https://www.scmp.com/rss/141952/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “I’ve always been into locations. Places have guided my life more than people, family or friends,” says Dan Hummel, his American accent still strong, as laid back as the man himself. “Maybe that’s why I find myself mostly alone the past 46 years, living between two beautiful settings: this stretch of rock jutting into the Irish side of the Atlantic, and the wilds of west China.” I am visiting Hummel’s stone hermitage in West Cork, Ireland, to understand why an Ivy Leaguer from a wealthy family... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3023860/american-hermit-whose-realm-stretches-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3023860/american-hermit-whose-realm-stretches-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:15:12 +0000 Huge inflatable twins in traditional Hani costume are bobbing in the breeze outside the Twins' Hotel. Folk music blasts down streets, through markets and across every public place. Outside the China Tobacco Building, a doll has unceremoniously deflated and lies face down on the ground. It's the day before the Twins' Festival and Mojiang, Yunnan province, has pulled out all the stops. Stages, bazaars and food stalls appear out of nowhere. More than 1,000 sets of twins, 137,000 tourists and... https://www.scmp.com/article/968379/pair-shaped?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/968379/pair-shaped?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 May 2011 16:00:00 +0000