This is why I have come here: to ride through the remote Tian-Shan (Celestial Mountains) mountain range along ancient routes and through wide high-altitude pastures, known as jailoos, where shepherds have been grazing livestock for centuries.
Mr. Kung and I talked in the airy, all-white Museum of Tomorrow cafe of URS 21 Chung Shan Creative Hub, a former tobacco warehouse that now houses a gallery and affordable studios for young fashion designers.