Time to eat.
Time to eat.
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And enjoy.
And enjoy.
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Elders shop.
Elders shop.
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A meal of noodles.
A meal of noodles.
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A market run by locals for locals.
A market run by locals for locals.
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Chun Li's home village 'Yucun'.
Chun Li's home village 'Yucun'.
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Hopefully, the banners say something along the lines of, 'WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR HEROINE CHUN LI AND HER FRIEND THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT!'
Hopefully, the banners say something along the lines of, 'WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR HEROINE CHUN LI AND HER FRIEND THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT!'
0 2021/06/09 15:26:28
Pair of locals at the market. I got the impression that they were on a date.
Pair of locals at the market. I got the impression that they were on a date.
0 2021/06/09 15:29:17
Count your blessings.
Count your blessings.
0 2021/06/09 15:30:26
Yangshou, where everything on display for tourists costs several times more than anywhere else in China!
Yangshou, where everything on display for tourists costs several times more than anywhere else in China!
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and puppets
and puppets
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and paintbrushes,
and paintbrushes,
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plus footwear
plus footwear
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and also real, imitation wooden mask carvings.
and also real, imitation wooden mask carvings.
0 2021/06/09 21:03:08
Pingan's residents were hard-working folks.
Pingan's residents were hard-working folks.
0 2021/06/09 21:03:55
Its a 40 minute walk uphill, so locals are employed to take everyone's luggage. It was somewhat embarrassing to see seniors insisting on doing this task. Pingan was impoverished til recently and folks here are happy for the work.
Its a 40 minute walk uphill, so locals are employed to take everyone's luggage. It was somewhat embarrassing to see seniors insisting on doing this task. Pingan was impoverished til recently and folks here are happy for the work.
0 2021/06/09 21:08:31
Wooden buildings are created here, using traditional techniques.
Wooden buildings are created here, using traditional techniques.
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Its all about farming here, and also some tourism.
Its all about farming here, and also some tourism.
0 2021/06/09 21:13:13
First order of business was for us to finally buy some osmanthus honey, a unique flavour that was on our shopping list.
First order of business was for us to finally buy some osmanthus honey, a unique flavour that was on our shopping list.
0 2021/06/09 21:14:32
Osmanthus blossoms. They attracted the massive bumble bees.
Osmanthus blossoms. They attracted the massive bumble bees.
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A local tribute to the trio Rush.
A local tribute to the trio Rush.
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Building a retaining wall.
Building a retaining wall.
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Lots of stairs both indoors and out.
Lots of stairs both indoors and out.
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Women from the Red Yiao tribe figure prominently here, visiting from the close-by hamlet Huanluo. They never cut their hair.
Women from the Red Yiao tribe figure prominently here, visiting from the close-by hamlet Huanluo. They never cut their hair.
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Their ritual for tourists is to unravel their very long hair, then comb through it. We enjoyed chatting with them.
Their ritual for tourists is to unravel their very long hair, then comb through it. We enjoyed chatting with them.
0 2021/06/09 21:26:04
This Dong woman was a chili farmer.
This Dong woman was a chili farmer.
0 2021/06/09 21:28:58
Her harvest was left to dry on her cement patio.
Her harvest was left to dry on her cement patio.
0 2021/06/09 21:29:38
The Miao tribe women wear characteristic head-dress crowns made of some sort of metal.
The Miao tribe women wear characteristic head-dress crowns made of some sort of metal.
0 2021/06/09 21:30:57
Centuries of living off the land here.
Centuries of living off the land here.
0 2021/06/09 21:32:38
Who is sleepier? This Charpay or
Who is sleepier? This Charpay or
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this fellow?
this fellow?
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Onto Pingan village, via Longsheng. Home to more ethnic minorities and also those iconic 'Longji Titian' ('dragon's backbone') rice terraces.
Onto Pingan village, via Longsheng. Home to more ethnic minorities and also those iconic 'Longji Titian' ('dragon's backbone') rice terraces.
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That goes for clothing
That goes for clothing
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Roof tiles.
Roof tiles.
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Agriculture everywhere.
Agriculture everywhere.
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The contoured rows of Pingan's famed rice paddies are an interesting colour in late fall.
The contoured rows of Pingan's famed rice paddies are an interesting colour in late fall.
0 2021/06/09 21:47:42
The farm engineering was impressive, all stepped dikes, dams and ponds, most of the water emptied by this time of year.
The farm engineering was impressive, all stepped dikes, dams and ponds, most of the water emptied by this time of year.
0 2021/06/09 21:48:03
A unique sight, those cascading swirls plus endless lines.
A unique sight, those cascading swirls plus endless lines.
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were a great time
were a great time
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