Wooden buildings are created here, using traditional techniques.
Wooden buildings are created here, using traditional techniques.
0 2021/06/09 21:11:25
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
Pingan's residents were hard-working folks.
Pingan's residents were hard-working folks.
0 2021/06/09 21:03:55
and also real, imitation wooden mask carvings.
and also real, imitation wooden mask carvings.
0 2021/06/09 21:03:08
plus footwear
plus footwear
0 2021/06/09 21:02:47
and paintbrushes,
and paintbrushes,
0 2021/06/09 21:02:13
and puppets
and puppets
0 2021/06/09 21:01:35
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!
0 2021/06/09 21:00:12
Count your blessings.
Count your blessings.
0 2021/06/09 15:30:26
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
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
Chun Li's home village 'Yucun'.
Chun Li's home village 'Yucun'.
0 2021/06/09 15:25:01
A market run by locals for locals.
A market run by locals for locals.
0 2021/06/09 15:23:07
A meal of noodles.
A meal of noodles.
0 2021/06/09 15:22:26
Elders shop.
Elders shop.
0 2021/06/09 15:21:27
And enjoy.
And enjoy.
0 2021/06/09 15:19:46
0 2021/06/09 15:18:53
Time to eat.
Time to eat.
0 2021/06/09 15:18:07
Food court.
Food court.
0 2021/06/09 15:17:24
Didja' eat yet?
Didja' eat yet?
0 2021/06/09 15:16:56
A delivery of black things done by a woman pulling the cart.
A delivery of black things done by a woman pulling the cart.
0 2021/06/09 15:14:52
Mom issues slit-throat gesture to Canadian adventure photographer.
Mom issues slit-throat gesture to Canadian adventure photographer.
0 2021/06/09 15:13:56
Chilis
Chilis
0 2021/06/09 15:13:04
Elders gather.
Elders gather.
0 2021/06/09 15:11:48
En route to the Market.
En route to the Market.
0 2021/06/09 15:10:05
Outdoor haircuts
Outdoor haircuts
0 2021/06/09 15:09:17
We're not in Kansas anymore.
We're not in Kansas anymore.
0 2021/06/09 15:08:25
Firecrackers!!!!!!!
Firecrackers!!!!!!!
0 2021/06/09 15:07:40
Poultry
Poultry
0 2021/06/09 15:06:58
The Market: star anise.
The Market: star anise.
0 2021/06/09 15:06:03
Shaanxi province craft bowl.
Shaanxi province craft bowl.
0 2021/06/09 15:03:35
This region felt very far from the more affluent eastern seaboard cities.
This region felt very far from the more affluent eastern seaboard cities.
0 2021/06/09 15:02:13
Xingping is another dusty local village, large enough to have its own market.
Xingping is another dusty local village, large enough to have its own market.
0 2021/06/09 15:00:31
I contacted Clinton once we got home, to update him about Chun Li. Eventually, he responded and as per my cheeky request, also wrote a pair of letters greeting both my own Special Ed class and also the International Pen Pal Club extra-curricular, which I ran at our school. Clinton finally met Chun Li in-person at a Special Needs conference several year ago.
I contacted Clinton once we got home, to update him about Chun Li. Eventually, he responded and as per my cheeky request, also wrote a pair of letters greeting both my own Special Ed class and also the International Pen Pal Club extra-curricular, which I ran at our school. Clinton finally met Chun Li in-person at a Special Needs conference several year ago.
0 2021/06/09 14:56:25
Months later, Clinton was told about his having been prevented from meeting Chun Li. He then did a classy thing, sending her a personal, gold-embossed letter expressing his disappointment at having missed her that way. Nine years later, we saw that same letter above the lodge's entry. Chun Li had since taught herself excellent English, in addition to learning enough computer skills to have become the lodge's front-desk supervisor. She'd also gotten married.
Months later, Clinton was told about his having been prevented from meeting Chun Li. He then did a classy thing, sending her a personal, gold-embossed letter expressing his disappointment at having missed her that way. Nine years later, we saw that same letter above the lodge's entry. Chun Li had since taught herself excellent English, in addition to learning enough computer skills to have become the lodge's front-desk supervisor. She'd also gotten married.
0 2021/06/09 14:50:42
The local authorities pressured Chun Li's family into keeping her secreted away upstairs, as Clinton toured her family's modest ancient home, with its still-intact wooden lintels and more. Those dignitaries were embarrassed about Chun Li's diminutive size, born of brittle bone disease plus other health issues. She also had never allowed to attend school.
The local authorities pressured Chun Li's family into keeping her secreted away upstairs, as Clinton toured her family's modest ancient home, with its still-intact wooden lintels and more. Those dignitaries were embarrassed about Chun Li's diminutive size, born of brittle bone disease plus other health issues. She also had never allowed to attend school.
0 2021/06/09 14:41:12
Yangshou Mountain Retreat eco-lodge is an excellent place to stay. And so, our Bill Clinton story. In '98, he toured here and was also taken to the impoverished fishing villages in its hinterland (I forget whether Hilary & Chelsea were there too). Clinton arrived at tiny 'Yucun' and shook hands with kids there. But due to the traditional unease which some Asian societies have around folks with special needs, he was deliberately prevented from meeting clever 16 year old Chun Li (Angel).
Yangshou Mountain Retreat eco-lodge is an excellent place to stay. And so, our Bill Clinton story. In '98, he toured here and was also taken to the impoverished fishing villages in its hinterland (I forget whether Hilary & Chelsea were there too). Clinton arrived at tiny 'Yucun' and shook hands with kids there. But due to the traditional unease which some Asian societies have around folks with special needs, he was deliberately prevented from meeting clever 16 year old Chun Li (Angel).
0 2021/06/09 14:41:01
So-named coz once bitten, its victims have but 5 steps left before dying! Shown here in its powerful wine version.
So-named coz once bitten, its victims have but 5 steps left before dying! Shown here in its powerful wine version.
0 2021/06/09 13:43:03
This woman warned us about the dreaded 'Five Step Snake'.
This woman warned us about the dreaded 'Five Step Snake'.
0 2021/06/09 13:40:03
Good cheer.
Good cheer.
0 2021/06/09 13:38:57
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