201109 Exploration Trip to Southeastern Yunnan with Mr. Kees van Maanen & Party

Mr. Kees van Maanen and his group, total 13 persons from Holland, took an exploration tour in Southeastern Yunnan, they started from Kunming, first all the way in the east to Luoping via Stone Forest, then turned into south, along border of Yunnan to the quite remote corner which is connected with Vietnam, finally back in north, via Yuanyang and Honghe areas, returned Kunming. It's a pretty long trip, 12 days was spent on the way, and the route was quite unbeaten, we visited many local ethnic markets, where people were still very simple and shy. Sometimes weather's very nasty, sometimes roads were very mountainous and zigzag, sometimes restaurant was very simple and accommodation was so basic...but group members were in high spirit all the way, as pioneers, they surely knew, those were parts of their adventure!

September 13, 2011 - September 24, 2011

 
Stone Forest, famous tourism attraction of Kunming   In a honeybee farm around Luoping
     
 
In a village of Buyi ethnic minority near Luoping   Visit to a Buyi family in the village
     
 
In a village of Buly ethnic minority near Luoping   In Duoyihe Park, Buyi's traditional life is demonstrated
     
 
Nine-dragon Waterfall near Luoping   On top of Jinji Mountain for sunrise view
     
 
A small local market on the way   Visit to a village of Zhuang ethnic minority
     
 
Relaxing boating in the lake of Puzhehei   Double Dragon Bridge in Jianshui
     
 
We stayed in Zhu Family Garden, built 100 years ago   In the market of Jinping, a lot of Yao people
     
 
Different branch of Yao, near Vietnamese border   A lively and colorful market on Vietnamese border
     
 
In the market of Niujiaozhai, quite many Hani people   Different branch of Hani women near Shenchun
     
 
Hiking across the vastest rice terrace area of Yuanyang   We passed by some villages of Hani and Yi
     
 
Zhuang Village, a lot of traditional buildings remained   Different branch of Yi people, in very colorful costumes
     
 
In a small but very colorful market near Nansha   Enjoying nice view of rice terraces in the valley
     
 
Nice golden terraces, the color for harvest   Yuanjiang, a small town lying beside Honghe River

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