China Serendipity | 奇缘

China Serendipity | 奇缘

The Happiness of Wide Open Spaces
Tibetan everyday life, grassland horizons and Chengdu nights. Thirteen days through the highlands of Sichuan and Qinghai.
Oct 19 • René Ruschmeier
China Is Larger Than Our Idea of It
Salt lakes, Silk Road oases and a road journey from the Gobi to the Pamir
Oct 13 • René Ruschmeier
The Room Is Part of the Journey
North Yunnan - Afternoon tea at Meili, wine in Cizhong and truffles in the Nujiang valley
Oct 7 • René Ruschmeier

September 2026

The Luxury of Stopping
How travelling by road opens western China to curiosity, conversation and the freedom to change your plans
Sep 27 • René Ruschmeier
What Green Does to the Soul
Why we keep returning to Sichuan, from Chengdu’s bars to the endless grasslands of Kham
Sep 21 • René Ruschmeier
The Road That Was Supposed to Lead to Berlin
How a closed border turned a failed journey into China Serendipity and a business that still excites us every day.
Sep 16 • René Ruschmeier
Coming This Wednesday
The China Serendipity Letter
Sep 14 • René Ruschmeier
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