APPLE LI

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227 points

Member for 13 years 2 months

26 reviews

Gender:

Female

English:

Fluent

Transportation:

Private bus, Public transportation, Bicycle

Services:

Tour guide, Interpreter, Business assistant, Shopping assistant, Car rental, Airport/train station pickup, Hotel reservations

About Me

Roads are in front of us all ,life is yours ,travel needs no time to wait and it is one of the great teacher to learn from!

I am a Bai woman born in Dali and living in Shaxi at the moment,Shaxi is a mountainous part of Yuannan Dali Prefecture with a deep history on the old tea horse road . My background is an part time English teacher and a vegetarian chef. I have extensive knowledge of Yunnan foods,people, and wild plants, as well as Bai culture. I have more than 5 years experience as a guide,Fixer and translator, taking journalists, photographers, researchers,and tourists all over Yunnan.

For the past 6 years I also have traveled to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Nepal, India, Malaysia, Tibet as well as many big city in China . I am deeply passionate about traveling, I love to meet people of all walks of life from other cultures. I love to explore new and less visited places, to learn different ways of thinking and living from people . With my work I constantly learn more about myself and the life in this amazing and ever changing world.

I speak Mandarin, local dialect, Bai language and fluent English. I like to take my guests to off-the-beaten-paths, to local markets, to ancient villages and monasteries, and to trails in the mountains to meet local minority peoples including shamans, elders, crafts people, artists and other characters of interest living in the area.

Since moved to Shaxi a year ago ,I spent most of my time on hiking,biking ,trekking into high solitude mountains.I like to view myself as a real ,personal , passionate outdoor guide who cares about your coming trip in Yunnan.

In hope to preserve our nature ,everyone who join my tour will get a free tree in return to donate to local community &people .

I also offer fresh market tours with cooking class in Shaxi Pear Orchard Temple, and mushroom picking tours in the summer rainy season. If you prefer, we can also cook a lovely Bai-style homemade meal together.

Please feel free to contact me!

Enjoy your travel in Yunnan - The Clouds of the South !

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Reviews of APPLE LI

I've been fortunate to travel to many beautiful places in the world and have had many different tour guides, some good, some not so good, but when I first came to Yunnan I had the great good fortune to find Apple Li. She took me to many fantastic places in Yunnan, LiJiang, Dali, Shangrila, Tiger Leaping Gorge and YuBengCun. Traveling with her was a special experience since she not only speaks good English but also Mandarin, Bai and many of the local dialects. She has a remarkable ability to wander into pristine environments off the beaten track and immerse the traveler into the local culture. She is also a damn fine cook which means that besides picking wild vegies and mushrooms, she can also prepare some culinary delights. She is a bit of a Chinese hippy which is very special since they are a rare species. Environmentally friendly and ecologically hip. A genuine "Little Miss Sunshine".

I hope you have a chance to tour with her. It will be a splendid and memorable experience.

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David zhuangzi

June 28, 2013

I travelled with Apple for a week from Lijiang to Lake Lugu on a photography assignment and she helped make the trip a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience.

I travelled with Apple for a week from Lijiang to Lake Lugu on a photography assignment and she helped make the trip a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Considering that Apple has never been outside China, her English is outstanding. She helped the writer on the assignment with many interviews in local dialect and she was always able to establish a great rapport with the subjects.

Apple is very knowledgeable about all aspects of culture, particularly the diverse culinary culture of Yunnan. She's a bright, fun and very likeable person too.

I highly recommend her as a guide or 'fixer'.

Dave

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Shanghai_Dave

June 21, 2013