Southwest China in Watercolor (English Edition): A Spanish Artist‘s Travel Sketchbook of Guangxi, Yunnan & Sichuan

This is not a travel guide, and it is not a watercolor technique manual. It is a travel sketchbook—one Spanish artist’s visual record of a journey through Guangxi, Yunnan, and Sichuan in 2010. Joaquin Gonzalez Dorao traveled alone with a rucksack and a watercolor box, slowing down to sit and paint what he saw: the karst peaks of Guilin, the old streets of Lijiang, the quiet water of Lugu Lake, the heights of Mount Emei, and the giant Buddha at Leshan. The pages carry the landscapes, the monuments, the people, and the everyday life he encountered along the way. The book is in English, and the paintings do most of the talking. If you want to see Southwest China through an artist’s eyes and sketchbook—rather than read a practical guide or learn watercolor technique—this is it.