201003 Photography Trip to Luoping, Yuanyang and Dongchuan with HERMANS & PARTY

Mr. Hermans and his friends, 8 shutterbugs from Holland joined us for a tour to Luoping, Yuanyang and Dongchuan areas in the east of Yunnan,  Luoping was famous for vast rape fields, it would be so nice when blooming, Yuanyang was well-famed for grand view of rice terraces and colorful ethnic groups, Dongchunan was quite known for its red-soil mountains. It's just the beginning of spring, scenery was supposed to be beautiful, they were quite looking forward to this trip, hoping to take some nice pictures about both culture and nature on the way.

Mar. 20, 2011 - Mar. 31, 2011

Starting from Kunming - Stone Forest - Luoping - Yuanyang - Jianshui - Kunming - Dongchuan - Kunming
　
Stone Forest, famous but very crowded and noisy 　 Shooting two old man smoking water pipes
　 　 　
　
Taking photos of rape field terraces 　 In a village of Buyi ethnic people
　 　 　
　
Small fall of Duoyihe River 　 Nine-dragon Waterfall, due to drought, only two left
　 　 　
　
She successfully hitchhiked on an ox cart 　 Walking in vast rape fields, nice landscape
　 　 　
　
Shooting from high position for bird's eye view of basin 　 More successful hitchhiking, on a farmer's bike
　 　 　
　
Visit to a local primary school, happy kids 　 Small gifts for kids, they were so obedient
　 　 　
　
A Hani grandmother and her grandchildren 　 Walking across rice terrace area, nice view
　 　 　
　
With Polaroid, leaving a nice picture to her 　 A break during hiking, some snacks for energizing
　 　 　
　
A countryside market, friendly ethnic women 　 Tasting some local snacks like the local
　 　 　
　
More view of rice terraces, sunrise time 　 Very concentrated to look for a good view
　 　 　
　
Another countryside market, women selling vegetable 　 Having mustache shaved, barber was very careful
　 　 　
　
Lunch at a small local restaurant 　 Tofu workshop, it's the most popular food in Jianshui
　 　 　
　
Ancient well aged over 600 years, still feeding people 　 Double Dragon Bridge in Jianshui
　 　 　
　
We stayed in Zhu Family Garden, very nice place 　 In a Mongolian village on the way to Kunming
　 　 　
　
On the way from Kunming to Dongchuan 　 Nice color of red soil, like a palette
　 　 　
　
View of red-soil farmland and mountains 　 View of red-soil farmland and mountains

Many places on our way suffered serious drought, rape flowers in Luoping were gone earlier than normal years, spectacular waterfall turned into a streamlet, and quite many rice terraces in Yuanyang dried up, what was more, water was supplied only for several hours a day at hotel in Yuanyang....but this situation was only a piece of cake to Dutch,  they could always enjoy the trip with inherent optimistic attitude. RELATED TOUR.....to be customized.