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| Famous Stone Forest, a crowded and noisy attraction | Noisy crowds couldn't change the beauty of view | |
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| Our local guide in Stone Forest, she's a Sani people | Water corrosion of very very long time created it | |
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| Nine-dragon Waterfall near Luoping | Nine-dragon Waterfall near Luoping | |
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| View of village with farmland in the valley | Bird's eye view of Nine-dragon Waterfall | |
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| Duoyihe River, waterwheels were used for irrigation | A small fall on the Douyihe River | |
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| Relaxing boating on the lake of Puzhehei | Local villagers were fishing in the lake | |
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| View of Puzhehei, karst mountains mirrored in the lake | A nice lotus flower hidden in leaves withering away | |
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| Ancient civilian dwelling houses in Tuanshan Village | Double-dragon Bridge, originally built 200 years ago | |
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| We stayed in Zhu Family Garden, built 100 years ago | Women busy packing tofu into small blocks | |
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| Jianshui Confucius Temple, the second biggest of country | Chaoyang Gateway Arch, has been standing for 600 years | |
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| In the market of Jinping, a lot of Red-top Yao people | A Hani woman kindly posed when we took pictures | |
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| Old Yao ladies gathered for a pleasant chat | People were shy, simple and friendly | |
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| In a village of Sha Yao people near Vietnamese border | A young Sha Yao lady in the village | |
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| A Sha Yao Lady back from work posed nicely for us | Jinshuihe River, the other side was Vietnam | |
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| A lovely Sha Yao girl in the market, she's a Vietnamese | People on both sides of border visited each other easily | |
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| Taking pictures for a mountainous Hani woman | I promised that I would bring back to her a nice picture | |
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| In a Dai village, it's their Theravada Buddhism temple | Villagers were very mild and friendly, they were Buddhists | |
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| Somewhere on the way, taking pictures of rice terraces | It's nothing, they would get tired of rice terraces later | |
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| Traditionally dressed Indigo Yao women in the market | Yao lady posed elegantly when we took picture for her | |
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| Duco and Johannes were very busy taking photos | There were also quite many Hani women in the market | |
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| A Hani woman of different branch, from Vietnam | Seated on a mountain taxi, setting off for a Yao village | |
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| An old couple in Yao village, very friendly | They only wished that I bring back them a picture | |
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| Rice terraces were more and more often seen | A small but very lively market, different brach of Yi | |
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| Guessed it's the first time for them to see westerners | They were same curious about us like we were to them | |
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| A nice Hani woman, she worked in a small restaurant | Her cooperative posture made Duco and Johannes busy | |
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| Laohuzui, enjoying view of rice terraces | Most fields had been harvested already | |
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| Visited another market by local minivan, see the road? | Hani women in the market, bustling around | |
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| There were also some Dai women in the market | Kids were very curious what this guy was doing | |
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| Different branch of Yi people, costumes was changeable | A corner of market, buffalos and cows for sale | |
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| Different colors went together to make nice view | Rice was ripe, it's such a nice color of harvest | |
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| Waiting for sunrise, seemed not lucky due to clouds | But Light beams played magic, even better than sunrise | |
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| This was like a joke, as we were all disappointed | Golden light was cast over golden rice terraces | |
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| With mist rising from valley, it's like a dream | Village turned noisier, another busy day began | |
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| On the way to market with various native produces | Busy villager in the bustling market | |
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| Model was an old man with a duck in his basket | There would be a gathering like this every four days | |
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| The most massive rice terraces around Yuanyang | Good weather and light for taking pictures | |
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| Some had been harvested, some still remaining golden | Trekking across the valley, view was everywhere | |
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| Farmers were busy, reaping, threshing and carrying | Hard-working people were indispensable part of nice view | |
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| In a small village market, it's a Dai woman | Hani, they had very diversified branches | |
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| Market was not only for trade, but also for meeting friends | Different branch of Yi ethnic minority, so colorful! | |
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| Rice terraces near Jiayin of Honghe County | Some tired of rice terraces, but not yet totally | |
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| Hani of Jiaying, the most original and traditional branch | View of the valley around Jiayin of Honghe | |
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| Honghe County perched on the top of mountain | Along the Red River, we drove back to Kunming |
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RELATED TOUR.....to be customized. |