Mountains with heart and tea in China

Wicker baskets become canvases for these fair maidens in Guizhou, China. Photo by Feng Yongbin/China Daily

Guizhou offers tourists off the beaten track a sense of hospitality, tranquillity – and a splendid cuppa.

GUILT is a terrible thing to bring to a table. For hours our small bus had been buffeted by nature’s wrath, exposed on Guizhou’s mountain passes, and only the dexterity and skill of our driver kept us this side of paradise.