiDreams
LIJIANG
Searching for Joseph Rock
Finding XuaKe
No Dreams
Last Dreams
LUGU
Tiger Folk
Natioof Women
The Horse caTell
ZHONGDIAN
White Water Terraces
A Street othe Tea CaravaTrail
White Horse Buddha
KAWAGEBO
Temple Where Buddha Flew
Seeing the Mountain
Finding the Key
Moving Clouds
Entering the Mountain
Ascending the Mountain
The Blind Maand the Temple
Conversation， with a Stone
Conversatiowith a Dakini
Reaching the Glaciers

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